Energy Renovation – the Sharpest Arrow in the EU’s post-2020 Budget

15 March 2018 The adoption yesterday in the European Parliament of the Olbrycht-Thomas Own-Initiative Report has set a positive tone for future negotiations on the EU’s post-2020 Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF), which has the potential to significantly boost investments in energy renovations across the EU. The EP’s call for climate-related funding to be raised to 30% in the next…

Op-ed: Renovation is about more than just energy savings (Euractiv)

Published by Euractiv on: 2 October 2017 | The multiple benefits of building renovation programmes include known advantages in terms of reduced energy bills and job creation. But less is known about other benefits like avoided healthcare costs, and even higher exam success rates for students, writes Adrian Joyce.

Joint Event with the URBAN Intergroup – 26th September

Funding For Energy Renovation as a Stimulus for Urban Regeneration Jointly organized by the URBAN Intergroup and Renovate Europe, this event took place on Tuesday 26th September in the European Parliament.    Click here to read the PRESS RELEASE from the event   PPT presentations from the event are available to download in the Agenda below    11h00  Welcoming…

Bank says “no shortage of funds for energy renovation”, but EPBD must address latent demand

JOINT PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 10th May 2017 Bank says “no shortage of funds for energy renovation”, but EPBD must address latent demand              In a breakfast debate hosted by EPBD Rapporteur Bendt Bendtsen this morning in the European Parliament by eceee and Renovate Europe, MEPs, Commission officials and stakeholders joined the banking sector to discuss the economic case for…

Renovate Europe September Newsletter is out!

The summer is coming to an end and the clouds approaching remind us that another winter is coming. Once again, the heat or eat dilemma will threaten European households; once again, the danger of cold and dark homes is coming closer and closer. The crisis in the East and our 100% energy dependence since the 18th of June this year (you can watch the REC video here if you haven’t done so already)…

Letter to Mr Barroso, President of the European Commission

Dear President Barroso, Re: Adequate framework to tap into the cost-effective energy savings potential of buildings Our organisations, which together represent the main European providers of energy efficiency materials, solutions and services in buildings, welcome the European Commission’s efforts to define new energy efficiency ambitions to complement the January proposal for a 2030 energy…