24 July 2026
Commission reviews first 16 draft renovation plans
The Commission’s first assessment of national renovation plans finds strong long-term ambition, but significant gaps remain in delivery, financing and non-residential requirements.
Policy Issue
Decarbonisation
Basic information
Heating and cooling are essential to modern life – enabling comfortable indoor environments, industrial processes, mass computation, and global distribution of fresh food and medicine. Yet heating and cooling are heavy energy consumers. The EU will have to move towards fully decarbonised, highly efficient, renewable, integrated, and circular heating and cooling systems and technologies, in order to mitigate climate change and ensure cheap and reliable access to heating and cooling for businesses and households.
Policy Updates
24 July 2026
Commission acts over delayed EPBD transposition
The Commission has opened infringement procedures against all 27 Member States for failing to fully transpose the recast EPBD by the May 2026 deadline.
24 July 2026
Electrification Action Plan published
The Commission has published its Electrification Action Plan, setting a 46% electrification target for 2040 and placing heat pumps at the centre of the transition in buildings and industry.
22 July 2026
Leaked draft revises EU data centre label
A leaked working version of the EU data centre rating scheme shows limited changes after the April consultation. Nuclear energy is now recognised alongside renewables, while the PUE and WUE scales remain unchanged.
30 June 2026
EU plans to boost data centre capacity
Earlier in June, the Commission proposed the Cloud and AI Development Act and adopted the Strategic Roadmap for Digitalisation and AI in the Energy Sector, aiming to boost data centre deployment in Europe in sustainable ways.
22 April 2026
EU consults on energy efficiency after 2030
The European Commission is consulting stakeholders on what the legal framework for energy efficiency should look like after 2030.
07 April 2026
EU opens data centre rating scheme for feedback
The European Commission has published its draft EU scheme for rating the sustainability of data centres. It is open for feedback until 23 April 2026.
19 March 2026
Commission publishes Citizens Energy Package
The European Commission has published the Citizens Energy Package, outlining how Member States can lower electricity costs and improve access to sustainable heating.
Legislation
This section compiles key EU legislation that supports the decarbonisation of the heating, cooling, and industrial sectors. It covers policy measures and legal frameworks designed to increase the use of renewable energy, improve energy efficiency, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions across buildings and industry. The database contains the most recent publications, but also allows you to go back in time.
The legislative landscape includes updated targets under the Renewable Energy Directive, provisions for integrating waste heat, and measures to strengthen the training of system installers. Upcoming initiatives like the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act are also shaping the EU’s path towards climate neutrality by 2050. The listed documents reflect how the decarbonisation agenda is being operationalised across sectors through binding and indicative measures.
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