European Parliament hits a home run for energy efficiency in buildings

EuroACE welcomed the joint ENVI-ITRE report on the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework (Delvaux/Szymański report), which made three specific requests to place energy efficiency in buildings at the heart of the post-2020 climate and energy debate, giving a timely positive signal to the discussions in the Commission and the Council:

• Three binding targets (GHG, renewables, energy efficiency), with energy efficiency as the cornerstone at 40%
• A sectoral target for buildings, following a bottom-up approach that takes into account the potential of each economic sector
• Reducing the energy demand of the EU building stock by 80% by 2050