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This chapter starts with an overview on CO2 emissions and climate change addressing key investigations and important related events. The situation of the European Union concerning energy efficiency is described. A short analysis of the nearly zero-energy building (NZEB) concept is presented. A book outline is also presented.

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  1. C-TAC Research Centre, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal

    Fernando Pacheco Torgal

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  1. C-TAC Research Unit, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal

    Fernando Pacheco Torgal

  2. Dipartimento Patrimonio Architettonico e Urbanistico, Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Salita Melissari, Reggio Calabria, Italy

    Marina Mistretta

  3. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania

    Artūras Kaklauskas

  4. Department of Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University The Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala, Sweden

    Claes G. Granqvist

  5. GREA Innovació Concurrent, Universitat de Lleida Edifici CREA, Lleida, Spain

    Luisa F. Cabeza

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Pacheco Torgal, F. (2013). Introduction. In: Pacheco Torgal, F., Mistretta, M., Kaklauskas, A., Granqvist, C., Cabeza, L. (eds) Nearly Zero Energy Building Refurbishment. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5523-2_1

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