Clean energy package: to pave the way for a carbon neutral europe in 2050
F-gas regulation:
Market surveillance:
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (weee) directive and restriction of harzardous substances (rohs) directive
More needs to be done to reach the EU’s Renewables, Energy Efficiency, and Greenhouse Gases targets for 2020 and 2030!
Read more: Trends and projections in Europe 2019: Tracking progress towards Europe’s climate and energy targets, EEA Report 15/2019
HFC emissions have been decreasing since 2014 with expected emission savings of 71 Mt CO2-eq by 2030¹, in addition to the first F-Gas regulation. But HFCs are only one part of the puzzle
–> CO2 is the main contributor to the EU‘s total greenhouse gas emissions.
CO2 contributes 96%³ to the energy related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and 90%³ is from fuel combustion
With the current Ecodesign measures for room a/c, central cooling, commercial refrigeration and professional refrigeration, the annual emission savings in the year 2030 are expected to be 156 TWh Primary Energy⁴. This equals to 9.8 million cars taken off the road for one year.
Low political awareness
Low market awareness
Few drivers
Siloed approach
Lack of skills
¹EEA, Heating and cooling degree days 2019
²UNEP , Ozone Action
³EEA, Greenhouse gas inventory
⁴European Commission, Ecodesing Impact Accounting 2018