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The European Commission published its long-term strategic vision for climate policy "A Clean Planet for all" in 2018 which lays out various pathways for a transition to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the whole energy sector and economy by 2050. The vision emphasizes that that a net-zero target by 2050 is extremely challenging for all sectors including the built environment. In this context the aim of this paper is to describe and analyze the EU Renovation Wave Initiative of the European Commission as central puzzle piece, which is also the main driver behind the targeted revision of the Energy-Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) in 2021. On the one hand the Renovation Wave is put into context within the overall EU policy landscape, on the other hand the ambition, targets and policy options are compared with the overall ambition and to what science says. Main objective of the Renovation Wave is to at least double the current renovation rates of public and private buildings by 2030 and foster deep renovations. Together with a very ambitious decarbonization of heating this should enable to cut direct building sector greenhouse-gas emissions by 60% until 2030 (based on 2015 levels) as laid down in the Climate Target Plan 2030 (CTP). Apart from elements in the EPBD, also the RED and EED revisions as well as carbon pricing should make sure that the adequate framework for this very ambitious decarbonization is given. Currently, the progress and activities on the ground and in the renovation market are not at all in line what is defined as target-compliant within the strategy, neither with regard to the quality of renovations, nor the quantity of it. The implementation in the market will show whether the strategy can be successfully applied.

In November 2018, the European Commission published its Strategic Long-Term Vision entitled "A Clean Planet for all" calling for the target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This proposal was subsequently agreed upon by EU heads of state and government, it features centrally in the European Green Deal and has now been made a legally binding objective in the EU Climate Law. The Strategic Long-Term Vision was supported by a detailed In-depth Analysis. The central objective of the work presented in this report was to assess the European Commission's Strategic Long-Term Vision and supplementary materials and reflect on them in light of state-of-the-art sector analyses. The report is a summary of a series of publications. These publications provide insights on the In-depth Analysis along with an assessment of the role of the Strategic Vision and how it can be turned into an effective long-term strategy for the EU. In addition, sector analyses for the transport sector, the industry sector and the buildings sector provide insights on the action needed to reach long-term decarbonisation in those sectors. An assessment of the inception impact assessment to the Effort Sharing Regulation shed light on different options for a meaningful combination of CO2 pricing (emissions trading) and regulation under the Effort Sharing Regulation. Lastly, a stocktake on the overall landscape of EU climate governance as of autumn of 2021 identified remaining weaknesses and recommends ways to strengthen the existing processes to ensure that they can get the EU on a path towards climate neutrality. A central recommendation is the call for an update to the EU long-term strategy as a central hub to provide oversight and guidance for sectoral and horizontal strategies as well as the next policy package (beyond 2030) that is due in 2024.