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Bring heat home

Heating and cooling your home means staying warm, taking a hot shower, and keeping your loved ones safe in the event of a heatwave. These are simple gestures providing health and comfort that most of us take for granted.

A safe and comfortable home starts with clean heating and cooling, the same goes for a secure, competitive and sustainable Europe.

In recent years, the high share of imported fossil fuels in heating and cooling has driven soaring energy bills affecting European households and industries. For a growing proportion of citizens, it has become a problem for making ends meet. For a growing proportion of European cities, it has become a threat for energy security and competitiveness.

The EU Energy and Housing Commissioner has the important task to decarbonise heating and cooling and bring energy prices down. In this context, making clean heating and cooling solutions and building renovations more accessible and affordable for all must be a priority.

Time to bring heat home!

Why #BringHeatHome?

Affordable housing & energy for all

Promoting the decarbonisation and reduction of heating and cooling demands is key to protect Europeans and industries from rising energy prices.

Affordable housing & energy for all

Replacing fossil boilers and promoting building renovations is key to protect Europeans against rising energy prices, but many can’t afford it. With the forthcoming implementation of the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the entry into force of the ETS2 mechanism, millions of households and property owners must invest in building retrofits and phase-out fossil heating.

We have a responsibility to make clean heating and cooling solutions, as well as building retrofits, both accessible and affordable for all.

Keeping cool in heated times

Cooling demands have grown dramatically in Europe, for vital needs such as ensuring the safety of young and old alike in the face of recurring heatwaves, to guaranteeing food safety.

Keeping cool in heated times

Faced with recurrent heatwaves, we must anticipate the growing demand for cooling in Europe to avoid another environmental disaster.

For Europe, the risks are not only higher GHG emissions, skyrocketing energy bills, and a significant strain on our energy system. The consequences for public health of unequal access to cooling solution could also be disastrous.

By promoting the deployment of clean, efficient local heating and cooling solutions, the European Union can set things right from the start.

Climate action

The decarbonisation and reduction of heating and cooling demands is the “low-hanging fruit” we’ve been looking for to reach our climate targets.

Climate action

Heating and cooling, representing 80% of buildings’ energy consumption and 60% of industries' total energy needs.

Speeding up the decarbonisation and reduction of heating and cooling demands is the “low-hanging fruit” we’ve been looking for, to keep the European Union on track of achieving its climate objectives.

The building sector accounts for more than a third of the EU's CO2 emissions!

Energy security & competitiveness

Actively promoting the replacement of fossil-fuel boilers and home renovations gives the European Union a unique opportunity to regain its energy sovereignty and competitiveness.

Energy security & competitiveness

Actively promoting the replacement of fossil-fuel boilers and home renovations gives the European Union a unique opportunity to regain its energy sovereignty and competitiveness.

In 2024, heating and cooling represented more than half of our energy demand, and a large proportion of Europe’s costly natural gas imports.

Patrons

In order to cut emissions, we need to rapidly increase the share of renewables in heating and cooling. We also need to phase out fossils – including Russian gas – to secure our energy independence.

Sigrid Friis, Member of the European Parliament

"Accelerating heating and cooling decarbonisation is vital to meet our climate goals. It is also central to restore our industrial competitiveness and ensure our energy security in a post-Russian gas Europe."

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Member of the European Parliament

“Buildings are one of the main sources of emissions in Europe. Renewable district heating and cooling is a key opportunity to reduce emissions and lower energy bills.”

Benedetta Scuderi, Member of the European Parliament

"Green energy is vital for our future and prosperity. Fossil fuels have pushed us to the brink of a climate disaster. Addressing the crisis is cheaper than neglecting it, individual and industrial heat pumps are crucial to solving it."

Martin Hojsík, Member of the European Parliament

"With extreme weather, no one should suffer in the cold due to energy price surges or poor infrastructure. By supporting initiatives like #BringHeatHome, we lower energy costs, protect our planet, and ensure warmth for every European household."

Seán Kelly , Member of the European Parliament

"Everyone deserves a warm home in winter. By investing in energy-efficient buildings and clean heating and cooling solutions, we can keep people comfortable at low cost, reduce dependencies on fossil imports and cut emissions"

Jutta Paulus, Member of the European Parliament

Activities

1 September 2025 - MEP Jutta Paulus joins the Bring Heat Home call as a Patron

Member of the European Parliament, Jutta Paulus, gets on board of the Bring Heat Home campaign as a Patron.

1 September 2025 - MEP Jutta Paulus joins the Bring Heat Home call as a Patron

Member of the European Parliament, Jutta Paulus, gets on board of the Bring Heat Home campaign as a Patron.

Jutta Paulus says: "Everyone deserves a warm home in winter. By investing in energy-efficient buildings and clean heating and cooling solutions, we can keep people comfortable at low cost, reduce dependencies on fossil imports and cut emissions"

10 July 2025- Breakfast meeting hosted by Campaign Patron

This breakfast discussion, hosted by Campaign Patron Seán Kelly MEP and MEP Niels Fuglsang, explored how to make affordable and sustainable heat accessible for all.

In the context of the upcoming EU heating and cooling strategy, participants discussed how to replicate successful projects such as data centre waste heat recovery in Odense and large heat pump schemes in Denmark, Germany and Finland. The debate focused on planning, financing and future proofing to accelerate the shift towards fossil-free district heating.

The event brought together MEPs Jutta Paulus, Bruno Tobback and Isabella Lövin, along with campaign partners and supporters, to share solutions on how to truly #BringHeatHome.

Location – European Parliament, Strasbourg
Date – 20 August 2025

24 June 2025- Keep your cool: sustainable solutions for a warming continent

This discussion, hosted by MEP Dario Tamburrano and the Cool Heating Coalition, focused on the future of sustainable cooling in Europe.

With space cooling demand in Europe having tripled in the past decade while many households still struggle to stay cool, the session highlighted district cooling as an efficient and sustainable alternative to individual air conditioning. By tapping renewable and free sources such as lakes or seawater, and combining free cooling, thermal storage and large-scale heat pumps, district cooling reduces emissions, lowers electricity demand, eases grid pressure and eliminates the urban heat island effect.

The event underlined that sustainable cooling is not only an energy policy priority but also a health issue, and concluded with the Big Chill picnic at Square Meus, showcasing innovations and community engagement.

Location – European Parliament, Brussels

24 April 2025 - Breakfast debate: plugging Europe’s energy security gap with heat pumps

This breakfast discussion, hosted by Campaign Partner the European Heat Pump Association and featuring our campaign Patron, MEP Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, will focus on “Heat Pumps: Plugging Europe’s Energy Security Gap.”
The event takes place in the context of the European Parliament’s Own Initiative Report on EU Energy Supply Security.

Location -European Parliament
Date- 24 April 2025 8:00- 9:00 CEST

Registration open until 14 April

More information about the event: https://www.ehpa.org/all-events/16910/

18 March 2025 - Securing Europe’s energy future: the strategic role of heating and cooling decarbonisation

Under the patronage of the Polish Presidency of the EU Council, Euroheat & Power held a high-level roundtable with Minister Krzysztof Bolesta, MEP Martin Hojsík, the European Commission and Member State representatives to define how the EU can leverage the heating and cooling transition for a stronger, more competitive Europe.

Partners and supporters of the campaign also participated in this event
to identify the policy, financial, and technological levers needed to translate strategy into action, ensuring a secure, competitive, and sustainable energy future for Europe.

13 February 2025 - Six European associations officialise their support for the #BringHeatHome campaign

As the movement keeps growing, six European associations joined the Bring Heat Home campaign as Supporters.

13 February 2025 - Six European associations officialise their support for the #BringHeatHome campaign

As the movement keeps growing, six European associations joined the Bring Heat Home campaign as Supporters.

Including EGEC Geothermal, Eurima (European Insulation Manufacturers Association), EVVE (European Association for the Consumption-based Billing of Energy Costs), Solar Heat Europe (ESTIF), and the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) – are now supporting our call for urgent action: the EU must decarbonise heating and cooling and make it affordable & accessible to the millions of households needing to retrofit their homes.

10 January 2025 - MEP Sean Kelly joins the Bring Heat Home call as a Patron

Member of the European Parliament, Seán Kelly, gets on board of the Bring Heat Home campaign as a Patron.

10 January 2025 - MEP Sean Kelly joins the Bring Heat Home call as a Patron

Member of the European Parliament, Seán Kelly, gets on board of the Bring Heat Home campaign as a Patron.

Seán Kelly says: "With more extreme weather conditions, no one should be left to suffer in the cold due to circumstances beyond their control, such as energy price surges or inadequate infrastructure. By embracing sustainable solutions like what the #BringHeatHome campaign champions, we can lower energy costs, protect our planet, and ensure warmth for every European household."

5 November 2024 - Launch of the Bring Heat Home campaign at the EHP Summit

During the Euroheat & Power Summit, campaign partners launched Bring Heat Home. With the support of leading Members of the European Parliament—including Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Sigrid Friis, Martin Hojsík, and Benedetta Scuderi—the campaign calls for the EU's need to decarbonise heating and cooling demands!

5 November 2024 - Launch of the Bring Heat Home campaign at the EHP Summit

During the EHP Summit, leading Members of the European Parliament—including Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Sigrid Friis, Martin Hojsík, and Benedetta Scuderi—joined our call to action: the EU needs to decarbonise heating and cooling demands!

Together with our Partners, we advocate a clear and unambiguous message:
𝗔 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻, 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲!

This partnership and this campaign are the platform for working together to fast-track the deployment of sustainable district energy systems, heat pumps, and energy efficiency solutions in European homes. It is the only way forward if we are to deliver affordable energy prices, climate action, energy security, and competitiveness.

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