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EU-ASE signs joint statement on the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive
The European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) has co-signed a letter urging the EU institutions to adopt an ambitious Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD)! The UWWTD, after three decades of dormancy, makes a step towards a collective commitment to a sustainable and resilient future. We call the policy-makers upon for: Ensuring coherent...
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EU-ASE appoints its new Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
As of January 2023, European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) has appointed Quentin Galland as new Chairperson and renewed the mandate of Bonnie Brook as Vice-Chairperson. Quentin Galland is Group Public & Regulatory Affairs Director at Knauf Insulation. He is a...
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Telling the energy efficiency story – 2022 in review
The energy crisis and price hikes exacerbated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine put a lot of pressure on governments, citizens and businesses, who were still recovering from the pandemic shock. In this context, in 2022, the Alliance threw its weight behind...
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EU-ASE at event: The transition plans – beyond sustainable finance?
On Wednesday 30 November 2022, EU-ASE President Monica Frassoni spoke at an event by ERCST titled: The transition plans – beyond sustainable finance? The idea of presenting a transition plan – i.e., ensuring that the business model and strategy of the...
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EU-ASE at Powering our buildings: how policies can support energy efficiency through building electrification
On Thursday 24 November 2022, EU-ASE participated in “Powering our buildings: how policies can support energy efficiency through building electrification”. EU-ASE President Monica Frassoni spoke at the launch of a new study by FIRE Federazione Italiana per...
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Member States’ vision for renovating the EU building stock not aligned with the urgency to address the energy and climate crisis
Brussels, 25 October 2022 – Today, the Council of the European Union adopted its general approach (GA) on the recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) as part of the ‘Fit for 55’ legislative package to put the Union on track with the 2030 and...
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Think Efficiency first to address the energy and climate crisis
More than 20 organisations join EU-ASE in an open letter addressed to the EU negotiators revising the Energy Efficiency Directive. It calls for an effective implementation of the Energy Efficiency First principle in all of the EU, national and local policy, planning...
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