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📢 Today, Ursula von der Leyen revealed Dan Jorgensen (DK) as the European Commission’s nominee for EU Commissioner on Energy, and (for the first time) Housing!! Subject to approval by the European Parliament, the Commissioner-designate is set to focus on broader energy issues (prices, clean energy, and foreign dependencies) in combination with addressing issues specifically intersecting at housing, namely energy efficiency, investment, and construction. 📝 ECLTN, as part of a coalition of 17 signatory organisations endorsing a manifesto for Practical Policies for a Just and Resilient Built Environment, welcome the holistic approach proposed by the European Commission. Combining these portfolios to coordinate investment, regulation, and raise awareness can help tackle the many interconnected issues, and ensure nothing falls through the cracks. 📃🛠 It is our hope that the Commissioner-designate will soon have a mandate and the tools to ensure that homes, workplaces and schools offer shelter from – not worsen – the connected housing and climate crises. 🏡🌍 🗝Communities are key In line with the manifesto, ECLTN wish to underline that community empowerment is a critical piece of the puzzle and should be placed at the heart of supportive regulatory and funding actions to deliver housing and community infrastructure that is affordable and sustainable long-term, not just for the first 10 years or so... In pursuing the delivery of more affordable and sustainable housing, the new college of Commissioners must not overlook key social issues related to housing by working closely together to ensure effective connections between housing policies and social cohesion & social rights. European Environmental Bureau FEANTSA Bellona Europa Institute for Human Rights and Business Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN) Bauhaus Earth Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance Metabolic Habitat for Humanity Europe & Middle East E3G Climate Bonds Initiative Tim Stonemeijer Sandrine Dixson-Declève ECOS https://lnkd.in/dsZaBFMX