Energy Climate
Policies
Public, cooperative, and social housing providers are already frontrunners in the fair energy transition. Their homes achieve better average energy performance than any other segment of the housing market in many parts of Europe, ensuring comfort at an affordable price for the primarily low-income families they serve.
What do we do/want?
The housing providers we represent aim to refurbish at least 400,000 homes per year — 4 million homes by 2030. This will reduce energy consumption by 50% on average in these homes, cut emissions by at least 50%, and save residents up to €700 per year.
To achieve this, public, cooperative, and social housing providers plan to invest at least €35 billion annually in new buildings, and €23 billion in renovation and maintenance. Adequate support is crucial to making these goals a reality.
Building with the planet in mind
Faced with the urgent needs of climate change, the team at one of Berlin’s municipal housing companies – HOWOGE – recognised their obligation to protect the environment. By embracing technology, the housing company has managed to significantly reduce the carbon emissions traditionally created with construction. Explore the varied technological elements HOWOGE has employed in its aim to build for the future.
Funding opportunities for Energy and Climate
Just Transition Mechanism
This funding provides support to help mobilise at least €150 billion over the period 2021-2027 in the most affected regions.
Interregional Innovation Innstrument
Interregional Innovation Instrument will support interregional partnerships to deliver investments and to reinforce globally competitive EU value chains.
Horizon Europe
Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation (the continuity of Horizon 2020 programme) in 2021-2027 with a budget of €95.5 billion (including €5.4 billion from NGEU – Next Generation Europe).
Life Programme – EU’s funding instrument for the environment
The LIFE program of the European Commission makes it possible to finance projects in the fields of the environment, biodiversity and climate. There are no current calls, please follow this section for new openings.
Modernisation Fund
The Modernisation Fund is a dedicated funding programme to support 10 lower-income EU Member States in their transition to climate neutrality by helping to modernise their energy systems and improve energy efficiency
New Social Climate Fund
As part of the revision of the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) under the Fit for 55 legislative package, the European Commission is proposing to extend emissions trading to the building and road transport sectors. Emissions from these sectors will not be covered by the existing EU ETS but by a new, separate emissions trading system.
Remember to check the funding opportunities in the other 3 policy sections.
News and articles
2024, the year housing took centre stage in the EU
Another first: the European Parliament establishes a special committee on the housing crisis
The challenges and triumphs of Slovenia’s affordable housing projects
Milan’s Arca cooperative to lead by example with retrofit transformation for people in recovery
The Affordable Housing Initiative is shifting to another gear, offering individually designed training
