REPowerEU: Renovate Europe proposes immediate actions on energy renovation

The EU must rapidly reduce its dependence on Russian fossil fuels, and with buildings accounting for 40% of energy demand, reducing their energy use has never been so important. The European Commission’s communication “REPowerEU: Joint European action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy” of 8 March 2022 missed the potential of energy savings in buildings, favouring short-term supply-side actions.

Ahead of the REPowerEU Action Plan due in May, the Renovate Europe Campaign proposed immediate actions to stop energy waste in buildings, protect energy-poor households and cut citizens’ energy bills, starting with making energy efficiency an energy security priority, with a Delivery Taskforce for Energy Savings and fast-tracked measures from the Fit for 55 package, and helping Member States go faster and further on energy renovation.