The European Commission has published the Citizens Energy Package, outlining how Member States can lower electricity costs and improve access to sustainable heating.

The European Commission has adopted a Clean Energy Investment Strategy with recommendations to mobilise more private capital for energy efficiency and building renovation.

The European Commission has launched a study on harmonised environmental footprint methods for HVAC products under Ecodesign. Stakeholder registration is open.

The European Commission has launched a study exploring EU minimum performance standards for data centres. A stakeholder consultation is now underway.

The Commission launched a public consultation and call for evidence in view of the revision of the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action. The public consultation is open until 12 March 2026.

The scope of this environmental omnibus focuses on industrial emissions, circularity and environmental assessments. The omnibus proposes to repeal the obligation to report substances of very great concern to the ECHA SCIP database....

The final Delegated Regulation setting out the EU framework for calculating lifecycle GWP of new buildings has now been published. It specifies what HVAC equipment must be included in the calculations as well as acceptable sources of product-level data....

The ongoing European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) study on repairability does not cover HVACR products but gives some idea of what the future might hold.