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Europe needs a dedicated water strategy to tackle water scarcity while saving energy and reducing emissions
The next EU institutional framework must work on a European Water Strategy – a comprehensive, integrated response to tackle water scarcity, focusing on the synergies between water & energy use: the Water-Energy Nexus. Water scarcity is a growing concern in Europe, driven by climate change, population growth, urbanization, and...
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Decarbonising Europe’s buildings with available solutions, no hydrogen
Meeting the EU’s goal of achieving a climate neutral economy by 2050 will require a steep reduction in gas demand, and such reduction will need to start before 2030. This means the EU should focus on immediately available and cost-effective solutions, starting from...
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Open letter to ECON and BUDG Committees Members: A green recovery for Europe
In view of the ongoing discussion in the European Parliament on the Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation, the European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) sent a letter to the Members of the Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and Budgets (BUDG) Committees...
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EU-ASE at high-level debate on the Renovation Wave and role of EU regions
On 21 October EU-ASE president Monica Frassoni participated in a high level online debate on the Renovation Wave and the role of EU regions in its implementation in the framework of the 18th European Week of Regions and Cities. In her intervention, president Frassoni...
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EU-ASE at C4E Webinar with EU Commissioner Kadri Simson
On 16 October EU-ASE president Monica Frassoni moderated the panel discussion of the C4E Webinar on “Making the the Renovation Wave work!”. Speakers included EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, official representatives responsible for energy from...
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EU-ASE at Foresight 2020 – Digital Summit (Italy)
On 15 October EU-ASE president Monica Frassoni was among the speakers of FORESIGHT 2020, the annual conference hosted by Lombardini22, leading Milan-based design and architecture firm. During the event, president Frassoni addressed a wide audience mainly composed of...
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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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