A comfortable indoor climate should not come at the cost of the great outdoors. The climate is changing fast, much of which is due to human behaviour and activities. Today, buildings and their residents, account for 40% of energy consumption and 36% of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in Europe. We need to further reduce this amount with the aim of lowering CO2 emissions and phasing out the use of fossil fuels and stop temperature increase.
Emmeti, a leader in the plumbing, heating and air conditioning sector, has developed heating systems that meet the energy requirements for low-energy buildings with the possibility of obtaining government tax breaks for building renovation. In seven years (from 2011 to 2018) in Italy we have saved 2.7 billion euros due to lower natural gas imports, avoiding emissions compared to 2005 of about 39 million tons of CO2.
Proving that putting mechanisms in place to incentivize energy efficiency can bring excellent results not only for the environment but also in economic savings.