Recovery and resilience scoreboard. Energy efficiency in buildings

Abstract

The Commission presented its ‘Renovation wave strategy’13 in October 2020 to boost energy efficient renovations. It aims to at least double the annual energy renovation rate of buildings by 2030 and to foster deep renovation, to meet the overall 55% GHG emission reduction target by 2030. This objective was also reflected in the European flagship ‘Renovate’14, in which the Commission encouraged Member States to include energy efficiency investments and reforms in their recovery and resilience plans. The three priority areas: decarbonisation of heating and cooling, tackling energy poverty and worst-performing buildings, and renovation of public buildings such as schools, hospitals and administrative buildings. To achieve this, the strategy proposes to break down existing barriers along the renovation chain, through stronger regulations and standards, ensuring accessible and well- targeted funding, increased capacity building to implement renovation projects, and expanding the market for sustainable construction products and services.