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President von der Leyen’s dream team has not yet taken office, but in Brussels it is clear to everyone what will be the main priority of the new European Commission. Vice president Timmermans, who is in charge for the European Green Deal portfolio, will have 100 days to propose a climate law that will enshrine the EU 2050 carbon neutrality commitment, ensure higher ambition for 2030 and update existing climate legislation.
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Glass for Europe has already started its communication and advocacy activities on the subject intensifying contacts with confirmed MEPs and building new relationships with the freshly elected. The solid arguments provided by the TNO study have been so far extremely handy to advocate the increase of the window replacement rate, convey the urgency of decarbonising the EU building stock and highlight the energy savings and CO2 emission reduction potential of high-performance glazing. But we expect the upcoming new Green Deal to be more ambitious on CO2 emissions reduction and sustainability issues. The industry will be most likely required to made further efforts and speed up the decarbonisation of its manufacturing processes. Glass for Europe is preparing itself to engage in fruitful discussions with EU legislators so that flat glass specifies are considered in both new and revised legislations. Since flat glass is an essential material to decarbonise the most emitting sectors of the EU economy (building and transport), it is imperative to ensure that the transition to a climate neutral economy do not hamper the competitiveness of European made flat glass products.
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Educating new elected MEPs about flat glass
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In September 17 and 18 as well as October 20 and 21, Glass for Europe was in Strasbourg creating new relationships with freshly elected MEPs and congratulating the incumbent ones for their confirmation. A personal meeting is the most appropriate way to educate MEPS about flat glass, an essential material for buildings, transport vehicles as well as other applications such …
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Glass for Europe in Buenos Aires for the SISTECCER Congress
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On 5 September, Glass for Europe was in Buenos Aires at SISTECCER, the biggest event for the glazing industry in Argentina. SISTECCER gathers architects, engineers, flat glass manufacturers and processors, material providers and experts from the building sector from all over the world, to discuss about the last technologies in glazing and the global trends in architectural design. Bertrand Cazes, …
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Energy Balance at CA EPBD Plenary Meeting
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On 5 June, Glass for Europe was in Riga, to meet national delegates from all EU members (and Norway) who gathered to discuss the EPBD implementation during the CA EPBD - Plenary Meeting. The European flat glass association took part in the informal session “How could calculation methods improve national savings on existing building stock and how to implement it in practice?”, …
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Raising awareness about the contribution of energy efficient glazing
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As of the release of the TNO study on the evaluation of the impact of high-performance glazing on energy consumption and CO2 savings, Glass for Europe has been active to disseminate the results in different fora a across Europe. The study is also being used by National Associations and companies to advocate for more targeted measures to support the renovation of outdated windows and glazing. Communication materials are now available in French, Dutch and Spanish and are helping raising awareness among national governments about the contribution of energy efficient glazing to reach their energy and climate objectives.
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Glazing savings potential at the Convention of Glass Associations
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Approximately 36 Mtoe of energy savings could be realised in 2030 in the EU, only by doubling the window renovation rate and ensuring the installation of high performance glazing products readily available on the market. That was among the main messages Glass for Europe shared with representatives of glass associations from all over the world, during the 3rd Convention of …
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Glass for Europe at Glass Performance Days - GPD 2019
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On June 28, at Glass Performance Days (GPD 2019), in Tampere (Finland), Cedric Janssens, Public Affairs Manager at Glass for Europe, presented the paper The contribution of energy efficient glazing to Paris objective in different EU building renovation scenarios. The paper considers the impact of windows renovation, and in particular of the upgrade of the glazing, to energy savings and CO2 …
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Glass for Europe at ECEEE Summer Study 2019
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This week, Glass for Europe was at ECEEE Summer Study, the biennial, interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral conference which gathers energy efficiency professionals from all over the world. On Wednesday, during the panel session dedicated to “Building policies and programmes (Policy approaches for energy efficiency and EnR in existing buildings”, Cedric Janssens presented the paper Contribution of energy efficient glazing to Paris objective …
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Glass for Europe answers EEAG consultation on State aid for Environmental protection and Energy
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Today, Glass for Europe answered to the targeted consultation for the Evaluation of the Guidelines on State aid for Environmental protection and Energy 2014-2020 (EEAG). The consultation aims to gather stakeholders’ views on the implementation of the State aid Guidelines for environmental protection and energy, and wants to collect insights about potential gaps, overlaps or excessive regulatory burden. In its …
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Glass for Europe answers to the consultation on the update of PRODCOM list
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On June 7th, Glass for Europe submitted its contribution to the public consultation on the update of the list of EU industrial products (PRODCOM list). In its response, the European association of flat glass manufacturers and transformers highlighted the difficulties and problems generated using official statistical data, based on NACE 4 and PRODCOM 8 classifications. Because of an improper classification …
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