Laws & Policies in the EU

🌱 What does the EU’s Innovation Fund do? The EU’s Innovation Fund “is one of the world’s largest funding programmes for the deployment of net-zero and innovative technologies”. It aims to “support Europe's transition to climate neutrality” by 2050. It does this by “creat[ing] financial incentives f

🌱 How will the EU’s revised Effort Sharing Regulation reduce emissions? The Effort Sharing Regulation “lays down mandatory annual reductions in greenhouse gas […] emissions […] with regard to road transport, building heating, agriculture, small industrial installations and waste management”. The re

🌱 What is planned? On 7 December 2023, the European Parliament and European Council reached a provisional agreement to revise the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). Under the revised EPBD, EU Member States will be required “to reduce the average primary energy use of residential buil