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National renovation plans falling short of EU’s 2050 climate goal: study
The long-term renovations strategies that EU countries submitted last year to the European Commission are not in line with the bloc's objective of reaching climate-neutrality by 2050, according to fresh analysis due to be published this week.
Distrust of construction industry could put EU building renovations ‘at risk’
European Union plans to spur building renovation risk being hindered by distrust in the construction industry, a conference on the bloc’s flagship energy strategy heard last Wednesday (8 February) in Brussels.
The energy efficiency package: Boosting renovation in the EU
Euractiv has organised a workshop to discuss the EU's approach towards energy efficiency in buildings.
Governments ignoring EU building renovation rules
SPECIAL REPORT: European Union governments are ignoring the benefits of building stock renovation for energy efficiency and security, new research obtained by EURACTIV has found. VideoPromoted content

Energy Efficiency in Non-residential Buildings
The Energy Efficiency Communication, released by the European Commission earlier this year, proposed a new energy efficiency target of 30% for 2030, a figure that has caused some debate among stakeholders. EU Member States have already signed up to a voluntary objective of reducing the EU's primary energy use by 20% by 2020, measured against 2005 levels.