🇬🇧Not sure how EU energy policy affects your bills? Or why energy feels...

EU Environment and Planet 7 months ago

🇬🇧Not sure how EU energy policy affects your bills? Or why energy feels so complicated? That’s exactly what the European Commission is trying to change. At European Sustainable Energy Week 2025, we kicked off with big questions and even bigger answers — on how to make energy in Europe more sustainable, affordable, and accessible for all. 💡🌍 From powerful speeches by top EU leaders to role-playing real decision-making at the European Parliament as part of the programme for Young Energy Ambassadors, this experience showed us how energy policy impacts our daily lives — yes, even how we use appliances at home or cut down our bills. ⚡🏠 We’re just getting started — and we’re here to make energy simple, smart, and human 🇮🇹Non sai bene come funzionano le politiche energetiche dell’UE? O perché l’energia è diventata così complicata (e costosa)? La Commissione Europea vuole proprio colmare questa mancanza di informazioni. Alla Settimana Europea dell’Energia Sostenibile 2025 abbiamo aperto i lavori parlando di un’energia più sostenibile, accessibile e conveniente per tutti. 💡🌍 Dai discorsi delle istituzioni ai giochi di ruolo dentro al Parlamento Europeo come parte del programma di Young Energy Ambassador, abbiamo visto da vicino come si prendono decisioni che incidono su quanto paghiamo in bolletta e su come usiamo l’energia in casa ogni giorno. ⚡🏠 Siamo solo all’inizio — l’obiettivo? Rendere l’energia più semplice, più intelligente, più vicina a te #RisparmiareEnergia #BolletteBasse #CasaEfficiente #YoungEnergyAmbassadors #EUSEW2025 #TransizioneEnergetica #ConsigliCasa #RisparmioEnergetico #UEenergia #Sostenibilità #RiduciLeBollette #ComunitàEnergetiche #VitaGreen #EnergyEfficiency #LowerYourBills #SustainableLiving #YoungEnergyAmbassadors #EUSEW2025 #SmartHomeTips #SaveEnergy #CutCosts #GreenFuture #EUClimateAction #EnergyAwareness #ReduceEnergyCosts #HomeEnergySavings

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Supply chains and valuation trends are reshaping sustainable construction. Mineral sourcing has become a critical determinant of embodied carbon, directly influencing the whole life carbon profile of buildings. As more than 100 countries engage in redefining mining and processing frameworks, the carbon footprint of construction materials such as steel, aluminium and copper will dictate future procurement strategies. Teams evaluating cost plans must now conduct whole life carbon assessments integrating life cycle cost and lifecycle assessment data to quantify environmental sustainability in construction.

This signals a shift toward circular economy practices, where low embodied carbon materials and transparent environmental product declarations (EPDs) govern material selection. The financing of renewable energy infrastructure across the UK and Europe demonstrates how cheap, clean power underpins sustainable building design and low carbon design. A ÂŁ400m injection into solar and wind assets enhances the viability of net zero carbon buildings and electrified manufacturing sites, advancing low carbon construction materials and supporting BREEAM and BREEAM v7 certification pathways.

These developments strengthen the link between operational performance, resource efficiency in construction, and lower life cycle costs for energy-efficient buildings. Investors are embedding whole life carbon metrics into valuation models as part of decarbonising the built environment. Green construction premiums and brown discounts now reflect lifecycle risk, as market signals confirm that sustainable building practices and eco-design for buildings are shaping long-term asset performance.

The professional imperative is clear: achieve net zero whole life carbon through circular construction strategies, carbon neutral construction methods and end-of-life reuse in construction, ensuring the built environment aligns with global sustainability and green infrastructure goals.

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