The Finnish homeowners’ association questions electricity transmission fees

CITIZENS’ INITIATIVE BY OMAKOTILIITTO Reduction of electricity transmission fees The Finnish Homeowners Alliance, Omakotiliitto, launched a citizens’ initiative demanding amendments to electricity market legislation to make electricity transmission tariffs more equitable. Over the past decade, transmission tariffs in Finland have doubled, weakening Finnish citizens purchase as much as half a billion…

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Press Release: EC Renovation Wave strategy

The European Commission set to impose minimum standards for buildings in Europe 14 October 2020 Brussels, Belgium On 14 October 2020, the European Commission publishes its Renovation Wave strategy which outlines its action plan for the decarbonisation of the building stock, pending the revision of numerous legislative texts in 2021. The…

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UIPI’s take on the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive

UIPI’s take on the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive September 2020 Brussels, Belgium As part of its broader Green Deal platform, the European Commission has listed the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive as one of its key objectives and priorities. The intention is to align taxation of energy…

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