CECODHAS and Energy Efficiency
The combination of rising oil prices and the challenge faced by European Countries to meet the target of reducing CO2 emissions by the 8% limit imposed by the Kyoto protocol means that there is an ever increasing need for the construction of energy efficient, environmentally sustainable housing. With the residential sector currently accounting for around 27% of energy consumption in the EU, the potential reduction in CO2 emissions that energy efficient housing would provide cannot be underestimated. CECODHAS members provide housing for vulnerable groups who are hit hardest by rising fuel bills, which makes energy efficiency an urgent requirement. CECODHAS members provide more than 21 million homes across Europe, meaning that they have a potential to make a real difference in the ongoing campaign to make Europe’s homes more energy efficient.
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Social Housing providers have proved to be innovators in the use of energy efficient technology and renewable energy sources: click here to view some examples of our members' best practice in the field of constructing environmentally sustainable housing.

CECODHAS Energy Experts Network
All over the EU, Social Housing organisations are increasing the energy efficiency of their housing stock, however there remains potential for further improvements.  To accelerate this process,  experts from national and regional federations need a platform where they can learn from each others’ successes and mistakes, exchange advice, tips and experience on all issues related to energy use in social housing. CECODHAS Energy Experts Network was created to provide that platform, as well as analyse future plans of the Commission and  help feed CECODHAS policy formulation process to consolidate  our influence on the EU energy policy debate, and investigate how to best avail new opportunities to use EU funding to improve energy efficiency in social housing.

> Energy Experts Network Briefing 
> Energy Experts' profiles

CECODHAS positions

> CECODHAS Position on the Charter of Energy Consumers' Rights
> CECODHAS Position on the Green Paper on MBI
> CECODHAS Position on the Green Paper on Energy Efficiency
> CECODHAS reaction to the Action plan for Energy Efficiency - Dossier for the Spring Summit 2007

Links to relevant EU policy documents

> Overiew on the 3rd Energy Package
> Towards a European Energy Consumers’ Charter
> Action Plan for Energy Efficiency: Realising the Potential
> Communication from the Commission: An energy policy for Europe 

> Directive 2006/32/EC on Energy End-use Efficiency and Energy Services
> Directive 2002/91/EC on Energy Performance of Buildings

> Green Paper on MBI for environment and energy related policy purposes (March 2007)
> Green Paper on a "European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy" (March 2006) 
> Green Paper on Energy Efficiency "Doing more with less" (June 2005)
> Green Paper "Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply" (November 2000) 

> CECODHAS’ Energy Strategy Proposal from Northern Ireland Housing Executive