The paper presents recommendations for the implementation of Art. 7 of Directive 2012/27/EU in a concise manner (policy brief). The paper covers the following issues:
- The energy saving potential of Hungarian energy consumer sectors;
- The international experience of energy efficiency obligation schemes;
- The main implementation issues of energy efficiency obligation schemes, special focus on burden sharing of financing;
- The comparative analysis of alternative (centralised) measures; and
- Recommendations for a market-based solution for the refurbishment of public buildings.