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EU product policies will save every home €490 per year
Consumer associations support product policies
Impact of product efficiency rules
92% of Europeans want more efficiency
Clear labels and innovation turn white goods green
The biggest innovation in energy is to go without
Green policies help economic recovery
Product policies save £3.8 for every £1 spent
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Non-replaceable batteries are bad news for the environment and consumers
Planning to buy a smartphone, an e-bike or any other product that includes a rechargeable battery for Christmas? A new research by Right to Repair Europe, the EEB and the University of Lund shows that most batteries in today’s products cannot be easily removed, replaced or repaired, resulting in shorter device lifetimes, a loss of […]
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Polluting heatwaves: China dumps their unwanted energy-wasting fans in Europe
Data compiled by TopTen Switzerland suggest that Chinese comfort fan producers sell energy-guzzling products to Europe and other regions. Given that these products are not even allowed in China, the EU should also ban them from the bloc’s market, by setting minimum energy efficiency limits, writes Hélène Rochat. Comfort fans are often a good alternative […]
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When Empty Promises Won’t Do – Why regulation is needed to end built-in obsolescence of printers
Printers have grown to become an archetype of today’s throwaway culture, in spite of over a decade of EU-endorsed industry commitments to make them more sustainable, If the European Commission is to stand by its promise to curb the built-in obsolescence of our everyday tech, it must fall out of love with manufacturers’ promises. The […]
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#Hydrogen makes little sense in home heating.
New evidence in a report published last week by @IRENA
#EndFossilHeating
@IRENA published a new hydrogen report last week. This is their prioritisation of hydrogen applications.
Residential heating has been assigned with the lowest priority by far.
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https://www.irena.org/publications/2022/Jan/Geopolitics-of-the-Energy-Transformation-Hydrogen
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