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Energy Poverty Handbook 2022
A compilation of several organisations providing practical solutions to combat the impact of spiraling energy prices and to overcome energy poverty. A first edition of the handbook was released in 2016 with a view to examining the causes and effects of energy poverty, this new edition expands upon the findings of the original Energy Poverty […]
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[IEECP Newsletter] September 2022: A knowledge-hub of pragmatic results, innovative ideas and science-based expertise towards the energy transition & a sustainable future
The IEECP newsletter gathers news from projects receiving funding from the European Horizon and LIFE programmes, on topics such as energy poverty, the smart readiness indicator, building cooling, industrial energy efficiency and many more. See all projects IEECP coordinates or participates in.
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After event material – Towards more energy efficient companies – focus on various industry sectors
EU-funded ICCEE aimed at bridging inefficiencies in the cold supply chain stages, increasing the energy efficiency and the energy culture of food and beverage manufacturing industries, warehouses, cold storage and logistic operators. The project enhanced the awareness on energy efficiency and sustainable supply chain initiatives at every organisational level, from top management to operational staff. […]
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[IEECP Newsletter] Summer 2022: annual report and news on energy and climate policies
We offer today and for this summer edition a new version of our newsletter: shorter texts with direct links to the news and categorised news items. We hope that this will help you find quickly what interests you and can feed your work and will be happy to receive your feedback. In the next months, […]
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IEECP annual report 2021
In 2021, the European economy is still struggling with the COVID19 scars yet trying to escape the uncertainty and move on to a recovery phase. 2021 saw political changes, and we were happy to see some measures implemented by the European Commission, such as the proposed revision of the Energy Efficiency Directive strengthening / creating […]
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Innovative sustainability in cities and regions – A 20 minutes intro
For this new IEECP Lunch Seminar (June 2022), Mia Dragovic Matosovic presented two key projects, PROSPECT+ and ENERGee Watch, pushing cities and regions to learn and invest in innovative and sustainable solutions. Both projects provide insightful learning programmes for cities to start out on their journey to a greener future. Find out more about PROSPECT+ […]
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[Video] How to achieve a socially just EU Renovation Wave?
IEECP discussed its study on heating decarbonisation for the low-income groups. focusing on policies to decarbonise residential buildings in Central, Eastern and Southern EU, the impact on energy poverty and the mitigation strategies. Hosted with EURACTIV, this event discussed how a socially just EU Renovation Wave can be achieved and how a massive renovation of […]
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The SENSEI model for Pay-for-Performance schemes in Europe in 20 minutes
IEECP is back with another lunch seminar and this time it’s on Pay-For-Performance Schemes (P4P) in Europe with the SENSEI Project (Senseih2020) led by Filippos Anagnostopoulos. The project coordinator explains the motivations behind the project as well as the advantages of Pay-For-Performance, and why energy efficiency is more important than ever in Europe amidst the current […]
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[IEECP Newsletter] May 2022: heating decarbonisation to alleviate energy poverty and more
This newsletter comes timely, sharing a lot of useful resources when the European Commission is expected to present the RePowerEU package tomorrow, unveiling its Action Plan and complementary proposals. The variety of topics included matches well our portfolio of projects, which results can feed into the package. We presented to key decision-makers in April some […]
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After event material – Alleviating Energy Poverty through Article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive
The event: “Alleviating Energy Poverty through Article 7 of the Energy Efficiency Directive.” organised by IEECP provided the opportunity to learn and exchange knowledge from the perspective of policy making from perspectives on the ENSMOV project and to discuss the utility perspectives on energy poverty support based on learnings from the SocialWatt project. The agenda […]
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Policies to decarbonise residential buildings in Central, Eastern and Southern EU: impact on energy poverty and mitigation strategies
Almost 34 million Europeans are unable to keep their homes adequately warm, and just as energy prices keep rising, the European Union is increasingly targeting energy poverty in its policy action. To better understand how to measure and identify energy poverty and evaluate the adequate policies, IEECP established for the European Climate Foundation a study […]
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Energy poverty and the future costs under the Energy Efficiency Directive: the role of article 7 policies
The event organised by IEECP allowed gathering members of the European Commission, European Parliament and National Ministries to discuss key results from projects and initiatives on the topic of energy poverty and the role of policies to alleviate it. Speakers discussed the role of the Fit-for-55 package, Art7 EED policies as well as EU funds […]
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Press release – Tapping the full potential of community energy in Europe: 9 EU-funded projects join forces to engage users in the tools they developed
In a digital event gathering over 100 participants, 9 EU-funded projects showcased the tools they are providing to organise/plan/grow a community energy initiative. Energy communities have high potential for moving away from imported fossil fuels, and tools made for various market players, from citizens to technology providers, can support. It was the opportunity for BECoop […]
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Podcast – Changing people’s habits
In this episode, host Mathias Steck, Service Area Manager for Renewables Northern Europe at DNV, is joined by Filippos Anagnostopoulos, co-ordinator for a project called NUDGE, a European Union Horizon 2020 initiative. Together they explore how behavioural science can be used to incentivize people to make positive changes in terms of their energy use. They […]
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Help REGILIENCE identify the 10 most vulnerable regions to climate change in Europe
We would like to invite you to take part in a research study, part of the European project REGILIENCE – funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme – which aims to foster the adoption and wide dissemination of regional climate resilience pathways. Through this questionnaire we aim to identify the 10 most vulnerable regions to climate change […]
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Infographic – Implementing the E1ST principle through a whole system, integrated approach
Implementing Energy Efficiency First requires looking at the entire energy system and using an integrated approach for energy planning and investment. This means considering jointly the possible evolutions in the energy demand and supply to find the optimal balance which considers all societal benefits and risks, with a long-term perspective. Discover how to implement the […]
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Video – PROSPECT+ – How can local and regional authorities meet the climate and energy goals?
The climate targets are increasingly ambitious and the scale of the challenge faced by local and regional authorities all across Europe requires increased use of other-than-subsidies financing instruments for investments in sustainable energy and low-emission mobility. This webinar introduced the variety of innovative financing instruments and the opportunities to get an in-depth understanding of their […]
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BECOOP – Unlocking the community bioenergy potential
This short video explains in 2 minutes concepts such as biomass / bioenergy, energy communities and introduces BECoop and its key actions to foster a broad deployment of bioenergy heating technologies across Europe and empower policy to transfer the community energy momentum to bioenergy heating. The ambition of BECoop (2020-2023), a project supported by the […]
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Recent developments in the field of Energy Efficiency First
This short seminar focused on the latest developments in the field of Energy Efficiency First. The war in Ukraine and current tensions with Russia put in the spotlight the vulnerability of Europe to energy imports. Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) is more than ever an essential principle to secure that Europeans’ energy needs are met while […]
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Lunch seminar: latest developments in the field of Energy Efficiency First
March 9, 13h-13h30 🗣️ IEECP has held lunch seminars for a few years now, presented first to the team and shared afterwards on YouTube. These lunch seminars are focusing on project evolutions & key results, and we believe this is high time to invite you to join us! For our first open lunch seminar, organised […]
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