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The European Commission now has an opportunity to phase out gas cooking in the EU households as it reviews the ecodesign rules for domestic cooking appliances. Doing so would slash CO2 emissions, and dramatically improve indoor air quality.
The event will bring to a close a three-and-a-half-year initiative where National Standards Bodies and societal stakeholders worked together to raise awareness of European environmental priorities in standardisation.
Implementing policy and standards at all stages of a product life cycle can exert high impacts on the resource-saving potential of products and promote circular economy and resource efficiency. This is why Environmental Design and Labelling are effective tools for improving the energy efficiency of products.
On Thursday 17 November, national experts will meet in Brussels to rubberstamp new ecodesign rules for smartphones and tablets.
ECOS and 26 organisations demand the phase-out of fossil-fuel boilers and a widespread roll-out of heat pumps, solar-powered technologies, and district heating in a letter sent today to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and executive vice-president Frans Timmermans.
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As part of the fit-for-55 package, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) is being revised to boost renovations and improve the sustainability of homes, offices, and all other types of buildings.
Home heating appliances are high on the EU policy agenda. With energy prices soaring, and as leaders look for energy sources alternative to Russian supplies, many look for ways to switch off their gas boilers… but stay warm this winter. In this scenario, demand for biomass heating appliances is on the rise. Biomass heating systems to burn wood pellets, chips or logs are seeing a spike in their popularity.
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