Opinion by Alice Corovessi, Managing Director, INZEB The construction sector is considered among the most vital for the European economy ranking. With more than 25 million people being employed and working in the sector, the contribution to Europe’s GDP is about 10%. After a long decline period (2008 – 2013) due to the economic and
Buildings’ operation in 2021 resulted in 30% of global final energy consumption and 27% of total energy sector emissions. Members States are moving forward in designing and applying more strict building energy efficiency codes, promoting at the same time the use of renewable energy technologies in buildings to achieve the decarbonisation goals of the sector
The development of a European sustainability competence framework is one of the policy actions set out in the European Green Deal as a catalyst to promote learning on environmental sustainability in the European Union. GreenComp identifies a set of sustainability competences to feed into education programmes to help learners develop knowledge, skills and attitudes that
Opinion by Alice Corovessi, Managing Director, INZEB On Jan 1, 2023, Sweden assumed the role of Council of the European Union President. The four priorities set for the six-month period of the Presidency include (i) security and unity, (ii) competitiveness, (iii) green and energy transitions, and (iv) democratic values and the rule of law. For the green and energy transitions priority, Sweden aims to bring
Opinion by Alice Corovessi, Managing Director, INZEB In her State of the Union address in September 2022, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission proclaimed 2023 as the European Year of Skills. The EU Year of Skills is an excellent opportunity for the European countries and the organisations working and supporting adults’ upskilling and