Tag: energy efficiency

Energy prices

To get the best energy deal, do we all need to become experts now?

Getting the best energy deal is easier said than done. Do we now all need to become energy experts, asks BEUC Energy team leader Jaume Loffredo.

/ June 9, 2023

Rules for sustainable products are one side of the coin. Enforcing them is the other.

It is encouraging for consumers that the EU is working on rules to make products sustainable by design. But if policymakers are serious about delivering, they should not forget about the “on the ground” aspect, argues BEUC’s Monique Goyens. This...

/ December 2, 2022
Solar panels on consumers' homes

Accelerating out of the energy crisis: how to enable consumers to play their part in the green transition

Getting consumers on board is key to accelerating out of the energy crisis, writes BEUC's Energy Team Leader Jaume Loffredo

/ November 17, 2022

It’s high time to attack the root causes of Europe’s energy price spike

Europe’s energy crisis has seen consumer bills for gas and electricity reach record levels. But why are we still not addressing its root causes, asks Monique Goyens? Governments must act now to speed up decarbonisation efforts and accompany consumers on...

/ February 25, 2022

Workers are the building blocks of the home Renovation Wave. But in Germany, where are they all?

The skills crunch is posing a big challenge to Germany’s plans to renovate its housing stock.

/ February 14, 2022

How one-stop shops could help consumers take the home renovation plunge: some food for thought from North Macedonia

For the second in our mini-series of blogs on sustainable housing, Marijana Lonchar-Velkova and Sanja Popovska-Vasilevska from the Consumers’ Organisation of Macedonia (COM), from North Macedonia, explain how the Balkan nation is making efforts to boost the energy efficiency of...

Shifting heat: how to get consumers on board the energy transition

In September, the European Commission announced plans to raise its 2030 EU-wide greenhouse gas reduction target, from 50% to 55%. For energy consumers, the biggest change will be in how we heat our homes, with a big shift away from...

/ October 29, 2020

For warmer homes and less energy poverty in the EU

Daniel helps a family stay warm with some clever tricks. Sticking bubble wrap around the windows is one option to keep the cold out of the house. But these are short-term fixes, not long-term solutions. And winters are cold in...

and / December 4, 2017