Position Papers
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19 June 2020
Eurima response to the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Roadmap
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31 March 2020
A renovation wave across Europe
How to make it a realdriver for a decarbonized, sustainable and healthy built environment and a stimulus for the economic recovery.
A renovation wave across Europe (208.26 kB) -
06 February 2020
Eurima response to the consultation on the European Climate Law
The European Insulation Manufacturers Association (Eurima) welcomes the Commission’s intention to propose a Climate Law to put the 2050 climate neutrality objective into legislation. Eurima is strongly committed to, and supports, the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 at the latest. The Climate Law needs to help accelerate the transition, by providing certainty as to the trajectories to be taken at EU and national level, and by enabling all sectors to play their part, building on citizens’ engagement.
Response to Consultation (123.00 kB) -
21 January 2020
Eurima response to the Circular Economy Action Plan Roadmap
Eurima welcomes the Commission’s intention to adopt a new Circular Economy Action Plan in which actions in high-impact sectors, such as construction, will be identified. The European Insulation Manufacturers Association (Eurima) is strongly committed to, and supports, the transition to a circular economy.
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02 December 2019
Climate Neutral Building Stock
Mineral wool’s important contribution to bringing EU greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050.
Climate Neutral Building Stock (557.02 kB) -
13 November 2019
Why including buildings in the EU ETS is not the right tool to deliver energy-efficient homes
The European Commission is assessing whether to extend the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to cover the emissions associated with the heating and cooling of buildings. This paper points out several reasons why this would not be the best approach to deliver a highly energy-efficient and decarbonised building stock by 2050.
including buildings in the EU ETS (100.70 kB) -
18 June 2019
BETTER BUILDINGS FOR A BETTER FUTURE
Eurima's action plan for a sustainable building stock by 2050
Buildings are critical to our health and well-being: Most of us spend up to 90 percent of the day in the office, at school, in hospitals, shops and at home, and the way we build and use our buildings directly impacts the quality and sustainability of our living environment.Download Arcadis white paper (4.82 MB) -
14 November 2017
EED Article 7 - the Key Mechanism to Renovate Europe’s Buildings
EED Art 7 (288.46 kB)