SUSTAINABILITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY

摘要

The benefits from investing in energy efficiency have been well documented. Alongside the obvious economic advantages, there is an increasing acknowledgement that the underlying efficiency of our building stock needs to be improved in order to meet carbon reduction targets and gain the reputational kudos which comes with a green portfolio. Despite this requirement, energy efficiency investment remains significantly below required levels. A recent report from the EU Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group, a working group established to determine how to overcome the challenges to obtaining long- term financing for energy efficiency, stated that current investment is only half the required level. Longer term, investment will need to increase fivefold to deliver the EU's 2050 decarbonisation target for buildings.