THERMAL REHABILITATION OF BUILDINGS - AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES. A PUBLIC POLICY VIEW IN THE UNITED STATES, THE EU, CHINA AND AUSTRALIA
THERMAL REHABILITATION OF BUILDINGS - AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES. A PUBLIC POLICY VIEW IN THE UNITED STATES, THE EU, CHINA AND AUSTRALIA

Author(s): Cristina Oneţ, Ciprian Florea
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental and Energy policy, Comparative politics
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: combating climate change; thermal rehabilitation of buildings; energy perfor-mance of buildings; the built real estate fund; green energy; sustainable public policies;
Summary/Abstract: Starting from the premise already stated in the title according to which the energetic rehabilitation of buildings is an essential component of the policies regarding the fight against the climate change, this paper briefly presents several international variants of thermal rehabilitation policies and energy of buildings, with the lens of the most important countries, both from the point of view of the number of buildings that must be subjected to this process, as well as the diversity and efficiency of the policies adopted and the programs used in order to achieve this objective. This presentation of policies from some of the most important countries in the world is not intended to be exhaustive, but it provides a general and useful perspective on the most effective and used specific programs. The second part of the work includes a presentation of the most important legislative measures and national programs adopted by Romania in the effort to improve the energy performance of the built real estate fund, as well as a series of useful conclusions for both Romania and any other state in a similar situation. Any of the presented models, even if only briefly, we consider that they could represent sources of inspiration for identifying the most suitable and effective solutions for a country like Romania, which is at the beginning of the road on the path of adopting and implementing policies to combat a climate changes, in general and those regarding the thermal rehabilitation of buildings, in particular.

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