“Upscaling Energy Efficiency will not happen by itself”
Interview with Adrian Joyce, Renovate Europe Campaign Director 26th October 2018 It’s often been tough to convince people to listen when you talk about energy efficiency. That’s frustrating for people who know how central it is to any credible plan for decarbonisation. To start with the basics, why should people care about the amended Energy Performance in Buildings Directive (EPBD)? It is one of the most important changes that has occurred in the EU buildings sector in the last 15 years. At last, EU legislators have recognised that our biggest problems are not the standards we use…
Op-ed: Please don’t let climate targets be (deliberately) misunderstood (Euractiv)
Published by Euractiv on: 9 October 2018 | The agreements on the various parts of the EU clean energy package were hard fought, but their signing marks the beginning of the battle to implement them, as much as it does the end of the struggle to agree them!
Op-ed: Changed political dynamics could threaten energy efficiency (FORESIGHT)
Published by FORESIGHT on: 5 October 2018 | Populist politics must not be allowed to interfere with EU plans to increase energy efficiency gains in buildings, argues Adrian Joyce, Director of the Renovate Europe Campaign.
Renovate Europe Newsletter – September 2018
Read the September Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/renovate-europe/newsletter-september-1393449
Europe must roll up its sleeves and put climate action first in the next MFF
By Adrian Joyce, Renovate Europe Campaign Director 30th July 2018 In the midst of a catastrophic heatwave, it might seem odd to make the case for building insulation in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). But there’s no choice: it is unanswerable. Why? Because this torrid summer is not just a trigger for extraordinary drought management measures, it is a harbinger of the new normal that awaits us, unless we act now. Don’t just take my word for it. As the World Meteorological Organisations’ Deputy Secretary-General Elena Manaenkova said on July 26: "The heatwaves and extreme…
Op-ed: Croatia’s renovation projects can teach us as much as their football (Euractiv)
Published by Euractiv on: 17 July 2018 | What do Croatia’s football team and its energy efficiency programmes have in common? Experience, skill, tenacity and an inspiring amount of success, writes Adrian Joyce.