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36 percent of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions in the EU are caused by buildings (Photo: VELUX / ESTIF)

Building performance - win-win for climate and EU Commission?

The executive vice-president of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, must be feeling the pressure.

As the commissioner in charge of the European Green Deal and the entire green transition of the European economy, a great responsibility lies on his shoulders.

With the official adoption of the European Climate Law in the spring, the Union's climate ambitions are now set in stone. A 55-percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 will have to become reality. Everyone...

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Tom Deleu is general secretary of the European Federation of Bulding and Woodworkers (EFBWW). Gunde Odgaard is president of the EFBWW's standing committee building.

36 percent of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions in the EU are caused by buildings (Photo: VELUX / ESTIF)

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Author Bio

Tom Deleu is general secretary of the European Federation of Bulding and Woodworkers (EFBWW). Gunde Odgaard is president of the EFBWW's standing committee building.

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