Green Party in favour of removing Triple Lock despite internal calls for 'caution'
Green MEP Ciaran Cuffe has called for the triple lock to be amended rather than removed.
Source: thejournal.ie
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New EU energy efficiency law could see government incentivise thousands more homes to renovate
Changes to BER assessments could see some ratings drop over the next number of years.
Marion Jammet European Parliament Green Building Council Energy Performance Of Buildings Directive Sustainable Energy Authority Of Ireland Irish Green Building Council
Source: thejournal.ie
War and poor election odds sharpen Greens' atomic split – POLITICO
Energy security fears have prompted internal debate on an issue that helped birth the movement.
Source: politico.eu
MEPs take first steps to greenlight potentially €1 trillion retrofitting plan
The directive will be voted on by all MEPs at the European Parliament in March.
European Parliament European People Party Fine Gael European Commission Council Of The European Union Energy Committee National Retrofit Plan
Source: thejournal.ie
The EU plan to increase the energy rating of all buildings could cost up to €1 trillion
The plan is trying to bring most of the buildings in Europe up to an A energy rating by 2050.
Bruxelles Capitale Muiris Ocearbhaill National Retrofit Plan Green Party Cuffe European Union Ciaran Cuffe
Source: thejournal.ie
Cuffe flags weight-based tax for cars as potential measure to curb spike in sales of SUVs
The Green MEP said the vehicles emit 1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide each year.
Bruxelles Capitale Muiris Ocearbhaill Tax Strategy Group Climate Committee European Union Oireachtas Transport Committee
Source: thejournal.ie
New 'SailRail' route to France from Ireland welcomed by Green MEPs
The ticket combines the cost of a ferry and rail ticket, which the MEPs hope will incentivise “low-carbon” travel.
United Kingdom Bruxelles Capitale Green Party Meps Ciar Green Party Meps Green Party Brittany Ferries
Source: thejournal.ie
EU's green renovation wave faces backlash – POLITICO
Countries are wary of EU plans to slash emissions by retrofitting millions of homes.
Source: politico.eu
Cash, know-how and public support: The recipe for hitting Europe's green building targets – POLITICO
EU buildings accounts for 36 percent of the bloc’s greenhouse gas emissions — but slashing those is easier said than done.
Bruxelles Capitale Emmanuelle Maire Stefan Moser Miljan Gutovic European Commission Directorate Commission Directorate
Source: politico.eu
The lobbying effort to save the EU's fossil boiler industry – POLITICO
The European People’s Party pushed hard for an amendment that creates breathing space for boilers.
Ewa Abramiuk Jan Rosenow Ngos European Environmental Bureau Energy Forum European People Party Environmental Coalition On Standards
Source: politico.eu