Adopting an Electrification Act for Europe

By EdEn in Energies

Electricity is now widely recognised as the energy that can make the fastest and most significant contribution to achieving carbon neutrality. As a result, it was announced in the mission statement of the Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen that an EU Electrification Action Plan would be published. With the worsening climate crisis and the consequences of the war in Ukraine the ‘second electricity revolution’ is all the more necessary but has not started yet and the share of electricity in…

A revised EPBD: Faster decarbonisation of the EU’s building stock?

By EdEn in Building

EdEn participated in the event – A revised EPBD – Faster decarbonisation of the EU‘s building stock? on 17 May 2022 with : • Stefan Moser, Director, Buildings and products, DG ENER • Mariangiola Fabbri, Head of Research, Buildings…

OP by Brice Lalonde – Europe’s mistake: combating energy consumption while neglecting CO2 emissions

By EdEn in Energies

Last year, the members of the European Parliament declared a climate emergency. This year, they voted a 60% EU emissions reduction target for 2030. But when asked to decide which kind of energy projects would benefit from public financing under the Just Transition…

A more efficient and cleaner European building stock for a green recovery

By Cecil in Europe

With the building sector accounting for more than a third of GHG emissions in the EU, it is striking that the current legislative framework does not include any provision directly targeting GHG emission reductions. In order for the EU to reach its decarbonisation…

Of Buildings and Cars: a Tale of Decarbonisation

By Cecil in Building

Today, consumers are acutely aware of the carbon footprint of their mobility habits and are increasingly taking into account environmental concerns when buying a car or travelling. The European legislation has supported this heightened awareness with a strict…

EdEn’s views on a strategy for smart sector integration

By EdEn in Europe

In order to optimise sector integration, policy-makers need to agree on the main goal that is to be pursued. Decarbonisation and energy efficiency are two different goals that can be associated to some extent but not entirely. Improving energy efficiency makes…

Removing the regulatory barriers to the decarbonisation of buildings – The case of the EPBD

By EdEn in Europe

In the context of the Green Deal, the European Commission has announced that the EU will soon be raising its GHG emission reduction target for 2030 from 40% to 50 or 55% in view of achieving climate neutrality in 2050. In order to adapt the European legislative framework…