The European Parliament's energy committee on Thursday backed rules to renovate millions of European buildings to cut emissions and save energy, despite pushback against the rules from countries including Italy.
"This is also a growth strategy for Europe that will deliver hundreds of thousands of good quality, local jobs in the construction, renovation, and renewable industries," said Ciarán Cuffe, lead lawmaker on the rules.
The full EU Parliament will vote on the deal in March, before negotiating the final law with EU countries.to delay and offer exemptionsThe lawmakers approved a more ambitious timeline than the one originally proposed by the European Commission. But some campaigners said loopholes could exempt more than 20% of inefficient residential buildings until 2037.
Insulation manufacturer Rockwool said the lawmakers' deal, if delivered, could curb Europe's gas use. "The position MEPs are backing would cut gas imports by about 35 billion cubic metres per year and save tens of billions on households' energy bills," said Brook Riley, Rockwool's head of EU affairs.
Russia sent around 155 billion cubic metres of gas to Europe per year before its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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