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The EU’s pledge mandates that all new buildings will have zero emissions from fossil fuels in that timeframe, with heating systems derived from fossil fuels phased out by 2040. The expansion of heat pump subsidies will be a decisive factor, along with the mandatory installation of solar panels...

Europe aims to make all buildings climate neutral by 2050 as part of plans to cut emissions to net-zero. New residential buildings to have solar rooftops from 2030 onwards and fossil fuel boilers will be phased out by 2040.

New buildings must be zero-emission and have solar panels by 2030, and fossil fuel boilers to be banned by 2040

Italy is pushing back against a major European Union directive aimed at improving the energy efficiency of buildings, seeking to delay and offer exemptions to renovations it says neither the government nor homeowners can afford. The EU directive is aimed at slashing greenhouse gas emissions and creating a building sector that is climate neutral by the middle of the century.