LEGAL REGULATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF BUILDINGSWITH A GOAL OF ACHIEVING CLIMATE NEUTRALITY IN THE EU

Abstract

The article examines the role of legal regulation of the buildings sector in the implementation of the climate policy of the European Union. It is shown that it is through legal mechanisms that the EU forms a comprehensive approach to reducing energy consumption and emissions in buildings, combining technical standards, financial instruments, strategic planning and behavioral measures. The purpose of the study is to determine the place of the buildings sector in the structure of EU climate law and to analyze how the EU’s directives and regulations translate the Union's international obligations into concrete national actions of the Member States. The methodological basis is a systematic, comparative legal and institutional analysis of EU norms and the practice of their implementation. The scientific novelty lies in the comprehensive coverage of buildings as a legal tool of EU’s climate policy, combining energy efficiency, decarbonization and behavioral influences.