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Shaping Europe's built environment for a climate-neutral and sustainable future: a policy brief
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Shaping Europe's built environment for a climate-neutral and sustainable future: a policy brief
23 January 2025
This policy brief outlines the need for transforming Europe's built environment towards climate neutrality by addressing challenges like climate change, urbanisation, and housing poverty, with the goal of creating a sustainable and resilient future.
Editorial Team
The built environment plays a crucial role in shaping daily life and must undergo significant transformation towards climate neutrality due to interconnected crises, such as climate change and urbanisation.
The European Green Deal, introduced in 2020, sets a framework for making Europe climate-neutral by 2050. This includes addressing housing and energy poverty while promoting sustainability.
The European Commission’s 2024 agenda reinforces these goals, highlighting the importance of transforming the building sector.
This policy brief explores the challenges and current legislation, proposing solutions to turn Europe’s building stock into a driver for a sustainable, climate-neutral future.
