Positions
Energy Efficiency Roadmap: From Impetus to Action
On 13 June 2025, Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jorgensen presented a new roadmap for energy efficiency, presenting 10 concrete areas for action and 6 deliverables which aim at, among others, supporting implementation, increasing financing...
Energy Efficiency in Action: Proven Success and Future Steps
Energy efficiency is a strategic enabler of the EU’s competitiveness, energy security, affordability and decarbonisation goals. As the Commission prepares to implement key new initiatives, delivering on the existing energy efficiency framework is...
Energy Efficiency: Enabling, accelerating and lowering the costs of the EU electrification
To achieve climate neutrality, the EU energy system must be progressively electrified. While it is widely accepted that electrification increases energy efficiency, the role of energy efficiency in accelerating and lowering the costs of...
Coalition for Energy Savings – smartEn Joint Statement: Energy Efficiency and Demand-side flexibility: united to make climate neutrality more affordable
The Coalition for Energy Savings and smartEn, the two European organisations promoting energy efficiency and demand-side flexibility respectively, come together to stress the essential role of energy efficiency and flexible demand to accelerate a...
Empowering the Energy Efficiency Industrial Ecosystem to Deliver on Net-Zero
The European Union (EU) is at the forefront of energy efficiency, leading the way in setting ambitious regulations such as the Energy Efficiency Directive and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. Similarly, the EU is a leader in...
Coalition priorities for the next EU institutions: Energy Savings, the foundation of a clean, affordable and secure EU.
The last years have shown that to mitigate climate change, improve EU energy independence and make the transition more socially inclusive and affordable for citizens, businesses and cooperatives, saving energy must be accelerated and prioritised....