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Information campaign on energy savings for households
In order to help Swedish households face the energy crisis, the Swedish Energy Agency has produced a guide for homeowners on what they can do to reduce energy use in their homes. The guide includes 6 tips on daily actions, envelope renovation and heating system maintenance:Review your habits, how you use energy has a big impact on your electricity billInsulate the attic and / or the facadeInsulate hot water pipes and switch to efficient water tapsSeal windows and exterior doors, renovate or replace them if they are in poor conditionReview the ventilation system and take advantage of the heat in…
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Extension of Tax Credit for Large Collective Equipment, Renewable Energy Equipment, Thermal Insulation and Heating Regulation Equipment
The Finance Law for 2003 extends the tax credit on the acquisition of large collective equipment, renewable energy equipment and thermal insulation and heating-regulation material to 31 December 2005.
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E-lar programme
The E-Lar programme encourages the replacement of gas appliances with more efficient electric alternatives. In December 2025, new USD 56 million (EUR 51.5 million) tender opened, following a first phase that saw 40,000 applications in six days.
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ASHRAE standard 90.2-2007: Energy Efficient Design of Low-rise residential buildings
The purpose of this standard is to provide minimum requirements for the energy-efficient design of residential buildings. This standard applies to the building envelope, heating equipment and systems, air-conditioning equipment and systems, domestic water-heating equipment and systems, and provisions for overall building design alternatives and trade-offs. Detailed table see link.
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Building Code (NCM M.01.04: 2016)
Building Code (NCM M.01.04: 2016) "Methodology for calculating cost-optimal levels, minimum energy performance requirements for buildings and their components" (heating component and domestic hot water preparation).
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2014 budget law No. 2013-1278 - France carbon tax
The French carbon tax (Contribution Climat-Énergie or CCE) is attached to the domestic excise taxes on energy consumption (taxes intérieures sur la consommation des produits énergétiques, d’électricité et de gaz), increasing their overall rate. These excise taxes are added to the final price of petrol, diesel, heating oil or natural gas, so are paid by individuals and businesses. The carbon tax scheme serves as a complementary policy measure to the EU ETS: their respective scopes are complementary.Source: World Bank Carbon Pricing Dashboard
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UNIT 1170: 2009 Specification and Labelling
This Standard applies to air conditioners and heat pumps that have a capacity of cooling up to and including 12 kW, and that are included in the scope of the Standard UNIT-ISO 5151 tests
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New IEA report highlights options to ease oil price pressures on consumers in response to Middle East supply disruptions
Demand-side measures available to governments, businesses and households span road transport, air travel, cooking and industry amid strains in diesel, jet fuel and LPG markets The International Energy Agency today set out a range of demand-side actions that governments, businesses and households can take to alleviate the economic impacts on consumers of the disruptions to oil markets stemming from the war in the Middle East.The conflict has triggered the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market, with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries around 20% of global oil consumption, reduced…
