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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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Renovation Wave focuses on energy efficiency, minimum standards and finance
The European Commission unveiled today its much-anticipated Renovation Wave initiative. The strategy outlines the steps needed to renovate more than 220 million existing buildings by 2050. It also calls for the EU to at least double the current annual rate of...
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EU-ASE at Conferenza nazionale sul clima 2020 (Italy)
On 13 October EU-ASE president Monica Frassoni participated in the institutional session of the Conferenza nazionale sul clima 2020 – Una roadmap climatica per l’Italia, hosted by Italy For Climate. During this high-level online conference, starting from...
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Unique gathering of organisations call for more ambitious climate targets
Ahead of the European Council’s discussion on the ambition level of the new 2030 climate target, a unique gathering of businesses, investor groups, local and regional authorities and NGOs published a joint letter calling on the EU leaders to agree on the most...
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European Parliament push for 60% climate target is good news also for businesses
The European Parliament voted to increase the EU emissions reduction target by 2030 to at least 60% as part of the EU Climate Law. By doing so, the Parliament adopted a position that is more ambitious than the Commission’s 55% reduction proposal. This is good news for...
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Renewable and efficiency businesses highlight priorities for increased climate ambition
Together with a large group representing Europe’s renewable and systemic energy efficiency value chains, EU-ASE sent a letter to the cabinet of European Council President Charles Michel. The signatories strongly welcomed the increased ambition recently announced by...
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A smart, energy efficient and fair Renovation Wave for a faster economic recovery
In an open letter sent to the European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans and Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, the group of progressive businesses and NGOs which constitute the European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) called on the Commission to present an...
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