The report provides an overview of the Energy Efficiency First principle and its implementation within the European Union, with a particular focus on recent policy developments and pilot projects in four countries: Croatia, Italy, Greece, and Poland.
Five EU-funded R&I projects are joining forces to further increase the current momentum around DHC, discussing on investigating barriers and opportunities at the policy level during a 90-minute workshop in the framework of the EUSEW Sustainable Energy Days 2024.
The publication underscores the significance of local authorities in realising the European Commission's vision of achieving climate neutrality by 2050. Crucial contribution also needed in the building sector.
This declaration has been developed by the Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union and signed at the High-Level event of European Mayors.
The city of Bilbao, in Spain, was a polluted industrial city but it is now committed to becoming carbon-neutral through a decarbonisation heating strategy.