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…
RENOVATION IN PRACTICE – BEST PRACTICE EXAMPLES OF VOLUNTARY AND MANDATORY INITIATIVES ACROSS EUROPE
The BPIE report illustrates a diversity of approaches – some mandatory, some voluntary – to address the challenge of renovating buildings. These examples can serve as inspiration and motivation for policy makers, scheme administrators, investors, industry and indeed any stakeholder to use the experience outlined to influence the renovation market in a positive way. And, while the schemes described in the report are good examples of renovation, each has been through a learning process, and indeed there is scope for further improvement so as to increase the depth of renovation (to avoid…
Renovate Europe Campaign Key Messages
Investing to improve energy efficiency will help the EU meet its economic, climate and societal challenges. Buildings have the greatest energy savings potential of all high-energy consuming sectors. They are the most cost-effective to reform and the EU regulatory framework is in place: BUT we have to make it happen! DOWNLOAD