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IEA: Energy Efficiency 2020 Report
2020 saw energy efficiency’s weakest progress in a decade, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). This threatens international climate goals and makes the next three years a critical period for reversing this worrying trend. The already stagnant pace of global progress on energy efficiency is set to slow further this year as a result...
Enefirst report – Barriers to implementing E1st in the EU-28
This report is focused on barriers to implementing “Efficiency First” (E1st) in the EU in several policy areas that are linked to energy use in the buildings sector (such as network codes, renewable energy policy, building regulations and others). The Enefirst...
Filling the policy gap: Minimum energy performance standards for European buildings
The European Union has committed to a net-zero economy by 2050. To get there, it must decarbonise the building stock, which accounts for 36% of EU carbon emissions. The current rate of renovation, however, is only one-third of that needed. Even the improvements that...
World Water Development Report 2020 ‘Water and Climate Change’
Water resources an essential part of the solution to climate change.Launch of the UN World Water Development Report on 22 March. Climate change will affect the availability, quality and quantity of water needed for basic human needs, thus undermining enjoyment of the...
More effective use of the 2021–2027 Cohesion Funds for energy security of the Visegrad
This V4 Summary Analysis and Policy Recommendations has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the International Visegrad Fund in a project realized by a consortium including Buildings for the Future (Slovakia), Chance for Buildings (Czechia),...