2019 sees the start of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) new 5-year strategic plan. The top issues identified by the WHO and its health partners are air pollution and climate change. The WHO is right to make a strong interconnection between these two core issues,...
Europe’s rural buildings consume more energy, less efficiently, than their urban counterparts. The proposal for a review of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) marks a golden opportunity to address this issue, and many others. The FREE initiative therefore welcomes...
On 1 June, the Intergroup on Rural, Mountainous and Remote Areas (RUMRA) Intergroup, of which FREE is a board member, hosted a breakfast briefing to discuss the EU’s need for a rural agenda. Chair of the RUMRA Intergoup, MEP Mercedes Bresso called for more...
The British government announced a new draft plan to reduce air pollution due to traffic. The plan tackles a critical health issue causing nearly 12,000 premature deaths per year in the UK (source: European Environment Agency). It introduces restrictions on older...
The Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) released an interesting factsheet recommending national renovation strategies to alleviate energy poverty, a critical modern issue that affects at least 50 million Europeans. Energy poverty is a pressing issue for the...
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