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EU-ASE at the High-Level Stakeholders’ Dialogue
On 20 May, the High-Level Stakeholders’ Dialogue brought together policymakers and industry leaders to reaffirm energy efficiency as a key pillar of Europe’s path to energy security, affordability and industrial competitiveness. Commissioner Jørgensen highlighted the urgency of reducing energy dependency and stressed that energy efficiency...
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A legislative framework supportive of the water-energy nexus: exploiting synergies between water & energy savings, 22 Sept 2022
On 22 September 2022, 12:00 – 13:30pm (CET) as part of the Extended Programme of European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), the European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) hosted an online conference on the water-energy nexus to discuss how to design the best...
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EU-ASE Feedback to the Public Consultation on the Revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive
The European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) welcomes the Commission’s proposal to revise the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and supports the high level of ambition in tackling emissions from large industrial installations as well as the stronger emphasis on...
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EED recast: Parliament’s ITRE committee outlines its visions to revise the Directive
On Tuesday 13 July 2022, the ITRE committee of the European Parliament adopted its position to revise the Energy Efficiency Directive, a key file of the Fit for 55 package to put the EU on track towards reducing at least 55% of GHG emissions by 2030 and phase out...
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EU-ASE at high-level event in Rome on energy poverty and building renovations
On 6 July, EU-ASE president Monica Frassoni spoke in the panel of a high level event in Rome titled “La povertà energetica al tempo della crisi” hosted by Fortune Italy in collaboration with Knauf Insulation. The event aimed to discuss the role of...
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Water efficiency could help Europe drive decarbonisation and boost industrial competitiveness
As water scarcity becomes a bigger issue, industry must become more resilient by reducing pressure on available freshwater resources. Strong policy frameworks are required to support more efficient water usage, says Emilio Tenuta from Ecolab on Foresight Climate &...
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EED recast: EU Council adopts general approach on EED
Today, the Council of the European Union adopted its general approach on the recast of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). This is a fundamental legislative step for the Union to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and phase out fossil fuel...
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