EU green renovation push raises the heat on EU countries
The EU plans to put the squeeze on countries to make buildings more energy efficient — and that's setting off fears of a clash between Brussels and national capitals and the possibility of a populist backlash. The European Commission wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030, and doing that means a radical rethink of how buildings are treated. About three-quarters of the EU's building stock is considered to be energy-inefficient, and buildings account for more than a third of the bloc's energy-related greenhouse gas emissions. The Commission aims to tackle the is...
Source: politico.eu