http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 2. http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/energy/multimedia/sustainable-cooling-helps-fight-global-warming?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic In Europe, summer heat waves are becoming harder to bear. The demand for air conditioning is on the rise, especially in office buildings. Yet buildings alone represent 40% of the EU's energy consumption, and air conditioning accounts for a significant part of it. In addition, air conditioning produces greenhouse gas emissions, aggravating global warming and putting at risk European climate protection commitments. The solution: reduce the energy requirements of existing air conditioning systems and change the way buildings are designed and used to achieve sustainable summer comfort without active cooling. No publisher ghicaale solar energy buildings energy consumption energy audit climate change central heating energy efficient buildings energy certification global warming cooling technological innovation passive house energy efficiency green technology green architecture air conditioning 2008-07-14T14:20:20+01:00 File http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/household-energy-consumption-for-cooling?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The figure shows the energy consumption for cooling per m2 for selected countries No publisher iverscar EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). household energy consumption cooling air conditioning dwellings None EEAFigure