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Comments following the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling consultation forum on solid fuel boilers

This submission welcomes the long-overdue revision of the ecodesign and energy labelling regulations for solid fuel boilers and highlights the urgent need to address their significant impacts on air quality, public health, climate and the environment. With tens of millions of EU households relying on solid fuels for heating, the contribution stresses the importance of stronger product standards and clear consumer information to reduce pollution, limit climate and biodiversity impacts, and ensure more sustainable use of forest resources.

Position paper on Ecodesign and Energy Labelling requirements for space and water heaters

This position paper welcomes the long-overdue publication of the European Commission’s draft Ecodesign and Energy Labelling regulations for space and water heaters. As Europe accelerates its transition away from gas, these rules are a key lever to drive energy efficiency and scale up clean, cost-effective heating solutions in line with REPowerEU. The Coolproducts campaign sets out targeted recommendations to strengthen the proposals, raise ambition on efficiency standards, and ensure the regulations effectively support the phase-out of fossil heating while delivering cleaner, smarter appliances for consumers.

Clearing the Smoke: A Cost-benefit Analysis of Wood Stove Filters in the EU

Residential wood burning is the largest source of fine particle pollution (PM2.5) from energy use in the European Union. This paper estimates the costs and benefits of requiring electrostatic precipitators in all new wood stoves sold on the EU market. Denmark (DK) and Slovakia (SK) are used as illustrative case studies, demonstrating both the feasibility and necessity of such a requirement.

Factsheet – How to decarbonise heating and cooling by 2030

New ECOS and Coolproducts factsheet: 'How to decarbonise heating and cooling by 2030: The path to renewable, healthy, and efficient buildings in the EU'. Discover the many heating and cooling solutions that are already available - and the EU policy toolbox that can help get them into every building.

Burning Issues: A report on Combustion Heating and Cooking Accidents in Buildings

The new EEB report highlights that combustion-based heating and cooking technologies pose significant risks compared to its electric counterparts, including equipment failures, carbon monoxide poisoning, and fire accidents.

Fossil boiler: a problem in disguise

Why is the heating debate a heated one? In Europe, 40% of the energy we use goes into heating homes, mostly with fossil fuels. Making the EU boiler-free is the easiest win for energy access, strategic independence and carbon neutrality. However, the gas industry and allies are making it hard to get the facts straight. This handy guide with get to the facts.

Comfort Zone 2: Retrofitting 12 European homes with heat pumps – Briefing

Comfort Zone 2: Retrofitting 12 European homes with heat pumps

Investigating the comfort level, financial and energy savings achieved in installing high temperature heat pump in 12 existing homes in The Netherlands, Poland and Italy without deep renovations.

Video – the case for renewable heating

Policymakers must step up and deliver on climate targets by phasing out the installation of new fossil fuel boilers in the EU by 2030. Learn how in our new video.

Myth-buster: Heating decarbonisation

Why stalling on the transition to clean heating in the EU will only help fossil fuel companies. A mythbuster by ECOS with the Coolproducts campaign.