Renovate Europe’s letter to EU Energy Ministers on Article 6 of the Energy Efficiency Directive

Ahead of the Energy Council of 27 June 2022, which was to reach a General Approach on the Energy Efficiency Directive, the Renovate Europe Campaign wrote to the EU Energy Ministers asking for a robust Article 6 on public buildings, so that the public sector leads by example.

With skyrocketing energy bills, it is no longer acceptable that Europe’s leaky buildings account for 40% of final energy consumption. The campaign called for 3% of public buildings owned by public bodies to be deeply renovated to nearly zero-energy level as soon as possible, and for minimum performance standards for all segments of public bodies, including social housing and historic buildings.