BAROMETER PINK: Decarbonisation - opportunities and challenges in the commercial real estate sector

Decarbonisation of the commercial real estate sector is key to combating climate change and achieving sustainability goals, but experts point to numerous challenges on the way. The high cost of improving the energy efficiency of buildings, the difficulty of purchasing energy from renewable sources as well as reselling energy to the grid, the limited availability of EU funding for building retrofits and the need for coordinated action at national level are just some of the challenges.