Our message to EU leaders: building renovations should be at the centre of the recovery plans
Renovating buildings at a 3% rate per year is the biggest job machine we can set in motion.
More here: http://bit.ly/3fuGVBL
Webinar: Decarbonising Industry and the ICT Sector (EUSEW 2020 side event)
This webinar, part of the EUSEW 2020 extended programme, brought together policymakers, researchers, and a cross-sectorial group of business representatives to discuss about existing technologies and approaches to save energy and reduce emissions in industry and the ICT sector – in the short term; and policy guardrails needed for a GHG-neutral EU industry – in the longer term.
With:
– Peter Hoedemaker, President, European Industrial Insulation Foundation
– Jan Ciampor, Policy Officer, Energy Efficiency Unit, DG ENER, European Commission
– Antti Valle, Deputy Head of Unit, Energy Intensive Industries and Raw Materials, DG GROW, European Commission
– Andreas Guertler, Director, European Industrial Insulation Foundation
– Gaël Souchet, Senior Product Manager New Energy Storage, Schneider Electric
– Andrea Herbst, Senior Researcher, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI
– Guido Knoche, Senior Advisor for Climate, German Environment Agency (UBA)
– Barbara Mariani, Senior Policy Officer for Climate, European Environmental Bureau
Moderator:
– Monica Frassoni, President, European Alliance to Save Energy.
The full Power Point is available here: https://bit.ly/3ef1QqM
For questions or further information please contact: matteo.guidi@euase.eu
Call to EU leaders: put the Green Deal at the heart of the economic stimulus plans
The European Green Deal and energy efficiency are highly needed to achieve a sustainable and efficient recovery of Europe’s economy after the Covid-19 crisis.
Read our letter to EU leaders here: http://bit.ly/3dWcDat
#ETtalksDrive Danfoss Together for energy efficiency, Monica Frassoni
At COP24 our president Monica Frassoni enjoyed a trip around Katowice in a Tesla thanks to the initiative #ETtalksdrive by our member Danfoss.
She talked about the strength of joint activities and how to create effective partnerships for energy efficiency by combining businesses, associations and NGOs with people with knowledge and willingness to act.
According to her, energy efficiency has been a “Cinderella” for years in the EU energy debate but this is finally changing.
EU summit deal is good news for Europe’s recovery, but clearer rules are needed on climate conditionality
On Tuesday 21 July, after one of the longest summits in the European Union’s history EU Heads of State and Government stroke a deal on the recovery plan and multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2021-2027.
The European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) welcomes this historic result at a time when it is crucial to ensure Europe’s swift socio-economic recovery in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The recovery plan is a unique opportunity to address – in the long term – the devastating impact of climate change on our societies. The overall climate earmarking for both the Next Generation EU and the MFF was increased from 25% to 30%. Expenditures will have to be aligned with the objective to reach climate neutrality by 2050 and contribute to achieving the Union’s new 2030 climate targets, which will be updated by the end of the year. Moreover, the Council agreed that, as a general principle, all EU expenditure should be consistent with the Paris Agreement objectives and the “do no harm” principle.
While welcoming the new instruments and targets, EU-ASE regrets the heavy cuts to the Just Transition Fund and the InvestEU programmes, both very relevant to ensure a smooth transition to a climate neutral society.
Monica Frassoni, president of the European Alliance to Save Energy said: “The increase in the climate earmarking, as well as the references to the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals are good signs. Moving forward, we need to further increase the percentage of climate mainstreaming and need clearer rules, including a stringent definition of harmful activities, to ensure that no EU-backed spending is directed to investments at odds with the climate neutrality goal.”
“We hope that the European Parliament will call for higher climate ambition. EU-ASE looks forward to working with the Parliament and Member States to make sure that the overall green commitment is reflected in the relevant sectoral legislations and in the national Recovery and Resilience plans.”
The businesses represented in EU-ASE stress that energy efficiency must be prioritised across key sectors (buildings, industry, transport, ICT) and the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle should guide energy investments in view of the proven economic and social benefits of efficiency measures both in the short and longer term.
About EU-ASE
The European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) was established in December 2010 by some of Europe’s leading multinational companies. The Alliance creates a platform from which companies can ensure that the voice of energy efficiency is heard from across the business and political community. EU-ASE members have operations across the 27 Member States of the European Union, employ over 340.000 people in Europe and have an aggregated annual turnover of €115 billion.
Media contact:
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