The European Commission wants to see renovations cut EU buildings’ final energy use by 14%, and their heating and cooling energy use by 18%, both by 2030 and compared with 2015, it said in its EU renovation wave strategy published Oct. 14. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now This would be in line with the EC’s proposed target to cut EU CO2 emissions by at least 55% from 1990 levels by 2030, which the European Parliament and national governments acting in the EU Council are still debating. Fossil fuels accounted for 76.5% of heating energy in EU buildings in 2017, so will be most affected by such plans. In absolute numbers, the 14% equates to a […]