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/themes/energy/multimedia/making-the-switch-promoting-energy-efficient-lighting-in-the-eu?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic With the nights drawing in, the question of lighting our homes and public places is once again on people's minds. This video shows how the European Union encourages schemes to switch to energy efficient lighting in private homes, at the workplace and on the streets. No publisher ghicaale CFL energy consumption carbon emission carbon dioxide street lamp Kyoto targets compact fluorescent lamp green architecture greenhouse gas emission energy efficient bulb lighting electricity consumption streetlight energy efficient lighting 2008-02-27T17:52:54+01:00 File