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Today’s construction must not become tomorrow’s retrofit
“Achieving a much deeper and increased building renovation rate is crucial to achieving the EU’s decarbonisation objective” says Mike Stenson of Kingspan in Foresight Climate & Energy, ahead of the second edition of European Energy Efficiency Day. The way we build is evolving dramatically, with new materials, systems and...
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Top executives call on Energy Ministers to resist proposals lowering ambition in key revisions of energy efficiency directives
Valletta, 18 May 2017 — At the Informal Energy Council in Malta today, top executives of leading companies urged EU Energy Ministers to increase ambition on energy efficiency. Member States are currently discussing the European Commission’s proposals for a Clean...
read moreEuropean Alliance to Save Energy views on the current revisions of the Energy Efficiency and Energy Performance of Building Directives (EED and EPBD)
Dear Minister, I am writing to you on behalf of the European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE). EU-ASE is a multi-sectoral business organisation whose members have operations across the 28 Member States of the European Union, employ 340.000 people in Europe and have an...
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French multinational corporation SAINT-GOBAIN joins the European Alliance to Save Energy
BRUSSELS – The European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) announced today that the French group SAINT-GOBAIN has joined the ten current industrial members of the Alliance. “We welcome SAINT-GOBAIN, and we look forward to working with them” said Harry Verhaar,...
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How can Energy Union governance help put efficiency first?
Energy efficiency markets are driven by legislation. This is why a strong energy efficiency directive supported by a robust governance mechanism are key to delivering the multiple benefits of energy efficiency, argue Monica Frassoni and Harry Verhaar. Monica Frassoni...
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Maxi-pacchetto energia Ue, Legambiente: «Persa importante occasione. Proposte inadeguate»
Coalizione di imprese Eu-Ase: non sarà sufficiente a spingere l’Ue oltre il business as usual La Commissione europea ha adottato il pacchetto “energia pulita per tutti gli europei” che include 8 proposte legislative con le quali si intende riformare la politica...
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Statement by the EU-ASE Board of Directors on the occasion of the presentation of the “Clean Energy for All Europeans” package
BRUSSELS – The European Commission’s package is the first step to support the EU energy transition towards a carbon-neutral society early mid 21st century. We welcome the proposed EU binding target for energy efficiency: it will give a clear market signal to the...
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