The reduction of energy demand in buildings through the adoption of energy efficiency
policy is a key pillar of the European Union (EU) climate and energy strategy. Energy …

There is a strong consent among scholars and policy makers that limiting current global
energy demand and gradually reducing it towards a sustainable level of consumption is a …

Abstract The Paris Agreement goals require net‐zero CO2 emissions by mid‐century. The
European Commission in its recent proposal for climate and energy strategy for 2050 …

The Positive Energy District (PED) concept has been pointed out as key for cities' energy
system transformation toward carbon neutrality. The PED may be defined as an energy …

The aim of this research was to analyze the drivers and barriers facing the agents involved
in the energy renovation process and the effective use of existing subsidies for this purpose …

Facing upon the increasingly severe energy crisis, one of the key issues for reducing the
building energy consumption is to pursue high-performance thermal energy storage …

A sustainable building sector with a more energy-efficient and decarbonized building stock
is important for mitigating climate change. This paper contributes to knowledge on how to …

The building sector is one of the critical pieces for the sustainable transformation in Europe.
This study assesses the cost-effectiveness of renovation measures for reducing the …

Adoption of higher energy efficiency for electrical appliances by consumers in Sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA) is challenged with a number of barriers despite its long term energy savings …

Climate change commitments and the current global energy and living cost crises require
investment into energy efficiency in buildings. With one of the oldest housing stocks in …