The Cool Heating Coalition argues that the 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) should make the decarbonisation of heating and cooling a priority for EU investment. According to the position paper, the future EU budget should not focus solely on industrial competitiveness but also address challenges that directly affect citizens, including energy poverty, the poor quality of the building stock and dependence on fossil fuels.

Against this backdrop, the coalition warns that the end of the Recovery and Resilience Facility will leave a significant financing gap and calls for a stronger EU budget, with at least 50% of its resources earmarked for climate and nature-related objectives. It also advocates dedicated funding for residential energy renovations, the deployment of renewable heating and cooling systems, and targeted support for low-income households.

Among its key proposals are the creation of a Keep Europeans Warm Facility dedicated to the heating and cooling sector, a dedicated instrument within the European Competitiveness Fund for heating and cooling, the retention of the Just Transition Fund, stronger multi-level governance, and the exclusion of fossil fuel-related projects from EU funding. The coalition argues that these measures would reduce the energy demand of buildings, strengthen Europe’s clean technology industry, and advance the EU’s competitiveness, energy security and climate neutrality objectives simultaneously.