Euracoal-2013年年度报告（2013年）EURACOAL-Annual-Report-2013(2013)

煤炭是欧盟发电的头号燃料，也是我们最经济、最安全的电力来源。2013年，尽管煤炭价格与天然气价格相比仍然非常有竞争力，但由于多种原因，全欧盟的煤炭使用量下降了4%。国际煤炭市场以惊人的效率运作，欧洲从激烈的竞争中获益，特别是俄罗斯、哥伦比亚和美国的煤炭出口商之间的竞争。欧洲能源政策委员会主要处理能源、气候和其他与煤炭有关的政策，特别是与欧洲委员会的倡议和理事会和议会的决策过程有关的政策。由于个别会员国所作能源政策决定的重要性，就这些决定交换意见是能源政策委员会活动的一个重要部分。对煤炭工业发展趋势和当前问题进行了分析、讨论，并就采取适当行动达成了结论。委员会的立场文件和意见有助于布鲁塞尔的决策进程。在某些情况下，这些材料也用来通知会员国的决策者。2013年，能源政策委员会于3月26日和9月5日在布鲁塞尔举行会议。由欧洲议会议员Dr。Christian Ehler和Bogdan Marcinkiewicz先生，第四届欧洲煤炭日是煤炭行业解释煤炭对社会的宝贵贡献的机会。它的贡献往往被以欧洲议会议员为代表的公民所忽视，因为对许多人来说，他们与煤炭的唯一接触就是电力，而在欧盟，29%的电力来自煤炭。西班牙的煤炭气化和德国在世界各地的气化技术的强大地位，以及2013年5月开放的波兰新洁净煤炭技术中心，都在议程上。多年来，欧州环境委员会一直由2013年退休的戴维布鲁尔先生担任主席。今年6月，在作为委员会主席提出最后一份报告之后，执行委员会感谢布鲁尔先生对煤炭工业作出的巨大贡献，并祝他退休后生活愉快。后来，在9月，成员们选举菲尔加纳先生为环境委员会的新主席，并展望了委员会所涵盖的许多不同的主题，所有这些都与欧盟的环境立法和条例有关。

Coal is the No. 1 fuel for power generation in the European Union and remains our most economic and secure source of electricity. In 2013, coal use across the Union fell by 4% for a combination of reasons, even though coal prices remained very competitive compared with natural gas prices.  The international coal market functions with remarkable efficiency and Europe has benefitted from strong competition, notably between coal exporters in Russia, Colombia and the United States.

The EURACOAL Energy Policy Committee deals mainly with energy, climate and other coal-related policies, particularly in connection with initiatives of the European Commission and the decision- making processes of Council and Parliament. Because of the significance of energy policy decisions made by individual Member States, an exchange of views on these is an essential part of the Energy Policy Committee’s activities. Coal industry development trends and current issues are analysed, discussed and conclusions agreed on appropriate actions. The committee’s position papers and opinions contribute to the decision- making process in Brussels. In some cases, this material is also used to inform decision makers in Member States. In 2013, the Energy Policy Committee met on 26 March and on 5 September in Brussels.

Hosted in  the  European  Parliament  by  MEPs  Dr. Christian Ehler and Mr. Bogdan Marcinkiewicz, the 4^th European Coal Days were an opportunity for the industry to explain coal’s valuable contribution to society. Its contribution is often overlooked by the citizens represented by MEPs because, for many, their only contact with coal is in the form of electricity, 29% of which is generated from coal in the EU. Coal gasification in Spain and the strong position of German gasification technologies around the world were both on the agenda, alongside Poland’s new Clean Coal Technology Centre, opened in May 2013.

For many years, the EURACOAL Environment Committee was ably chaired by Mr. David Brewer who began his retirement in 2013. In June, after giving his last report as committee chairman, the Executive Committee thanked Mr. Brewer for his tremendous commitment to the coal industry and wished him a long and happy retirement. Later, in September, members elected Mr. Phil Garner as the new chairman of the Environment Committee and looked ahead to the many and varied topics covered by the committee, all linked by EU environmental legislation and regulations.