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The European Commission released a communication on the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan (SEIP), the financial pillar of the European Green Deal. The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE), the voice of the cooling industry in Europe, welcomes the initiative and supports the Commission’s efforts to mobilise public and private investment to achieve the ambitious measures set out in the European Green Deal.
The Sustainable Europe Investment Plan features a Just Transition Mechanism that will focus on those regions and sectors that are most affected by the transition due to their high dependence on fossil fuels and carbon-intensive industrial processes.
For the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan and the Just Transition Mechanism to succeed, energy efficiency combined with a shift towards renewable energies must be prioritized. Sustainable cooling offers solutions:
Andrea Voigt, EPEE Director General, said: “Cooling is indispensable for our society, and we have the solutions to contribute effectively to reach carbon neutrality and help the EU achieve its climate and energy goals. Cooling is part of the solution, and its potential needs to be better recognised!”
The EPEE White Paper on sustainable cooling (#CountOnCooling) outlines five steps which would result in optimising cooling demand, increasing the energy efficiency of cooling systems, and enabling a shift towards renewable energy sources by integrating the cooling sector into the power generation system.