European Union countries would be required to renovate their least energy efficient buildings by the end of the decade to cut emissions and save fuel, under rules proposed by the European Commission on Wednesday.
G-grade homes must be renovated by 2030 and then F-grade homes by 2033. Non-residential buildings must be renovated faster – G-grade ones by 2027 and F-grade by 2030. Louise Sunderland, senior adviser at the non-profit Regulatory Assistance Project, said setting minimum grades was essential to kick-start renovations, but it did not incentivize deeper renovations to lift buildings into the best performing A, B or C grades and deliver significant energy savings.The long-term aim is for all EU buildings to have zero emissions by 2050, when the EU has committed to eliminate its net emissions.
Advocates see renovation as a chance to win public support for green policies, for example if subsidized renovation programmes improve their quality of life with warmer homes and a fall in heating bills that have climbed in recent months because of record gas prices.
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