EU urged to rachet up green energy standards for buildings

Call comes after ambitious early draft of EU energy performance in buildings directive ran into oppositionThe EU executive is under pressure to ratchet up green energy standards for buildings, as it prepares a further batch of legislation to tackle the climate emergency.The European Commission is expected to propose mandatory energy efficiency upgrades for buildings in the EU in legislative proposals published on Wednesday, but MEPs and Green NGOs fear they will not be strict enough. Continue reading...