Electricity gets cleaner every year. And we know how to reach zero.
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Oped by Dries Acke, Director at the European Climate Foundation Yes, we get the question. Why is the European Climate Foundation part of the Electrification alliance? Do you like coal, gas, nuclear, incinerators? The question is fair but doesn’t grasp the dynamics of the transition. …
An ambitious Fit for 55 package is crucial to decarbonise Europe’s heating and cooling sector and make it fit for 2050
Oped by Thomas Nowak, Secretary General of the European Heat Pump Association Heat pumps are already the technology of choice in new buildings in many EU countries. However, the technology also affords benefits in renovation – and three-quarters of Europe’s housing stock deemed inefficient, this …
The copper industry has a significant role to play in enabling decarbonisation
By Bernard Respaut, CEO of the European Copper Institute The EU Energy Roadmap 2050 estimates that copper-enabled decarbonising technologies can abate some 75% of EU GHG emissions[1]. Indeed, copper is used across the electricity system and in heat exchange. Thanks to its excellent electrical and …
The smart electrification of buildings, transport and industry: a win-win for both the system and end-users
Michael Villa, Executive Director, smartEn Climate change is one of the most existential threats we have faced to date. It is vital we take action today to fend off its worst consequences – the impact of which we have already seen with the fires and …
Europe’s climate and skills agendas must go hand in hand
Julie Beaufils, Secretary General …
