The Minister of Housing announced that Spain will host in 2010 a ministerial meeting of Housing and Urban Development of the European Union
transmits to his European counterparts that energy rehabilitation is a priority for Spain, so Plan the new National Housing and Rehabilitation that activity precedence
The minister believes that Europe faces a major challenge: to modify the model urban growth to create sustainable cities environmentally, economically and socially "
November 24, 2008 .- The Minister of Housing, Beatriz Corredor, has today sent their European counterparts." Spain wants to lead the European agenda Housing and Urban Development to promote the rehabilitation of buildings and houses, so they announced that Spain will host in 2010 a meeting of Ministers of Housing and Urban Development of the European Union in order to encourage thorough debate on these issues as well as policies that encourage the renewal and rehabilitation of the park built.
"The Government of Spain believes that Europe faces a major challenge that directly affects our citizens: to modify the urban growth model to create sustainable cities environmentally, economically and socially, integrating all its inhabitants, to tackle climate change and that are accessible and supportive especially those most in need ", said within the informal meeting of ministers for housing, urban development, territorial management and cohesion policy of the European Union to be held these days in Marseille (France).
During the meeting, the Minister said that since the Government of Spain "we are aware that housing and sustainable urban development are becoming increasingly important in European politics, and of concern to all member governments of the European Union. "In addition, today announced that the meeting be held in Spain, coinciding with the English presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2010 - will look forward in areas where it has been working the French presidency and implement the Leipzig Charter adopted in 2007 by members of the EU to promote a European model of sustainable and inclusive city.
Corridor has been involved in a working group on energy efficiency policies and rehabilitation, which has been sent to European counterparts Spain and Europe should be "a strategic priority" to act in the coming years in the energy rehabilitation of the park buildings, especially residential, considering that this is an effective tool to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and combat climate change climate.
The minister has indicated that one third of the greenhouse gases emitted by Spain are generated by buildings in their life cycle by the energy consumed in their construction process and during use.
Hence, to achieve the "stringent" emission targets set by the Kyoto Protocol and the European Union reach 2020 with a 30% lower emissions in 1990 and 2050 with minus-80%, have to require energy efficiency in the construction of new buildings and in the park built, because "even if we managed to some new buildings so efficient that do not generate gases, would not get cut emissions from industry, "he explained. In that sense
has ensured that, for the new building, energy efficiency requirements set out in the Technical Building Code will mean that by 2010 the total energy savings reach the figure of nearly 2,400 tonnes of oil and prevent the emission to the atmosphere of about 11,000 kilotons of CO2.
As regards the rehabilitation of the park built, has informed the other ministers of the measures Renewal Plan prepared by the Government of Spain to improve energy efficiency in residential construction, commercial and tourist facilities and hotels, as well as lines of action set out in the Housing and Rehabilitation Plan 2009-2012, including the grant for rehabilitation of existing housing and the promotion of energy-efficient buildings.
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