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As you will read in this newsletter, several EU policy initiatives with a significant impact on both flat glass manufacturing and its final products, are on the pipeline of EU institutions. The European Commission is expected to review the entire energy and climate policy framework to align current legislations to the Green Deal objective.
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Glass for Europe is actively participating in the debate and is providing its expertise and input to European authorities and help them design a regulatory framework that both delivers on building renovation and works for the flat glass sector. With the Next Generation EU recovery package, it is time to design instruments, which at the same time, boost the economy and delivers a massive reduction in CO2 emissions.
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Finally, I am delighted to let you know that a new glass and glazing national association will soon join Glass for Europe as a national partner. After BV Glas (see news below), Polish Glass (Związek Pracodawców Polskie Szkło) will officially start cooperating with us as of April. Glass for Europe is more than ever positioning itself as the reference center and catalyst for cooperation in the European flat glass eco-system in support of sustainable growth.
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Secretary General, Glass for Europe
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The European climate and energy policy under review
2021 will see the EU engage in the review of a wide range of climate and energy policies to adapt them to the increased climate ambition of reducing by 55% the GHG emissions by 2030. The longer-term objective of making Europe the first climate-neutral continent by mid-century continues to guide all policy actions. In its Communication “Fit for 55”, the European Commission announced that revisions of legislations such as the Effort Sharing Regulation, the EU Emissions Trading System, the Renewable Energy Directive, the Energy Efficiency Directive as well as the introduction of a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will be presented in June. The discussions on the content of these revised legislations are already taking place in Brussels and Glass for Europe is busy engaging in early advocacy on all these files.
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While building renovation remains one of the flagships of the European Green Deal with the announced ‘renovation wave’, the review of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) is not included in the “Fit for 55” package and will take place at the end of the year. Glass for Europe is active on all fronts, alone and in coalition with like-minded European organisations, to advocate for effective instruments to support building renovation and to increase the window replacement rate. Several papers, advocacy tools, and reports have been released in the last months and are currently being used by Glass for Europe's secretariat in Brussels and by our national partners in Member States capitals.
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EED and EPBD reviews - Activating the Renovation Wave to meet the EU’s climate ambition
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It is Glass for Europe’s conviction that to achieve the ambitious target on CO2 emission reduction of at least 55% by 2030 as proposed by the European Commission, drastic cuts in buildings’ energy consumption and related emissions are needed in Europe. The carbon budget …
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An EU ETS mechanism for buildings Priority to fixing the EED and EPBD
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To Glass for Europe, the higher CO2 emission reduction objective calls for focusing short-term efforts on a major upgrade of the existing policy and legal framework rather than in setting up a carbon trading system for buildings…
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Reviewing the Energy Efficiency Framework to generate a window replacement wave
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The window, door and flat glass industry welcomes the publication of the Commission’s communication “A Renovation Wave for Europe – greening our buildings, creating jobs, improving lives”. The objective to double the annual energy renovation rate of residential and non-residential buildings by 2030 represents a crucial step toward a …
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Glass for Europe contributes to the new European Bauhaus
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Glass for Europe contributed to the new European Bauhaus to highlight the importance of considering buildings in all their dimensions and to promote a people-centred approach to architecture. Thanks to high energy performance glazing, buildings can be energy efficient without making compromise on design, aesthetic, and occupant’s wellbeing. Glass is an incomparable material made to look through and to connect …
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National certification schemes for automotive glass
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The European automotive glass industry is concerned by the increasing number of national certification schemes for automotive glass put in place worldwide. Glass for Europe calls on the national authorities to continue cooperating in the United Nations framework and reconsider the introduction of unilateral national schemes and trade barriers. The safety of glass pieces mounted in vehicles is consistently ensured …
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Glass for Europe answers to EED and RED public consultation
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The European Commission is working on a review of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) to address the remaining gaps and set a new legislative framework fit for the 55% greenhouse gas reduction objective. In November 2020, a series of public consultations have been launched to seek stakeholder views. Glass for Europe answered to both …
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Glass for Europe answers to the Consultation on the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) review
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Glass for Europe answered today to the consultation on the EU ETS update in light of the revision of the European Climate targets. Flat glass is a strategic material for the massive decarbonisation of the EU economy and the European flat glass industry stands ready to embrace the European Green Deal. The necessary adaptation of the EU ETS should mitigate …
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Glass for Europe answers to the Taxonomy consultation
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Glass for Europe answered today to the public consultation on a draft Delegated Regulation relating to the EU’s “Taxonomy Regulation”. The Delegated Regulation specifies the Screening Criteria to defines an economic activity as “sustainable” in the context of the Taxonomy Regulation. The Taxonomy Regulation is expected to bring markets towards a more environmentally sustainable model. The European flat glass sector …
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Taxonomy risks undermining Renovation Wave
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Glass for Europe joins the call of Renovate Europe for an increase of the energy performance standards for the renovation of buildings in the taxonomy delegated act. In a letter sent to vice Executive Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner Simson, Renovate Europe highlights the contradiction between the objectives of the Renovation Wave Strategy and the ongoing work on the EU Taxonomy …
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Glass for Europe at MIR STEKLA
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On March 22nd, Glass for Europe was virtually in Moscow for the 22nd edition of MIR STEKLA, the International Exhibition for Glass Products, Manufacturing, Processing and Finishing Technology. MIR STEKLA is an international exhibition of technologies and equipment for glass production and processing. Bertrand Cazes, Secretary General of Glass for Europe, participated in the opening session on Investments and Innovations …
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Generating a window replacement wave
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To materialize, the Renovation Wave needs to be backed by an ambitious revision of both the Energy Efficiency Directive and the Energy Performance of Building Directive. This is the message that the European flat glass and window industries represented by Glass for Europe, EuroWindoor, ARGE, European Aluminium, EPPA and ES-SO, want to send to EU legislators currently redesigning both the …
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Window replacement at the core of national resilience and recovery plans
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Window replacement at the core of national resilience and recovery plans Brussels, 1 February 2021 The European window and door eco-system represented by EuroWindoor, ARGE, European Aluminium, EPPA, ES-SO, and Glass for Europe joined forces to call on National Governments to put Window replacement at the core of national Resilience and Recovery Plans. Developing effective plans to replace …
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BV Glas joins Glass for Europe as National Partners
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Glass for Europe welcomes a new National Partners, BV Glas, the Federal Association of the German Glass Industry. BV Glass represents the environmental, economic and energy policy interests of around 80 percent of German glass manufacturing companies. “We are pleased to be welcoming BV Glas as a National Partner. This decision consolidates the long-lasting cooperation between our two associations and …
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Workshop on Reaction to fire
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On 19 February, Glass for Europe hosted its first online workshop on Reaction to fire for national partners . Glass and glazing national associations demanded to discuss the issue with peers from other countries and companies’ experts, and Glass for Europe’s workshops resulted to be the best format to provide a forum for discussion to its membership. What is the impact …
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