The European Commission has launched a public consultation on a strategy for long-term EU greenhouse gas emissions reduction. All interested citizens and stakeholders can send their contributions by 9 October 2018. The consultation aims at: Collecting views and opinions on the technological and socio-economic pathways that should be explored for a long-term EU greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategy …

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It is of our great pleasure to be among the co-authors of the Energy Atlas: Figures and Facts about Renewables in Europe edition, an initiative of Heinrich Boell Foundation in cooperation with the Green European Foundation, European Renewable Energies Federation, and Le Monde Diplomatique. ΙΝΖΕΒ contributed with the article entitled Energy Poverty Waiting in the Cold and Dark, which was written by Alice Corovessi. Τhe …

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Energy Poverty is becoming globally recognized as a social problem with increasing negative impacts and serious health effects. INZEB – Institute of Zero Energy Buildings, in collaboration with the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Greece, is conducting a survey having as main aim to understand what are the challenges that need to be addressed, and what are the needs and priorities of …

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With more than 100 participants from Greece and other European countries and 25 speakers and panelists IENE’s one day conference on “Investing in Energy Efficiency”, which was held in Athens last week (24/5) proved a great success as it helped to highlight the serious challenges and opportunities that are now being created in the field of …

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INZEB – Institute of Zero Energy Buildings in collaboration with the National Technical University of Athens, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Decision Support System Laboratory, Housing Europe, the Metropolitan Research Institute – MRI, the Estonian Union Of Co-Operative Housing Associations (EKYL) and the Energiaklub are conducting a Pan-European survey entitled “Energy Poverty: EU Citizens’ Awareness Level”. The main objective …

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On 26 June 2017, energy ministers of the European Union will meet to agree on a general approach for the first batch of the ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans package’, a set of legal tools which will set Europe’s next steps in achieving its energy transition. Energy efficiency policies are the cornerstone of this package. …

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The buildings sector has an important potential for the development of Renewable Energy Applications (RES), according to the relevant roadmap (REmsp) that was recently (2016) presented in a report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), with data from 40 participating countries around the world. As clearly stated, buildings present the best opportunity for …

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