Affordable, sustainable and inclusive housing for marginalised communities
Affordability pressures, slow housing supply reactions and uneven access to support schemes are widening Europe’s housing gap. These factors limit access to adequate dwellings, including energy‑efficient homes, and intensify disparities for vulnerable households.
Energy Performance Certificates: Development of EPC Policy Guidelines for Poland
Poland is preparing policy guidelines to improve its energy performance certification system, focusing on quality control, database modernisation, clearer recommendations and alignment with the revised EPBD.
Energy performance certificates: Development of EPC policy guidelines for Hungary
Hungary advances Energy Performance Certificate reform to align with revised EU building requirements.
EU Buildings Climate Tracker 4rd edition: Buildings at the crossroads of the energy and climate crisis
The decarbonisation of Europe’s building stock is progressing faster than it was a few years ago. Still, the gap with climate objectives persists, revealing significant imbalances across sectors and technologies.
Methodology for the identification of EU regions with higher vulnerability to severe energy poverty
A new European methodology combines statistical data and local knowledge to identify the regions most vulnerable to energy poverty and better target available policies and resources.
Development of Article 9: Policy guidelines for Romania
Romania can achieve the objectives of Article 9 of the EPBD, but it needs to strengthen its data systems, institutional coordination and financial support mechanisms to accelerate the renovation of its least efficient buildings.
Development of Article 9: Policy guidelines for Poland
Poland is making progress in transposing Article 9 of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), but shortcomings in data availability, funding and institutional capacity threaten the achievement of targets that require a profound transformation of the building stock.
How are cities answering the call for fossil-free cooling?
Rising temperatures are making cooling an increasingly important urban priority. A new report examines how European cities can respond to extreme heat without increasing their dependence on fossil fuels.
Decarbonising heating and cooling in the European Union: an analysis of national energy and climate plans
A new analysis of national energy and climate plans reveals uneven progress in the decarbonisation of heating and cooling, a key sector for achieving Europe’s climate objectives.
The free degrees: how sustainable, passive-first cooling can save lives, money and food
Global cooling demand is rising rapidly alongside global warming. A new United Nations report explores how access to thermal comfort can be expanded without worsening the climate crisis.