Energy efficiency — latest ecology news
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In the EU, buildings account for 40% of electricity and heat energy consumption and 36% of greenhouse gas emissions
![Fifth Office of Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency opened in Ukraine](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shutterstock_1904019460-500x334.jpg)
Currently, about 25,000 houses have been damaged or destroyed in Kharkiv Oblast as a result of Russian aggression
![Kyiv residents were able to reduce their heating bills by 30-40%: how they did it](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/shutterstock_1172542486-500x334.jpg)
Modernization was carried out thanks to city co-financing programs, namely "70/30%" and "Kapremonty"
![The government has recognized energy independence as one of the main priorities for 2024](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shutterstock_1712470345-500x333.jpg)
From April 1, the State Decarbonization Fund will be replenished at the expense of the "polluter pays" principle
![Schools and kindergartens are being modernized in Kyiv for the money of an international organization](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/shutterstock_1379209556-500x334.jpg)
Kyiv and NEFCO have been cooperating since 2014 and have jointly implemented dozens of complex and partial energy modernization projects
![Decarbonization and energy efficiency office opened in Zhytomyr](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/shutterstock_1928699927-500x282.jpg)
The office will help to concentrate and scale all the successes of Zhytomyr in the field of energy efficiency
![The third regional office for decarbonization and energy efficiency has appeared in Ukraine](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shutterstock_1904019460-500x334.jpg)
One of the areas of work of the office will be the development of alternative heat supply, highly efficient cogeneration and biogas production
![The State Decarbonization Fund has been launched in Ukraine: potential successes and threats](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/37DC30E3-1AAB-4600-BF72-DADA994D4F63-500x313.jpeg)
Only active programs are required for real energy efficiency and decarbonization
![The energy efficiency of the "Gigant-Hlyboka" mine was increased in Kryvyi Rih](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_1635223921-500x333.jpg)
Modernization will save 4.6 million hryvnias per year
![EU agreed on new rules for improving the energy efficiency of buildings](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/shutterstock_1172542486-500x334.jpg)
In the EU, buildings account for 36% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions
![IEA calls for redoubled energy efficiency efforts to limit global warming](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/shutterstock_1721538775-500x303.jpg)
This could reduce global carbon emissions by more than 7 billion tons
![The government approved a number of energy-efficient norms](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FEEF5325-B1C8-4B22-A63D-ECED72BA2350-500x313.jpeg)
An additional option for pensioners to receive 5 LED lamps has been introduced