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Priority to Energy Efficiency!
When the drums of war beat and we have no direct role to play other than supporting those who fight for peace and freedom, it remains essential to continue doing what is right and necessary. As in the famous fable of the hummingbird who, with just a few drops of water in its beak, tries to extinguish a fire: small but determined, because it is...
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Revisione EPBD: Lettera congiunta al Ministro Pichetto
Insieme ad altre cinque associazioni italiane ed europee, EU-ASE ha inviato una lettera aperta al Ministro dell’Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica Gilberto Pichetto Fratin per chiedere di rendere la Direttiva sulla prestazione energetica degli edifici (EPBD)...
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Blocco alla cessione del credito per i bonus edilizi – lettera aperta
EU-ASE si è unita ad associazioni industriali e ambientaliste italiane per chiedere a Governo e Parlamento soluzioni di lungo periodo per mantenere costante l’attuale trend di riqualificazione degli edifici ed i relativi benefici. A seguito della decisione del...
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Committee vote on Energy Performance of Buildings Directive leaves glass half empty
After difficult negotiations, ITRE MEPs adopted compromise only partially improves the Commission’s proposal, despite multiple calls for higher ambition from businesses and civil society groups. Much more should be done to address the climate and energy crisis....
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A binding 14,5% energy efficiency target in 2030 for reviving Europe’s economy
Ten EU business organisations join forces in an open letter addressed to the EU negotiators revising the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). Together, we are calling on the European Parliament and the EU Council to agree on setting an EU energy efficiency target fit...
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EU-ASE at Kyoto Club webinar: EU updates and the EPBD & EED directives.
On Tuesday 31 January, EU-ASE Policy and Advocacy Advisor Matteo Guidi spoke at the second webinar of the new cycle of the Legambiente and Kyoto Club’s “For decarbonisation: energy efficiency and heating in buildings in Italy” awareness campaign. The...
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Business and Investor Letter on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
Eighteen leading businesses and investors join forces in an open letter addressed to all members of the ITRE committee in the European Parliament in view of the upcoming committee vote on the file, which is scheduled for 9 February. The letter reiterates that...
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