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27/09/2018Together with 54 European organizations we have sent a letter to the President of the European Commission Juncker, the Secretary General of the European Commission Selmayr and the DG Environment, Energy and Growth asking not to postpone the adoption of a package of measures to the next legislatur...+ Read moreSupporting
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06/06/2018A free web app will now allow consumers to compare and choose the most energy-efficient home appliances and cut energy bills. A consortium of NGOs has launched a new web app, known as PocketWatt, that tells consumers how much an appliance costs to run, enabling them to compare both the running co...+ Read moreSupporting
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23/05/2017With the arrival of the hot season, air conditioners are back to the market. Thanks to eurotopten.it it is possible to keep our summer fresh while saving up to 50% on the bill....+ Read moreSupporting
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03/01/2017The energy labels for household appliances is a well-established reality in our lives as consumers. We know that it is better to buy an A class product than a D class one and that the colour green indicates a low energy consumption. ...+ Read moreSupporting
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04/11/2016Green Public Procurement is an effective tool to limit the environmental impact of public administrations and promote methods of sustainable production and consumption. In the last 15 years both the EU bodies and the regional and nation...+ Read moreSupporting
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11/04/2016ANCI Lombardia, Eliante and the Department of Energy of the Politecnico di Milano have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for energy efficient purchases in the Public Administration. The goal is to spread among the municipalities of Lombardy region useful pro...+ Read moreSupporting
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30/03/2016Dishwashers, washing machines, hobs, ovens and TV sets: how to choose the best and the most efficient appliances and how to use them in the cheapest way? Help comes from Topten, whose goal is to provide consumers and large purchasers (public and private) with a pr...+ Read moreSupporting
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09/02/2015According to a research made by Coolproducts, halogen bulbs (the less efficient on the market) are still sold by leading manufacturers throughout Europe such as "green".Halogen bulbs consume about 10 times more of the best LED bulbs on the market. In fact, if we look at th...+ Read moreSupporting
energy
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30/06/2014Improving European consumers’ behavioural habits in terms of energy consumption has the potential to make EU save millions of €. In a nutshell, this is the result found by Opower, a company specialised in providing services to utilities. The basic idea is simple as it is revolutio...+ Read moreSupporting
energy
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renewables
22/05/2013In 2008 the European Union (EU) ratified the "20-20-20" directive, with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, increasing to 20% renewable energy quota and increase energy efficiency by 20%, all by 2020. However, the EU realised the impossibility to reach those targets. In order to...+ Read more