Opinions
We must invest today in the buildings of tomorrow
by Bertrand Deprez, EU-ASE Board Vice-chair & Mohammed Chahim, Member of the European Parliament This op-ed was published on Euractiv In the COVID-19 aftermath, making our buildings energy efficient is key to reconcile Europe’s climate objectives with rapid economic recovery. To get this done we need an ambitious policy roadmap at EU level....
The vaccine to future crises is sticking to climate neutrality
by Monica Frassoni, President of the European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) This op-ed was published on Foresight While helping workers and companies survive the current crisis, the European institutions should confirm and accelerate the EU’s path to carbon neutrality by 2050, including fixing emissions reduction targets in line with science....
The European Green Deal: a tipping point for good
by Harry Verhaar, EU-ASE Bord Chair and Head of Public & Government Affairs at Signify It’s been a grave winter for the health of our planet. In Madrid, urgent climate talks dissolved into a disappointing stalemate. The public is informed and engaged in a new and promising way, but is also more divided. We are close to a tipping point: a...
European climate law must not be an empty shell
by Monica Frassoni, President of the European Alliance to Save Energy This op-ed was published on Euractiv European climate law risks being just an empty shell if it does not show the choices needed to reach climate neutrality. Furthermore, this would weaken the whole Green Deal process and diminish its credibility, writes Monica Frassoni. A too...
The biggest innovation in energy is efficiency
By Monica Frassoni, President, European Alliance to Save EnergySummer 2019Article published in European Energy Innovation magazineOur focus on measuring GDP growth has trapped us in a linear view of society. Long term quality of life needs to become the most important measure of global success. With greenhouse-gas emissions increasingly a...
Shaping Europe’s energy future: energy efficiency in the heating sector
Kamila Waciega, Director, Energy, Public Affairs Department, Veolia As the European Union is currently discussing its path towards decarbonisation, the essential role of boosting energy efficiency to achieve potential goals for carbon and climate neutrality is unequivocal. In the recently published long-term decarbonisation strategy – a ‘A...
Energy policies as the bridge between “consumers” and “citizens”
Céline Carré, Head of EU Public Affairs, Saint-GobainThe energy consumer will be a catalyst towards a decentralized and decarbonized energy system as stipulated in the European Commission’s Clean Energy for All Europeans communication. He/she will be able to change energy supplier, monitor and adapt consumption pattern, and produce energy.But how...
Op-ed: The pathway to sustainable cooling
Jürgen Fischer, President, Danfoss Cooling Jürgen has broad leadership experience from global industrial companies within IT, telecommunication, and machine-building. He is passionate about the digital transformation in the cooling sector and constantly challenges innovation to leverage e.g. the potential of energy storage across Danfoss. In...
The age of Sustainalism: a new growth model for the 21st century
By Harry Verhaar, Head of Global Public & Government Affairs at Signify and Chair of the EU-ASE Board.This article was originally published in COP 23 | Climate Change – the New Economy. It is becoming ever more clear that the major global trends which are having the greatest impact on the world around us are not only increasingly intertwined,...
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 is president of the European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) and Harry Verhaar...
