Series Title | EurActiv |
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Series Details | 08.04.13 |
Publication Date | 08/04/2013 |
Content Type | News |
A below-the-radar vote in an obscure EU committee to set new efficiency standards for central heating boilers has sealed energy savings that could equal 10% of Europe’s energy consumption by 2020, green groups say. After more than five years of haggling, the Ecodesign directive’s regulatory committee in March voted through a text setting minimum green requirements for boilers and water heaters, which also forces them to be labelled for their energy savings potential. Stéphane Arditi, a senior policy officer for the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), told EurActiv that the ensuing emissions reductions would be “massive”. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.euractiv.com/energy-efficiency/low-key-dodgy-boilers-vote-seals-news-518925 |
Subject Categories | Energy |
Countries / Regions | Europe |