Eurobarometer survey shows Europeans are taking action to save energy and embrace clean energy, but want more support to make the transition and keep their bills under control

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budgets and drove inflation in the past years. While the peak of the crisis is largely behind us and energy is no longer a predominant inflationary factor, energy prices remain high.

The findings of today’s survey are well reflected in the ambition of the new Commission for 2024-2029, as set out in President von der Leyen’s Political Guidelines, and in the Mission Letters she has addressed to the Commissioners-Designate.

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Special 2024 Eurobarometer on ‘Europeans’ attitudes towards energy policy’

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Citizens are voicing a high level of concern on energy affordability, while embracing the need for a clean energy transition. They acknowledge that the EU mitigated the worst effects of high energy prices during the recent energy crisis, including by reducing price volatility and shielding vulnerable consumers from price hikes, but they want us to maintain our focus on affordability in the years ahead. Citizens are also convinced by the climate neutrality target and the benefits that are deriving from it. The path is long, but the objective is clear: the EU’s dependence on fossil fuel imports must be replaced with home-grown renewable energies, for the benefit of citizens and businesses, and of the environment.