Thursday 8 June 2006, Bob the Builder meets the Energy Ministers of Europe to launch a new report on the potential cost savings from energy efficiency in buildings. €270 bn a year can be saved. Can we fix it? Yes we can!
When the European Energy Ministers and the EU Commissioner for Energy European Commissioner for Energy, Andris Piebalgs, meet in Brussels, they are welcomed by Bob the Builder, the dynamic and popular preschool cartoon character.
Bob the Builder wants Europe’s Energy Ministers make Europe’s buildings energy efficient. Bob the Builder will give the ministers a new report revealing that the EU every year can save up to €270 billion through energy efficiency in buildings - an amount greater than the GDP of a country like Denmark and the equivalent of giving each EU citizen €640 a year. Bob’s remedy is simple: use measures such as roof and wall insulation.
The report is written by Ecofys, a leading research institute on energy, and contains an extensive analysis, commissioned by the European Association of Insulation Manufacturers, where also the Rockwool Group is a member.
Next to documenting the remarkable potential economic savings in existing buildings, the report shows that a concerted effort for energy savings could create more than half a million jobs in the EU. Furthermore, by 2032 the annual CO2 savings will have grown to 460 million tonnes (more than the EU’s total Kyoto Commitment).
Based on this report, the European insulation manufacturers call for an extension of the existing EU Directive on Energy Performance of Buildings to also include requirements on energy-related renovation of all existing buildings.
Bob the Builder visiting Brussels is an encouragement to the politicians to show the same positive “Can we fix it? Yes, we can! “ attitude as Bob the Builder and his friends in the popular cartoon.
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BOB THE BUILDERTM
Bob the Builder first appeared on UK screens in 1999 and is now watched in almost 200 countries winning a Children's BAFTA for Best Animation along the way. The perfect role model for children aged 2-5 years; the delightfully upbeat Bob the Builder is now the leading preschool brand that helps little people learn teamwork, problem solving and facing obstacles through the power of constructive play.
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