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It is time to update our thinking about energy efficiency
“Energy efficiency becomes even more important as we shift to a renewables-based economy,” says Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen of Danfoss ahead of the second edition of European Energy Efficiency Day 2023. It is not magic, energy efficiency solutions are readily available right now. The UNFCCC Global Stocktake report released in...
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Joint call to EU leaders: #EUGreenRecovery to restart Europe
Europe’s renewable energy and energy efficiency businesses call to fully integrate the proposed economic stimulus packages and the European Green Deal. Dear Members of the European, national and local Parliaments, Dear Presidents, Dear Heads of States and...
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The European Green Deal: a tipping point for good
by Harry Verhaar, EU-ASE Bord Chair and Head of Public & Government Affairs at Signify It’s been a grave winter for the health of our planet. In Madrid, urgent climate talks dissolved into a disappointing stalemate. The public is informed and engaged in a new and...
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EUASE welcomes climate neutrality and energy efficiency in EU climate law, regrets lack of engagement on 2030 target
Brussels, 4 March 2020 – Today the European Commission unveiled its proposal for a European Climate Law, which enshrines the goal of climate neutrality by 2050 into EU legislation. The text establishes that, when setting a trajectory to reach such a goal, the...
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Open letter to Executive Vice-President Timmermans on European climate law
Broad cross-sectorial coalition of stakeholders calls for EU climate law to recognize the role of energy efficiency and renewables to reach climate neutrality by 2050 Dear Executive Vice-President Timmermans,The European Green Deal is a particularly positive...
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European climate law must not be an empty shell
by Monica Frassoni, President of the European Alliance to Save Energy This op-ed was published on Euractiv European climate law risks being just an empty shell if it does not show the choices needed to reach climate neutrality. Furthermore, this would weaken the whole...
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EU-ASE response to European Commission consultation on climate law
According to the Commission LTS, the EU must halve its energy consumption by 2050. Energy efficiency therefore must play a central role in achieving net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. Considering that the world economy will triple by 2050 and that global population will...
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