2025 is a key year for Europe to decarbonise its buildings to become energy independent, meet its decarbonisation objectives and tackle energy poverty. On May 20th, the European Commission will relaunch the Energy Efficiency Financing Coalition (EEFC), tasked with supporting Member States to implement them at a national level, and is developing an Affordable Housing Plan. These will provide a new framework for financial institutions and investors to deploy capital alongside a transition to net-zero for real estate and buildings in Europe.

In this event, co-organised by the Renovate Europe Campaign, the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), and Climate Strategy (CS) we will discuss the current state of play of energy efficiency finance for real estate in light of the latest EU regulatory developments, and the findings of the latest CS report on how to fill the EU climate investment gap more efficiently.

There is momentum to synchronise the EU policies with innovative private energy efficiency finance to materialise its climate goals and to tackle energy poverty.