Eleven Member States already achieved their 2020 targets. In 2017, the share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy, in the European Union (EU), reached 17.5%, up from 17.0% in 2016 and more than double the share in 2004 (8.5%), the first year for which the data are...

Energy consumption in Europe rose for the third consecutive year in 2017, pulling the EU further away from its 2020 energy efficiency objective, according to official figures published on Thursday (7 February). 

Energy-saving efforts continue to deliver vast gains, but their progress is slowing and will need at least a doubling of investment in order to reach global sustainability goals, according to the International Energy Agency’s new Energy Efficiency 2018 market report, released last week. ...

Faced with the third year in a row of growing energy demand across the EU, the Commission has put in place a Member States’ expert taskforce to assess the causes and discuss ways to ensure the 2020 energy efficiency target is achieved.  

Local authorities and policy makers, as local consumers and producers (‘prosumers’) of energy, are in the position to lead the local sustainable energy transition. Energy efficiency (EE) is a cornerstone of sustainable energy policies as EPBD and relevant national regulation on nZEB...

For the first time, Eurostat is publishing prices for electricity and natural gas that are fully comparable across countries. With the new data requested in Regulation (EU) 2016/1952, Eurostat is now able to calculate the weighted average price reflecting total household consumption. In the past,...

Some countries do strikingly better than others in saving energy, but all can better use efficiency to meet their Paris Agreement climate goals, according to The 2018 International Energy Efficiency Scorecard published by the nonprofit American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). No...

The Comparative Study provides a brief overview of existing public policies promoting renovation and energy efficiency of buildings in individual V4 countries. The Study identifies best practices and pressing issues mainly in the 4 policy areas energy performance certification of buildings,...

With the promising trend of plunging prices for renewable energy, there may be a temptation to wonder whether energy efficiency is still cost effective. The answer is a very affirmative “yes.”  As companies, cities, and states work to keep energy costs down and meet ambitious...

New rules will make buildings smarter and more energy efficient, saving money and creating jobs in the renovation and construction sector.