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EU-ASE welcomes agreement on EPBD despite its weakened ambition
Today, two years after its initial announcement, co-legislators have reached an agreement on the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), a key piece of the Fit For 55 Package. The political agreement on the EPBD is weaker than what is necessary to fully deliver Europe’s energy security and sustainable economic growth in...
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10 years and going strong! Celebrating the first decade of EU-ASE
2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE). EU-ASE was established at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP16) held in Cancun, Mexico, in December 2010. Over the last decade, it has grown to become one of the most...
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Response to the Public Consultation on the revision of the Energy Efficiency Directive
The European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission’s Public Consultation procedure regarding the revision of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). We addressed the part assessing the implementation...
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EU-ASE at M&M and Reuters Breakingviews Predictions 2021
On 26 January 2021, EU-ASE president Monica Frassoni participated in the webinar “Reuters Breakingviews Predictions 2021” hosted by M&M in collaboration with Reuters Breakingviews. Ms Frassoni took the floor in the second part of the webinar, which...
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Broad coalition calls on EU not to rely on hydrogen to decarbonise buildings
33 businesses, industry associations, NGOs, and think tanks joined forces to urge the European Commission to prioritise available efficient and sustainable solutions to decarbonise Europe’s building stock, and avoid the direct use of hydrogen. Addressing EU Commission...
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Open letter: EU Taxonomy to deliver economic recovery, resilience and sustainability
In response to the European Commission’s consultation on the draft delegated acts for the EU Taxonomy Regulation, EU-ASE has addressed in an open letter the Commission Vice-Presidents Frans Timmermans and Valdis Dombrovskis. EU-ASE calls on the European...
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EU-ASE at Next Generation Brescia (Italy)
On 15 December 2020 EU-ASE co-hosted Next Generation Brescia, an online event to discuss the opportunity to boost green economic recovery at local level in the framework of Next Generation EU and the Italian Recovery and Resilience Plan. EU-ASE president Monica...
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