{"id":16910,"date":"2014-05-22T13:53:33","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T13:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rtcc.org\/?p=16910"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:53:33","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T13:53:33","slug":"building-upgrades-can-slash-eu-gas-use-by-95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2014\/05\/22\/building-upgrades-can-slash-eu-gas-use-by-95\/","title":{"rendered":"Building upgrades can slash EU gas use by 95%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><b>Better home insulation and roof top solar power could slash EU gas consumption says new study<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16916\" style=\"width: 476px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16916\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16916\" alt=\"(Pic: MHX\/Flickr)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2014\/05\/London_panorama_MHX_Flickr_466.jpg\" width=\"466\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2014\/05\/London_panorama_MHX_Flickr_466.jpg 466w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2014\/05\/London_panorama_MHX_Flickr_466-57x32.jpg 57w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2014\/05\/London_panorama_MHX_Flickr_466-112x60.jpg 112w, https:\/\/cdn.climatechangenews.com\/files\/2014\/05\/London_panorama_MHX_Flickr_466-290x155.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Pic: MHX\/Flickr)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>By <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gerardfwynn\" target=\"_blank\">Gerard Wynn <\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cDeep renovation\u201d of buildings could slash EU dependence on energy imports, according to energy consultants Ecofys. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Dependence on Russian gas is a critical political issue in the European Union in the wake of the Ukraine crisis, which has limited the bloc\u2019s room for foreign policy manoeuvre.<\/p>\n<p>The European Commission is presently drafting a note on how to reduce energy dependence; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2014\/05\/21\/eu-may-step-up-shale-gas-efficiency-in-response-to-ukraine-crisis\/\">a draft version says<\/a> that efficiency improvements could energy use in the building sector by up to three quarters.<\/p>\n<p>Ecofys looked specifically at natural gas consumption, and estimated that building upgrades could cut the sector\u2019s gas use by 95% by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>It estimated that the alternatives, such focusing domestic renewable energy supply or increasing domestic shale gas production, would be more expensive, in its report, titled \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecofys.com\/files\/files\/ecofys-eurima-2014-deep-renovation-of-buildings.pdf\">Deep renovation of buildings &#8211; an effective way to decrease Europe\u2019s energy import dependency<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Demand in the building sector is responsible for about 40% of energy consumption in the EU, including a third of natural gas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeep renovation is a suitable way forward, not only for reduction of EU\u2019s dependency on imports, but also for generating significant greenhouse gas emission reductions and energy savings, while providing a strong impetus for economic recovery and job creation,\u201d said the report.<\/p>\n<p>It defined deep renovation as a steady annual improvement in the efficiency of building envelopes and the use of decentralised renewable power.<\/p>\n<p>The building sector consumes about 60% of all imported gas, the Ecoys report calculated.<\/p>\n<p>Deep renovation could cut gas consumption in particular through a switch to electric heating powered by renewable power, displacing gas and coal, and through massive improvements in efficiency to reduce overall energy use.<\/p>\n<p>By 2040, indigenous supplies of natural gas within the EU, as of 2011 levels, would be sufficient to cover all building sector needs.<\/p>\n<p>The 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