Energy Renovation: The Light at the End of the Tunnel (European Energy Innovation)
Secretary General Adrian Joyce contributed to the Winter 2022 edition of European Energy Innovation, which focused on future energy challenges and also included contributions from the Deputy Director-General for Energy at the European Commission, MEP Christian Ehler and MEP Claudia Gamon.
In his piece, Mr Joyce looks at the changes taking place on a global and geopolitical scale, and in the EU legislative landscape. To tackle these changes, he highlights four key elements that the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive must include:
- Well-designed and ambitious Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS)
- New approaches to financing, such as Mortgage Portfolio Standards and a European Renovation Loan
- Encouraging deeper renovation works
- A revised and strengthened Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) scheme
Tackling the medium- and long-term challenge of scaling up renovation in the EU, at the same time as tackling the crisis that surrounds us, so that the tangible benefits of lower energy bills, greater resilience, comfort and health can be perceived by EU citizens as early as 2025, is an insurance against the potential of social unrest in a world where fossil fuel prices are unlikely to ever be low again.
