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#EnergyEfficiency - New EU rules for buildings and homes
During April's plenary session in Strasbourg MEPs voted in favour of proposals to update these rules. The main changes to the Energy Performance of Buildings directive are:
- EU countries will have to prepare national long-term strategies to support the renovation of buildings. The aim is that by 2050 buildings in the EU hardly use any energy.
- The use of smart technologies will need to be encouraged to reduce energy consumption.
- New buildings will be required to have recharging points for electric cars in parking spaces
Danish EPP member Bendt Bendtsen, who is responsible for steering the updated rules through Parliament, said: “We have now given member states the tool box with which to make their apartments and housing more energy efficient for the future.”
EU measures to promote cleaner energy also target renewables and the energy efficiency of electric devices.
40% of all the energy consumed in the EU is used for heating and cooling buildings.
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