Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Policy Engagement Overview: Efficient Buildings Europe (EEB) is strategically and positively engaged with EU climate change policy, taking supportive positions on energy efficiency, renewable energy, the energy transition and GHG emissions policies.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: Efficient Buildings Europe (EEB) strongly supports climate policy in its top-line messaging. In its February 2024 EU Elections Pledge, the association supported the EU’s 2050 climate goals. EEB President Julie Kjestrup supported the implementation of the Fit for 55 Package in a July 2024 press release supported the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal in a February 2025 LinkedIn post. The association appeared to support the goals of the UN Paris Agreement in a December 2023 post on X.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: Efficient Buildings Europe’s (EEB) engagement with climate-related regulations in the EU is mainly positive. EEB strongly supports energy efficiency legislation in the EU. The association actively engaged to support key policies for improving energy efficiency in buildings including the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) and Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) in 2022-25, for example, in a joint position paper sent to key EU policymakers in September 2024. EEB takes consistently positive positions on renewable energy legislation. In a January 2025 position paper, the association recommended fast-tracking the effective implementation of the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED). The association strongly supports legislation to reduce GHG emissions in the EU. In February 2024, the Secretary General Adrian Joyce stated support for a 2040 GHG emission reduction target of 90% in a LinkedIn post. A March 2024 stakeholder joint statement advocated that the 2040 Communication should address the decarbonization of heating and cooling in the buildings sector. EEB supported directing funds from the EU Emissions Trading System extension to renovation for low-income households in a September 2024 letter to the EU Commission. In a June 2023 EU public consultation response the association supported linking the EU ETS with other carbon markets, but did not seem to support extending rules on mandating companies to surrender allowances for emissions that are captured and utilized to hard-to-abate, residual emissions and sectors that require a carbon feedstock.
Positioning on Energy Transition: Efficient Buildings Europe (EEB) strongly supports the transition of the energy mix in the EU. In a January 2025 position paper the association supported a ban of fossil fuel subsidies and promoted the uptake of renewable energy. The association supported the decarbonization of heating and cooling in buildings in a March 2024 stakeholder joint statement. In a June 2023 publication, EEB stated support for the EU Electricity Market Design reform and Net Zero Industry Act. Efficient Buildings Europe appears to support building electrification, as demonstrated in its October 2024 EPBD implementation guide.
InfluenceMap collects and assesses evidence of corporate climate policy engagement on a weekly basis, depending on the availability of information from each specific data source (for more information see our methodology). While this analysis flows through to the company’s scores each week, the summary above is updated periodically. This summary was last updated in Q1 2025.