May 26, 2021

The following is a press release:

The following Permanent Representations to the EU have confirmed their participation: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Portugal

27 May 2021 | 10:00 – 13:00 | Online

What

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR), in cooperation with the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), organises a Multilevel Climate and Energy Dialogue on the Renovation Wave in Member States' Recovery and Resilience Plans. This event is an open exchange bringing together local and regional authorities, Member States' permanent representations to the EU, the European Parliament and the European Commission. The following questions are intended to guide the dialogue:

To what extent and through which methods has your Member State involved local and regional authorities in the drafting of Recovery and Resilience Plans?

What role has the Renovation Wave in your country's Recovery and Resilience Plans and how do you expect local and regional authorities to contribute to the success of both the Renovation Wave and the Recovery and Resilience Plan?

The COVID-19 crisis has put the spotlight on our buildings, their importance in our daily lives and their fragilities. Buildings are responsible for about 40% of the EU's energy consumption, and 36% of greenhouse gas emissions. Currently, only 1% of buildings undergo energy efficient renovation annually. The renovation of the EU's building stock is therefore crucial to making Europe climate-neutral by 2050. With nearly 34 million Europeans unable to afford keeping their homes heated, public policies to promote energy efficient renovation are also a response to tackle energy poverty. By 2030, 35 million buildings could be renovated and up to 160,000 additional green jobs created in the construction sector. The European Commission published the Renovation Wave Strategy on 14 October 2020.

Website & Agenda

Who

Vasco Alves Cordeiro, First Vice-President, European Committee of the Regions, Member of the Azores Regional Parliament

Francisco Mendes-Palma, Permanent Representation of Portugal to the European Union

André Costa-Monteiro, Permanent Representation of Portugal to the European Union

Jakub Piotr Chelstowski (PL/ECR) Marshal of the Slaskie Voivodeship

Andries Gryffroy (BE/EA), member of the Flemish Parliament

Markku Markkula (FI/EPP), Chair of the Espoo City Board and President of the Helsinki Region

Enrico Rossi (IT/PES), Rapporteur on the Renovation Wave Strategy, Member of Signa municipal council (Florence)

Mirja Vehkaperä (FI/Renew Europe), Chair of the Oulu City Board

Bernd Voß (DE/Greens), Co-president of The Greens in the European Committee of the Regions, Member of the state parliament of Schleswig-Holstein

Statement by MEP Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (FI/S&D), ITRE Committee - European Parliament

Paula Rey Garcia, European Commission, DG ENER, D. HoU for Buildings and Products

Hadrien Michel, European Commission, DG ENER, policy officer for Energy Efficiency

The following Permanent Representations have confirmed their participation: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Malta, The Netherlands and Portugal

When

Where

Thursday 27 May 2021 | 10:00 – 13:00 CET

ONLINE: viewers link: https://broadcaster.interactio.eu/join/4qgu-ivin-h5me

The session will be in English, Portuguese and Italian. There will be interpretation in the three languages.

This dialogue would serve as a follow-up to the Multilevel Climate and Energy Dialogue on the Renovation Wave, organised together with the Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union, on the 22nd of October 2020.

Contacts:

Catarina Faria, Spokesperson, Permanent Representation of Portugal to the EU / cpf@reper-portugal.be (+32) 492 82 80 32

David Crous, Press Officer, European Committee of the Regions / david.crous@cor.europa.eu /

(+32) 470 88 10 37