Regulations Ensure EU sustainable building policy measures are implemented promptly by Member States and tightened appropriately in line with the EU’s climate targets for 2030, 2040, and 2050. Bring forward and consolidate the introduction of mandatory Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) for all building segments, set at the EU level and adjusted regularly to remain on a trajectory towards full decarbonisation by 2050 at the latest. Establish a timeline for the Zero Emission Building (ZEB) definition in the EPBD to encompass embodied, as well as operational carbon. Phase out the installation of fossil fuel heating systems across the EU in new and existing buildings by 2030 via the EPBD. Publish the European Commission WLC Roadmap and outline a strategy for integrating it into policy revisions and development. Information Develop a harmonised methodology for Member States on calculating and disclosing WLC aligned with the Level(s) framework and EN 15978. Provide detailed guidance for Member States to create national roadmaps for the introduction of WLC limit values. Clarify how data from sources such as Digital Building Logbooks and Renovation Passports will feed into WLC databases. Incentives Ensure that sufficient EU funding, such as from the Recovery and Resilience Facility, is channelled towards the deep renovation of buildings at the national level. Provide EU funding for Member State capacity building for the transition to WLC reporting and target setting. Require the transparent disclosure of WLC for all EU Taxonomy-eligible buildings, as well as WLC limit values for all new buildings. Ensure that EU Taxonomy criteria for buildings are updated to be on a more ambitious timeline than the EPBD. Require that all EU Taxonomy-eligible buildings are zero emissions in operation by 2035 at the latest.
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