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Energy efficiency
Mind the gap: how EU countries perform on climate
EU member states will need to step up their efforts on renewables and energy efficiency in order to meet the bloc's updated climate and energy targets for 2030.
Renewable energy is too valuable to be wasted – we must preserve Energy Efficiency First
Renewables have an essential role to play in meeting our greenhouse gas emissions reduction target but their use needs to be built upon tapping the full energy efficiency potential of buildings. #EPBD #energyefficiencyfirst
Energy and climate scenarios 2050
The EU has set a long-term goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050. But getting there will be a huge challenge that will require a transformation of our energy system.
Windows of energy efficiency opportunities
Making Europe’s buildings highly energy efficient
INFOGRAPHIC: Can Germany’s Energiewende ensure supply security?
Boosting renewable energies and using existing sources more efficiently are the two main pillar of the German energy transition, better known as Energiewende. Both pillars contribute to the goal of lowering the dependence on energy imports.
INFOGRAPHIC: Reforming the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
Four essential priorities to put Europe back on the energy-efficiency track.
INFOGRAPHIC: The EU’s new Heating and Cooling Strategy
The European Commission announced a Heating and Cooling Strategy aimed at reducing energy waste.
Energy efficiency is Taiwan’s answer to COP21 challenge
Est. 4minSPECIAL REPORT/ Energy efficiency has been identified as a central economic and environmental policy response to a series of challenges faced by Taiwan, including higher fossil fuel prices as a result of this week’s UN Climate Change Conference.
MEPs go on warpath over energy efficiency days before COP21
Est. 5minEXCLUSIVE/ MEPs have stepped up pressure on the European Commission over its decision to effectively cap any increase to the EU’s 2030 energy efficiency targets, just days before the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) begins.
Brussels gets tough on energy efficiency
Est. 3minThe European Commission announced seven new infringement decisions against member states on Thursday (19 November). France has been penalised for its failings in energy efficiency and the treatment of radioactive waste. Our partner Journal de l'Environnement reports.
Commission ‘pre-emptive strike’ puts cap on EU energy efficiency targets
Est. 4minEXCLUSIVE / The European Commission’s decision to effectively cap any increase to the EU’s energy efficiency targets was branded a “pre-emptive strike” today (18 November) against the European Parliament, which would curb any effort by MEPs to boost the 2030 goals.
Commission outlines Energy Union legislative path
Est. 7minCommission Vice-President Maroš Šef?ovi? unveiled the executive's plans for laying the foundations of the Energy Union, until the end of its term in 2019.
Policy convergence hands opportunity to construction industry
Est. 8minSPECIAL REPORT / Europe’s construction industry can provide part of the answer to many of the European Union’ economic and environmental concerns.
MEPs fail to boost EU renewables, efficiency targets before COP21
Est. 4minThe European Parliament’s energy committee today (10 November) rejected a push by MEPs to increase the EU’s 2030 climate and energy targets and to make them legally binding.
British public eager for energy efficiency, renewables subsidies
Est. 4minUp to 84% of the British public would like to see subsidies given to programmes that reduce energy waste, according to a new poll by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU).
Commission plans scheme to boost energy efficiency investment in buildings
Est. 5minThe European Commission initiative, to be launched next year, will make it easier for smaller energy efficiency projects, such as building renovations, to get EU funding.
Renovation could save billions in grid investment, say researchers
Est. 5minEXCLUSIVE / Renovating the European Union’s building stock for energy efficiency will save €80 to €153 billion of investment costs into the bloc’s power system by 2050, new research obtained by EURACTIV has found.
Cañete calls on cities and regions to focus on energy efficiency in buildings
Est. 4minClimate Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete yesterday (14 October) told representatives of Europe’s cities and regions to focus their climate change efforts on energy efficiency and especially the renovation of buildings.
Regional leaders lash out at UK government over renewables cuts
Est. 5minRegional leaders have lashed out at the British government after the second green business to collapse in as many days blamed Conservative cuts to renewable energy subsidies.
Europe’s regions take climate finance into their own hands
Est. 4minThe EU’s cities and regions are compensating for the lack of climate finance available by issuing their own "green bonds" for sustainable development projects. EURACTIV France reports.
World finance must flow towards low carbon infrastructure, G20 ministers told
Est. 5minFocusing development and traditional finance towards low carbon energy efficient infrastructure will fight climate change, help the world meet sustainability targets and boost global economic productivity, the world’s finance ministers have been told.
EU heating strategy draft favours renewables and district heating
Est. 4minThe European Commission is working on a strategy to reduce energy wasted in heating homes and offices, prompting concern among utilities which fear it will reduce their power sales.
Samsung TVs appear more energy efficient in tests than in real life
Est. 6minIndependent lab tests have found that some Samsung TVs in Europe appear to use less energy during official testing conditions than they do during real-world use, raising questions about whether they are set up to game energy efficiency tests.