Climate and energy Archives - Glass for Europe

An activable Renovation Wave to meet the EU’s climate ambition and relaunch the construction sector

An activable Renovation Wave to meet the EU’s climate ambition and relaunch the construction sector   The European flat glass industry welcomes the European Union’s desire to engage in a Renovation Wave of public and private buildings, as announced in the European Green Deal, and is ready to deliver the high-performance glazing EU buildings need

Position paper on the proposed new Climate Law

Position paper on the proposed new Climate Law The first step towards carbon neutrality Glass for Europe, the trade association of Europe’s flat glass sector, welcomes the proposal from the European Commission to enshrine in law the objective for the EU to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050. The flat glass sector has embraced the climate neutrality

Flat Glass in Climate-Neutral Europe

The flat glass sector is indispensable to the massive decarbonisation of the building, transport and energy sectors, which represent the lion’s share of Europe’s CO2 emissions. Flat glass manufacturing is also an energy-intensive activity. The sector takes it as its duty to reduce its own CO2 emissions, which represents a significant challenge in moving towards

Position paper on the European Green Deal: operationalising the decarbonisation agenda

Position paper on the European Green Deal: operationalising the decarbonisation agenda Europe’s flat glass industry welcomes the release of the European Green Deal and the Commission’s ambition to actively operationalize a decarbonisation agenda across all relevant policies. The European flat glass sector takes it as its role to produce at a competitive price the materials

Minimum Performance Requirements for Windows

Minimum performance requirements for window replacement in the residential sector   As required by the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, EU Member States have to set cost-optimal minimum energy performance requirements for the replacement of building elements such as windows. The map and the table below illustrate how EU Member States have implemented this 2012 EPBD requirement

Answer to EC consultation on Strategy for long-term EU greenhouse gas emissions reduction

Long term greenhouse gas emissions reduction To achieve its temperature objectives, the Paris Agreement also includes a long term ambition to achieve a balance between emissions and removals of greenhouse gases by human activities in the second half of this century. In your opinion, what are the biggest opportunities and challenges The EU needs to

The benefits of Window Energy Labelling

  The benefits of Window Energy Labelling Providing meaningful and intelligible information to consumers on the energy performance of the products they purchase is effective at reducing energy demand, bringing savings to households and helping cut GHG emissions. Energy labels have demonstrated to be an efficient information tool for consumers and can be applied to

European Energy Efficiency Industries call on Energy Council to equip the energy efficiency market with ambitious enabling framework

8th June 2018 To: Members of the Energy Council RE:  European Energy Efficiency Industries call on Energy Council to equip the energy efficiency market with ambitious enabling framework Dear Minister, You are facing a once-in-a decade opportunity to truly boost the energy efficiency market in Europe. Doing so will bring multiple benefits for European industry,

Energy balance: the right approach to assess the energy performance of windows

Ensuring a proper assessment of the energy performance of windows when implementing the revised EPBD The implementation of the revised Energy Performance of Building Directive[1] offers a unique opportunity to Member States to optimise the energy performance of national building stocks and thus to contribute to achieving the EU’s long-term decarbonisation objectives. Simply by way

Infographic- Windows of energy efficiency opportunities

Consultation on Revision of the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) Directive

1. Free allocation and addressing the risk of carbon leakage 1. The European Council called for a periodic revision of benchmarks in line with technological progress. How could this be best achieved in your view and, in particular, which data could be used to this end? How frequently should benchmarks be updated, keeping in mind

Minimum performance requirements for window replacement in the residential sector

Report on Minimum performance requirements for window replacement in the residential sector The study developed a comprehensive list of minimum performance requirements for windows (U-values and when appropriate g-values) for windows replacement in the residential sector in the 28 EU Member States. The main result is a table showing an overview about legal requirements for replacement