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Glass for Europe has launched a new website on the revised Construction Products Regulation, which provides a comprehensive overview of how the glass industry is affected. The site is now live. Click here for the link.
The campaign Renovate Europe – which Glass for Europe contributes to – recently organised Renovate Europe Day (REDay) in Copenhagen in the presence of the European Commissioner for Energy & Housing, Dan Jørgensen.
From 19 September to 17 October of this year, the European Commission gathered stakeholders’ feedback on the next steps of the New European Bauhaus. Announced in 2020, this is a transdisciplinary initiative which aims at supporting several of the European Commission’s political priorities.
Glass for Europe recently contributed to two Calls for Evidence: one on the future ‘Electrification Action Plan’ and the other on the ‘Heating and Cooling Strategy’. The Secretariat seized this opportunity to explain why the flat glass sector must be included in the list of sectors eligible to indirect costs compensation under the EU ETS. Read all the way for an explanation video with SG Bertrand Cazes.
EuroWindoor calls for more time and clearer guidance on the EU’s updated construction product rules, warning that unresolved issues could disrupt compliance and undermine climate-sensitive building practices. Click here for more details on the implications.
Last week, the Glass Alliance Europe organised a policy event to explore ways in which the Clean Industrial Deal could better support the decarbonisation and competitiveness of the glass industry. Here are some key highlights:
The European Commission has unveiled its Clean Industrial Deal, promising to accelerate decarbonisation and boost competitiveness in energy-intensive industries. But does it go far enough? Industry leaders warn that without urgent action on energy costs and carbon leakage, the flat glass sector faces an uncertain future.
The EU Parliament recently voted for stricter energy efficiency requirements for buildings. Buildings that only achieve lower efficiency classes are to be compulsorily renovated. Some tabloid media are already talking about "renovation madness". EuroWindoor President Verena Oberrauch counters this in an interview and also says: renovation starts with the building envelope, not with building technology.
