From FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, The Urban Report is a podcast that takes a close look at how cities around the world are transitioning to net-zero. Every two weeks, host Sean Carroll has in-depth conversations with some of the most interesting minds working on sustainability in the built environment today. From making local mobility greener to improving energy efficiency in buildings, there’s never been a better time to explore the climate transition from an urban perspective.
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From FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, The Urban Report is a podcast that takes a close look at how cities around the world are transitioning to net-zero. Every two weeks, host Sean Carroll has in-depth conversations with some of the most interesting minds working on sustainability in the built environment today. From making local mobility greener to improving energy efficiency in buildings, there’s never been a better time to explore the climate transition from an urban perspective.
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Across Europe, the number of young adults living with their parents until an older age is rising, thanks largely to soaring housing prices. Between 2015 and 2023, the cost of renting or owning a home in the EU increased by 48%.
For the first time, the European Union is stepping in, with the European Commission unprecedentedly expanding its energy portfolio to include the issue of housing. Commissioner Dan Jørgensen is tasked with making housing more affordable across the bloc, utilising EU funds to ease the path for young people to move out of their childhood bedrooms.
However, Jorgensen is not only responsible for making homes cheaper—he must also make them greener, promoting the decarbonisation of Europe’s building stock.
This poses a challenge, as typically energy-efficient homes command a higher price on the market. Part of the promise for those who renovate their homes, particularly in urban areas, is that it will add to the property's value.
So, how can these two objectives be met simultaneously? How can homes be decarbonised, whilst made more affordable?
BLOXHUB, an organisation based in Copenhagen that aims to create more sustainable cities, explored this issue in their report Building Equity: Housing as a Key to a Low-Carbon Society. It found that housing affordability and sustainability are not mutually exclusive.
To discuss how equity and green solutions can coexist, BLOXHUB’s Ditte Lysgaard Vind joins the Urban Report.
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