Climate change and Environment and sustainability / /
The European Union sets its sights on the complete decarbonization of the building stock by 2050
The new directive on the energy performance of buildings tackles the need to reduce the environmental impact of the building sector, which accounts for 40% of total energy consumption in the EU and 36% of its greenhouse gas emissions.
Directive (EU) 2024/1275 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 on the energy performance of buildings was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on May 8, 2024. The new directive, in force since May 28, is a recasting of Directive 2010/31/EU, which had already been substantially amended several times to adapt it to the EU’s climate and energy targets for 2030 and 2050, to the “Renovation Wave” strategy (aiming to result in the renovation of 35 million buildings before 2030) and to the European Green Deal.