New Coolproducts report: Five years left – How ecodesign and energy labelling can decarbonise heating
A phase-out of gas and oil boilers could bring about 110 million tonnes of annual CO2 savings by 2050, research by Coolproducts experts shows. This is two thirds of the total emissions reduction needed from residential and public buildings to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.
The European Commission estimates that a 40% reduction in gas heating emissions is needed to achieve the EU’s 2030 climate goals. But this objective can only be met if we stop installing new gas boilers as soon as possible.
The EU already has the tools to help us decarbonise heating at a sufficient pace: the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling regulations. It is now up to lawmakers to make these regulations bolder – by removing the most inefficient electric and fossil-fuel fired boilers from the market by 2025. This is the only way to achieve the CO2 emission reduction target of 55% in 2030 and the climate neutrality objective in 2050.
These findings are detailed in a new report by ECOS and Coolproducts experts: ‘Five years left – how ecodesign and energy labels can decarbonise heating’.
