Euractiv note:
New energy standards for home boilers entering into force this month are expected to take offline the equivalent of 47 Fukushima-type nuclear power stations in Europe by 2020, according to official EU data compiled by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB).
The stricter Ecodesign standards for home boilers – and corresponding labelling coming alongside – will enter into force on 26 September, after years of gruelling negotiation between the European Commission and industry representatives.
The Euractiv post explains, how these energy savings are related to fuel poverty and what governments need to do to rip the respective impacts, how effects on energy imports are and how this may even contribute to limit financing terrorism…
