EU buildings policy should address the carbon footprint of construction, says BPIE
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BRUSSELS, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/
The EU s forthcoming legislative revisions for buildings and construction is a critical opportunity to create policy and investment certainty on how energy performance requirements will be supported by carbon performance rules, says BPIE. New research from the think tank shows that while some EU Member States have introduced comprehensive policy action to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings and construction, this should now be coordinated and regulated at European level.
The EU’s forthcoming revision of legislation for buildings and construction is a critical opportunity to create policy and investment certainty on how energy performance requirements will be supported by carbon performance rules, says BPIE. New research from the think tank shows that while some EU Member States have introduced comprehensive policy
After months of talks and intense negotiations between Member States and the European Parliament, the European Union has agreed to cut its carbon emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.
Vincent Briard is Group Sustainability Director at Knauf Insulation. Quentin Galland is Public Affairs Director at Knauf Insulation.
Now the hard work is underway to make this target a reality. And it is a lot of hard work. Many major EU laws on energy and climate are expected to undergo a revision process that will start this year.
In the words of Pascal Canfin, Renew Europe MEP, chair of the European Parliament’s Environment and Public Safety Committee, “We are going to do two and half times more in nine years than what we have done in the past 10 years in Europe.”
New EU buildings rules are crucial to deliver on climate targets
DISCLAIMER: All opinions in this column reflect the views of the author(s), not of EURACTIV Media network. 30-04-2021
The European Union must introduce Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) requiring all existing buildings to meet a minimum energy standard by a given date or a chosen trigger point, such as a sale or a renovation, argues Monica Frassoni. [Sarah Le Clerc / Flickr]
Caverion Corporation s Interim Report for 1 January - 31 March 2021
Caverion Corporation Interim Report 29 April 2021 at 8.00 a.m. EEST
Caverion Corporation s Interim Report for 1 January - 31 March 2021
Clear profitability improvement - positive start to 20211 January - 31 March 2021
Order backlog: EUR 1,626.7 (1,768.3) million, down by 8.0 percent. Services backlog increased by 0.7 percent.
Revenue: EUR 515.3 (541.6) million, down by 4.9 percent, 6.0 percent in local currencies. Organic growth was -5.4 percent. Services business revenue decreased by 1.8 percent, 3.1 percent in local currencies.
Adjusted EBITDA: EUR 29.4 (26.3) million, or 5.7 (4.8) percent of revenue.
Adjusted EBITA: EUR 16.4 (12.1) million, or 3.2 (2.2) percent of revenue, up by 35.1 percent.
EBITA: EUR 15.1 (10.0) million, or 2.9 (1.8) percent of revenue.
Operating cash flow before financial and tax items: EUR 40.6 (56.1) million.
The bill for compliance of the building stock with the new European regulations on the energy performance of buildings will be huge. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary for the Romanian legislation to be improved and adapted to the market requirements in order to attract private capital – including the co-participation of the owners – in the energy renovation works of the buildings. Although considerable, public, and European funds will not be enough in this sector, according to Radu Dudau, coordinator of the Efficient Romania project, the largest national private energy efficiency project, carried out by the Energy Policy Group (EPG) and supported by OMV Petrom.