But there are other issues that require a new approach: earthquakes in Groningen and the safety of residents: price differences with countries inside and outside Europe and the competitiveness of companies, the pursuit of a European * The partners of the Energy Agreement are committed to achieving the following goals:  Savings in final energy consumption by an average of 1.5 percent per year.  100 petajoules of energy savings in the final energy consumption in the Netherlands by 2020.  An increase in the share of renewable energy generation (currently over 5.6 percent) to 14 percent in 2020.  A further increase in this share to 16 percent in 2023. To create at least 15,000 full-time jobs, the majority in the coming years. Moreover, the aim is for the Netherlands to occupy a top to position in the global Clean Tech Ranking * ECN and PBL, 2015, National Energy Outlook 2015. Where the partners lag behind in the realization of objectives, they jointly take steps to fill the gaps that still exist. are to be closed. The implementation of the Urgenda judgment also plays a role. Current studies, such as the interdepartmental policy study &quot;Cost-efficiency CO reduction measures&quot;, will provide building blocks for additional measures.* IEA, 2015, World Energy Outlook 2015 Energy Union while member states pursue individual energy policies, the increase in intermittent energy sources and the pressure on the electricity system, decrease in their own gas production and the role of gas in our energy supply, the (spatial) integration of high-voltage pylons, wind turbines, gas storage and mining and social resistance to it. These are just a few of the topics that require concrete policy actions and that each have an effect in the long term. They show how important it is to consider under which conditions we want to use energy.