Energy efficiency industries call for a 2030 energy savings target for buildings

In a joint letter to the College of Commissioners, EuroACE, Eurima, Glass for Europe, PU Europe and Renovate Europe called on the European Commission to design a sectoral target for buildings as a complement to the overall energy efficiency ambition, reflecting the building sector’s contribution in full, based on a bottom-up assessment of its real cost-effective savings potential.

According to all research, the renovation of buildings offers the highest cost-effective energy savings potential. A sectoral target would not only set a level of ambition, but also provide the long-term visibility and regulatory certainty the construction industry needs to organise itself and deliver. “A real transformation has to happen in the sector to deliver savings and comfort to all EU citizens,” said Adrian Joyce, Campaign Director of Renovate Europe.