Better products for people and planet

Our products need to become more energy efficient and sustainable for both people and planet.

Disclaimer: This campaign has now concluded. This webpage is maintained as a repository of key reports, evidence and materials. A new campaign is currently in preparation, and a new website will be announced soon.

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Wood stoves without filters? EU study warns of high health costs

25 Jun 25

Heating and cooling

Social Climate Fund could subsidise up to 20 million heat pumps across Europe, new study finds

19 May 25

Heating and cooling

“As much as car accidents in Western Europe”: new study links 6,000 annual deaths in Eastern Europe to heating and cooking systems

30 Sep 24

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Comments following the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling consultation forum on solid fuel boilers

This submission welcomes the long-overdue revision of the ecodesign and energy labelling regulations for solid fuel boilers and highlights the urgent need to address their significant impacts on air quality, public health, climate and the environment. With tens of millions of EU households relying on solid fuels for heating, the contribution stresses the importance of stronger product standards and clear consumer information to reduce pollution, limit climate and biodiversity impacts, and ensure more sustainable use of forest resources.

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Position paper on Ecodesign and Energy Labelling requirements for space and water heaters

This position paper welcomes the long-overdue publication of the European Commission’s draft Ecodesign and Energy Labelling regulations for space and water heaters. As Europe accelerates its transition away from gas, these rules are a key lever to drive energy efficiency and scale up clean, cost-effective heating solutions in line with REPowerEU. The Coolproducts campaign sets out targeted recommendations to strengthen the proposals, raise ambition on efficiency standards, and ensure the regulations effectively support the phase-out of fossil heating while delivering cleaner, smarter appliances for consumers.

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What do we work on?

Better heating products towards decarbonized homes

Heating and cooling appliances

Better electronics and electricals that are more energy efficient and repairable

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Green Heat for All 2

Green heat for all is feasible and a necessity for energy justice. The latest Coolproducts report shows that shifting as little as half of the annual €3.2 billion fossil heating subsidies paid by Member States to heat pumps can transition Europe to 100% renewable heat by 2040. The report also analysed National Energy and Climate PLans to examine national ambitions, which fall short of Fit for 55 targets.

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Pro-planet products: What’s in the new Ecodesign law (and what is not)

Great news: Europe has a new Ecodesign law for sustainable products. Less great news: loopholes remain when it comes to destroying unsold devices, toxic substances, social due diligence, and wiggle room for online platforms to evade the law.

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