Renovate Europe Newsletter – 2016 / 1
The first REC Newsletter for 2016 is out! Learn about Renovate Europe's activities in this first quarter by downloading the Newsletter below.
Investors Call for Binding Long Term Target for Renovation of Building Stock
The Institutional Investor’s Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)[1] called (9th March) on the European Commission, in the context of upcoming legislative reviews, to set a binding long term goal to bring the entire EU buildings sector up to a nearly-zero energy standard by 2050. This call is entirely consistent with the ambition of the Renovate Europe Campaign, which adds its voice to the call. “To see an investor’s group which holds over €13 trillion of assets under management, calling for ambitious action on the energy renovation of buildings is very encouraging for our work” said Adrian Joyce,…
COP21 Paris Agreement: REC addresses Environment Council
Given its leading role in the elaboration of the COP21 Paris Agreement, the EU must remain at the forefront of its implementation. To do this, it will be necessary to be courageous and to develop concrete and innovative approaches that will reduce emissions and boost growth and jobs. The most cost effective tool that is available to you and the 28 Member States is to accelerate the energy renovation of our buildings. Download the REC letter to the Environment Council.
Launch of Cold@Home – A journalistic investigation of fuel poverty
18th February 2016 Cold@Home A journalistic investigation of fuel poverty Across Europe and North America, fuel poverty is on the rise: nearly 100 million people are estimated to be unable to afford to keep their homes adequately warm during winter months. EnAct (The Energy Action Project), in association with the Renovate Europe Campaign (REC), presents Cold@ Home, a multimedia project that investigates the underlying causes of fuel poverty, it impacts on people and society, and the measures being taken by diverse actors to address it. The project launched this week with a web…
Renovate Europe December Newsletter is out!
93 signatories for the REC Manifesto, 4 National Events, the fifth edition of REDay, characterised by high-level speakers, successful best practices from all over Europe, a broad political support and the REDay2015 calendars to take notes of the 2016 events show that another successful year for the Renovate Europe Campaign is coming to an end. With the new ambitious climate deal from COP21 the forthcoming 2016 appears to be full of commitments to stop global warming. As you know, buildings are responsible for almost 36% of CO2 emissions in Europe and renovation could therefore be the…