advancing energy efficiency in European buildings
Efficient Buildings Europe, together with other 17 organisations, signed a joint letter addressed to the European Commission and the 27 governments to highlight the importance of addressing skills and labour shortages in key sectors for the European green transition.
Buildings account for one third of the EU’s energy-related greenhouse gas emissions and 42% of the EU’s final energy consumption.
The EPBD recognises the importance of energy efficiency in buildings for delivering lower energy bills, bettering living conditions, improving energy security and increasing competitiveness.
What happens next? Member states will vote on the EPBD in April. If they also approve it, we will move on to implementation.
Less than a week after the Buildings and Climate Global Forum and the Declaration de Chaillot, signed by 70 countries, the EPBD brings clarity on the way forward at EU level.
After years of important advocacy and technical work, we have reached a crucial milestone with the EPBD.
The European District Heating and Cooling sector is ready to accelerate the transition towards renewable and clean heat sources, phasing out fossil heating in buildings and in industries. The Fitfor55 package has established clear, ambitious targets for efficient DHC: by 2050, 100% of the sector’s energy supply will come from renewable and carbon-neutral heating sources.
The Euroheat & Power Summit comes at a crucial time, as Member States now must translate this vision into action.
At the dawn of a new European political mandate, the event will also shed light on the key pillars of a successful, and ambitious European heating & cooling decarbonisation action plan.
Join us and shape the sector’s future with top-notch industry leaders, policymakers and civil society representatives.
Agenda: https://euroheat.glueup.com/event/euroheat-power-summit-81800/agenda.html
Registration link: https://euroheat.glueup.com/event/81800/register/