Watch REDay2017 Highlights Video
Highlights video of Renovate Europe Day 2017, on 10th October in the European Parliament. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/QdAcCl4iztU More about REDay2017: https://renovate-europe.eu/reday/2017-2/
Renovate Europe Newsletter – November 2017
Read the November Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/renovate-europe/newsletter-november?e=5bc703176d Previous Renovate Europe Newsletter are accessible below: 2017 November 2017 Newsletter June 2017 Newsletter March 2017 Newsletter 2016 November 2016 Newsletter June 2016 Newsletter March 2016 Newsletter 2015 December 2015 Newsletter September 2015 Newsletter June 2015 Newsletter March 2015 Newsletter 2014 December 2014 Newsletter September 2014 Newsletter June 2014 Newsletter April 2014 Newsletter……
Cambridge Econometrics Report presented at REDay2017
The societal and economic benefits of more ambitious legislation for energy renovation The report 'The macro-level and sectoral impacts of energy efficiency policies', commissioned by DG Energy, was presented by Managing Director Phil Summerton from Cambridge Econometrics at REDay2017. According to the report, more ambitious legislation for energy renovation would result in: Savings of €30-€80 billion in healthcare 8 million could be moved out of having damp mouldy homes by 2030 6 million could be moved out of cold homes Really very significant increase in employment: Boost of 2 million…
[COP23] Energy Renovations – The Climate Change Mitigator
2 November 2017 by Adrian Joyce, Renovate Europe Campaign Director The pace of energy renovations must be urgently stepped up with a focus on delivery on the ground if the Paris agreement's climate goals are to be met, the International Energy Agency has said, as the COP23 summit prepares to open in Bonn. And the best way of doing that, might just be an aggregation mechanism that bundles diffuse projects for investors. Renovations will be pivotal to the success of the Paris agreement's goal of limiting global warming to 2C. Buildings account for a fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions,…
Cañete says Paris objectives could be threatened by efficiency ‘flexibilities’
Canete says Paris objectives could be threatened by efficiency 'flexibilities' The EU's Energy and Climate Commissioner has said that "flexibilities" in the European Parliament's revised energy efficiency laws could threaten the roll-out of building renovations, which will be key to delivering the EU's Paris commitments. Speaking at Renovate Europe Day 2017 in the European Parliament, Miguel Arias Canete said that today's vote on the revised European Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) was "essential" for Member States. But "the [European Council's] level of ambition falls…
Renovate Europe Day 2017
REDay2017 took place on Tuesday 10th October in the European Parliament. It was co-hosted by MEP Bendtsen, MEP Kumpula-Natri, MEP Petersen, MEP Tamburrano and MEP Marcellesi, all leading the EP's work on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). The keynote speaker was EU Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete. Click here for more information about REDay2017 and previous REDays.