This report discusses the latest status of the energy consumption trends in the European Union (EU), focusing on the four main energy-consuming sectors: residential, tertiary, transport, and industry. During the last few years, there have been notable efforts by the EU to cut energy consumption...

The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) is a crucial component of the European Union's (EU) strategy to achieve a fully decarbonized building stock by 2050. It works in synergy with other EU climate and energy policies, including the Energy Efficiency Directive, the Renewable Energy...

The building sector holds a relevant position in decreasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the European Union (EU). The revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) recently adopted, sets forth ambitious goals to make the EU building stock carbon-neutral by 2050. As Nearly...

Since the inception of the first national energy efficiency action plans under the Energy Services Directive (2006/32/EC), the European Commission and the Member States have had a long experience in planning national strategies on energy efficiency. This paper analyses the lessons learned in...

Climate change is recognised as one of the key challenges humankind is facing. The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector including data centres generates up to 2% of the global CO2 emissions, a number on par to the aviation sector contribution, and data centres are estimated to...

While the rental and multifamily sectors are associated with a significant energy efficiency potential, it is widely recognised that these are difficult sectors to tap into. Asymmetric information and split incentives are typically regarded as major barriers to fostering energy efficiency...

Energy savings achieved through the introduction of metering and billing of individual consumption of heating/cooling and domestic hot water in multi-apartment and multi-purpose buildings with collective supply systems for these services can make a contribution achieve the energy efficiency...

The Energy Efficiency Directive was adopted in 2012, establishing indicative targets for 2020 and a set of binding measures in various sectors of the economy at national level. In compliance with the Directive's provisions, Member States are required to present the progress and efforts made in...

The Energy Efficiency Directive was adopted in 2012, establishing indicative targets for 2020 and a set of binding measures in various sectors of the economy at national level. In compliance with the Directive's provisions, Member States are required to present the progress and efforts made in...

The amount of energy necessary to cultivate, process, pack and bring the food to European citizens' tables accounts for 17 % of the EU's gross energy consumption, equivalent to about 26 % of the EU's final energy consumption in 2013. Challenges and solutions for decreasing energy consumption and...