Executive Summary To address untapped energy efficiency potential in the building sector and increase the building renovation rate, the European Commission (EC) proposes introducing mandatory Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) in the building sector as part of its Renovation Wave strategy.1 In December 2021, the EC proposed revising the EPBD to reflect higher ambitions to achieve the ener. [...] Residential building stock According to the European Commission, the annual renovation rate of the building stock varies from 0.4% to 1.2% in the MS, but the renovation rate will need to be at least doubled to meet the targets set by the European Commission. [...] This implies that the energy efficiency policy must have played a clear role in the downward trends.13 The focus on energy efficiency in buildings and subsequent standards as a policy tool were largely related to the first energy crisis as a result of the oil embargo in the 1970s. [...] At the same time, the opinion states that the general public should be at the core of the energy transition and that the social and economic situation in the individual MS should not be overlooked during the process, as that could jeopardise social acceptance of investment and reforms. [...] Article 29 of the revised Electricity Directive (EU) 2019/944) states that MS must monitor and report the number of households living in energy poverty to the European Commission, and Article 7 of the revised Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU) and its amendment (2018/2002) states that the MS must dedicate a share of the energy efficiency measures to energy-poor households.
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