The European Union (EU) aims to make buildings more energy efficient to save energy and cut emissions, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday. Public buildings and private homes are currently responsible for 40 percent of the EU’s energy consumption, she said, noting that the process of renovation and retrofitting has already started. “But at the current pace, it would take more than a century to bring emissions from our buildings to zero,” von der Leyen said in a speech today. Regions and cities will…

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