Building efficiency: EU Commission wants • Table.Briefings

With the revision of the buildings directive, the EU Commission wants to finally put the energy-intensive sector on the path to climate neutrality. On Wednesday, the authority presented its plans. The planned renovation obligation, in particular, is causing controversy.

The European Commission presented the new version of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) on Wednesday. The declared goal: to make Europe’s building stock climate-neutral by 2050. However, the road is long. At the moment, the sector is responsible for 36 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions.

Building efficiency: EU Commission wants mandatory refurbishment

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