ENERGY Buildings

Commission demands energy standards for all renovations

By Jennifer Rankin - 06.11.2008 / 00:00 CET

Standards no longer restricted to big buildings; extra costs to be offset by energy savings.

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Time to devote more energy to growth

Efficiency must be at the heart of a European growth pact.

HOMES Buildings are responsible for around 40% of Europe's carbon emissions. REUTERS

Efficiency must be at the heart of a European growth pact.

Changes to efficiency rules would leave EU far short of targets, Commission will tell ministers.

Member states' intransigence could sink the energy-efficiency directive.

Divisions persist over defining energy savings.

Emissions are down in sectors covered by EU's emissions reading scheme.

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