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Building Investor Certainty: Business Leaders Unite in Urgent Call for an Ambitious Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
We call upon the co-legislator to seize a historic opportunity and prioritize the adoption of an ambitious Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) before the conclusion of the Spanish Presidency at the end of 2023. Our appeal for urgent action is grounded in the recognition that a timely agreement on the EPBD is essential to bring an...
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Climate Action Call ahead of EU Elections and new Commission
The climate crisis is an existential threat to humanity. Climate change is already severely impacting people’s lives, particularly in the world’s most vulnerable countries, but also in Europe. Scientists say that we face a climate emergency. We need decisive action in...
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Large Group of European Stakeholders Calls for Immediate Action in Face of Climate Emergency
In an unprecedented Climate Action Call published today, a broad and diverse coalition representing hundreds of cities, businesses, investors, scientists, faith groups and civil society organisations, including climate, human rights, litigation, citizens’ mobilization...
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EU-ASE Manifesto 2019
Ahead of the upcoming May elections for the new European Parliament and new Commission, the European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) has published a manifesto underlining the key role Energy Efficiency has to play across EU policies in the next electoral cycle. For...
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EU-ASE Response to EIB Public Consultation on Energy Lending Policy
The European Investment Bank (EIB) ran an open consultation about its Energy Lending Policy. In what regards energy efficiency, the consultation proposed three different questions that you can see here. The EIB, as the European Union (EU) Bank, plays a significant...
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Position on Fitness Check on the Water Framework Directive
EU-ASE is grateful for the opportunity to submit a response to this public consultation and welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to undertake a Fitness Check on the Water Framework Directive and the Floods Directive. EU-ASE believes that these REFIT...
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Open letter from the Coalition for Higher Ambition ahead of EUCO
To: EU Heads of State and Government CC: President Juncker Commissioner Arias Cañete Brussels, 16 March 2019 We are writing to you on behalf of an alliance of European businesses, associations, investor groups, trade unions, local and regional...
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