The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) recast is a once-in-a-generation opportunity
because any ambitious choice made now on our buildings will have positive and long-lasting
environmental and socio-economic impacts. A successful revision must recognise the importance of
the Directive beyond buildings for driving down lifecycle energy use and emissions for our
environment, societies and economies. In this sense, the revised EPBD needs to represent a long-
term structural response to the ongoing energy crisis by enabling future energy security and mitigating the
climate crisis by reducing around 40% of EU emissions by 2050.

In the current challenging situation, Member States must put forward strong short-term relief measures to
protect all consumers, especially the most vulnerable ones. From a medium to long-term perspective, the
potential of the EPBD must be grasped, as deep energy renovations will reduce the energy needs of
our building stock at the source of demand. Doing so will also lift millions of European families out of
energy poverty and protect them for many winters to come. To achieve this, Member States need a clear
trajectory and a strong regulatory framework that supports and accompanies long-term and structural
actions.