The EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) sets a binding target for energy-savings in EU member states. The EED further requires member states to perform ex-ante evaluations of energy efficiency policies implemented to achieve these savings. However, ex-ante evaluation of energy efficiency policie...
Removal and replacement of components, applicable to Games consoles, in accordance with Article 15 and Annex VII of Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and the materials efficiency requirements in the Games Console Voluntary Agreement, is possible using commercially...
Energy Efficiency EED Energy Efficiency Directive EER Energy Efficiency Ratio EGEC European Geothermal Energy Council EHPA European Heat Pump Association EPBD Energy Performance of Buildings Directive EU European Union GCHPs Coupled Ground Heat Pumps GHG Greenhouse Gas emissions GSHP Ground Source Heat Pump...
Another important goal that the EU has considered regarding climate change is to increase energy efficiency by 20%, which also means reducing energy consumption by 20%. In this context, the Energy Efficiency Directive No. 2012/27/EU was adopted and came into force in 2012. The target includes...
Improving energy efficiency The European Commission has identified video game consoles, a “priority product group” to be covered either by regulation or a self-regulatory initiative to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We worked with other console manufacturers to develop responsible requirements to ach...
BlackRock identifies Sustainable Investments which contribute to a range of environmental and / or social objectives which may include but are not limited to alternative and renewable energy, energy efficiency, pollution prevention or mitigation, reuse and recycling, health, nutrition, sanitation and educa...
financial resilience and ability to invest in alleviating energy poverty (for example, through energy efficiency or micro generation) among disabled people. Fig. 1: Income, expenditure and energy use distributions by household type in the EU.
Despite various government policies promoting energy efficiency in buildings over the last 15 years, Cyprus is still associated with a large untapped energy efficiency potential in this sector. The impact of different policy scenarios on future energy needs of the building sector in Cyprus is explored...
Energy efficiencySolar energySince the European Energy Efficiency Directive, a lot of attention has been paid to energy saving measures, including how to overcome the barriers for implementation. This paper addresses the dilemmas of the Dutch dairy sector, where farms are getting bigger and ...
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