NETZEROZERO CARBONBUILDINGS2050SUMMARY REPORTCE DelftJULY 2020ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis report is the outcome of a six-month long endeavour of deep analyticalwork conducted by CE Delft,with support from Climact.Its aim is to highlightthe importance and urgency of decarbonising the building sector in order toachieve net-zero economy targets in line with the EU's commitment underthe 2015 Paris Agreement.It assesses the policies and innovation needed toachieve a fully decarbonised EU residential building sector by 2050,making thecase for new policies targeting the sector at the EU,national and local levels.The researchers have not undertaken new modelling,but instead used existingmodelling results(as found in the 2019 ECF report "Towards Fossil Free Energyin 2050)as the basis for the development of a policy and innovation roadmapthat takes an integrated perspective on the residential building sector.This report was prepared by:CE Delft:Katja Kruit,Joeri Vendrik,Pien van BerkelFenneke van der Poll,Frans RooijersClimact(modelling):Quentin Jossen,Hugues de MeulemeesterProject coordination(European Climate Foundation):Renee Bruel,Stijn Carton,Adeline Rochet,Ting ZhangThe European Climate Foundation wishes to thank the followingindividuals and organisations:Pallas Agterberg(Alliander),Meredith Annex(BloombergNEF),Antoni Bielewicz(ECF),Andreas Graf (Agora Energiewende),Erica Hope(ECF),Clemence Hutin(Friends of the Earth Europe),Femkede Jong(Eurima),Quentin Jossen(Climact),Alexandra Langenheld(AgoraEnergiewende),Brook Riley(Rockwool),Paola Mazzucchelli(EUREC),AudreyNugent(World Green Building Council),Thomas Pellerin-Carlin(InstituteJacques Delors),Theodora Petroula(CAN Europe),Oliver Rapf(BPIE),JanRosenow(RAP),Stefan Scheuer(Stefan Scheuer Consulting),Peter Sweatman(Climate Strategy Partners),for the valuable feedback they have provided onthe project.The willingness of these organisations and experts to be consultedin the course of this work should not be understood as an endorsement of itsanalysis and conclusions.Report design:www.noble.studioNETDISCLAIMERWith acknowledgment ofthe source,reproductionZEROClimate Foundation (ECF)as part of theof all or part of the publication is authorised,Net-Zero 2050 series,an initiative of theexcept for commercial purposes.ECF with contributions from a consortiumof experts and organisations.The seriesFor more information,please contact:aims to build a vision and evidence for theting.zhang@europeanclimate.orgtransition to net-zero emission societiesin Europe and beyond by mid-century atthe latest,in line with the Paris Agreementobjectives.The ECF is funded solely byprivate philanthropic organisations anddoes not have any financial ties to EUpolitical bodies or to private entities.