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Unlocking the Superpower of Buildings
“The relatively simple act of renovating residential homes with proper insulation would result in a 44% reduction in the amount of natural gas used for heating. This is not only a substantial decrease in energy consumption, it is also a big decrease in associated carbon emissions — This is the superpower of buildings” says David...
read moreEU-ASE letter to President Tusk and all 28 Heads of State and Government: Energy Union will succeed by putting Efficiency First
At the forthcoming European Council on 19-20 March you will be discussing further orientations in view of building an Energy Union. The European Council has regularly acknowledged that the cheapest and cleanest energy is that which is not used. The vision set out in...
read moreLetter to the College of Commissioners: “Energy efficiency first” in the Energy Union
On behalf of the European Alliance to Save Energy (EU‐ASE), we are writing to express our full support for the creation of the Energy Union and to encourage you to place energy efficiency firmly at the forefront of its development and operation. In the same way that...
read moreLetter to President Juncker: 35 companies and business associations call for a relevant role of energy efficiency in the Investment Plan for Europe
Dear President Juncker, Dear Vice-President Katainen, As representatives of progressive companies and not-for-profit organizations working in Brussels to promote improved energy efficiency, we very much welcome your promised focus on improving Europe’s competitiveness...
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Fourth Annual EU-ASE High-Level Dinner Debate
How to realize the EU’s energy efficiency potential within the EU Climate and Energy Package 2030 Leading businesses call for an ambitious EU-wide binding energy savings target for 2030. On 14 October 2014, a broad range of European companies, large and SMEs,...
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Note to the Italian Prime Minister: “Stop agli sprechi!”
Lo sviluppo di una riflessione seria sull’impatto dell’efficienza energetica sull’economia e la società italiana ed europea è spesso ostacolato da tre falsi miti: 1. E’ VERO CHE FARE EFFICIENZA ENERGETICA SIGNIFICA FRENARE LA CRESCITA ECONOMICA ? 2. E’ VERO CHE LE...
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Third Annual EU-ASE High-Level Dinner Debate
Energy efficiency is at the heart the EU energy and climate framework for 2030 and EU regional policy 2014-2020 The European Commission and EU Member States must propose a post 2020 energy-and-climate strategy and plan the use of resources that the EU will make...
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