Buildings efficiency ‘absolutely central’ to 2030 climate package

(EurActiv, 3 Feb 2014) Unlocking the energy saving potential of the continent’s ageing building stock will be “absolutely central” to a key review of EU policy this summer, the EU’s top energy efficiency official has said.

But Paul Hodson, the head of the EU’s energy efficiency unit, flagged "micro" public action as the way forward, dampening hopes of major policy advances in the review which will stock-take progress towards meeting 2020 energy saving goals and mull 2030 objectives.

The paper will now be published in July, during the EU’s summer vacation period.

Speaking at the Brussels launch of an International Energy Agency (IEA) buildings efficiency roadmap, Hodson said that calibrating the “optimum combination” of technologies would be key to the review.

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EurActiv, 3 Feb 2014: Buildings efficiency ‘absolutely central’ to 2030 climate package