of ambitious goals to transform their national energy system and to reduce national greenhouse gas emissions by 80 to 95% by 2050 (relative to 1990). This transformation became known as the Energiewende. Subsequently, the government decided to the phase-out the nation's fleet of nuclear reactors, to be complete by 2022. As of 2014, the country is making steady progress on this transition. The city of Hannover, as of 2022, plans to construct 640 energy-efficient apartments for rent These will contain 408 cheap housing units in addition to 232 social housing units for two-person households making no more than €23, 000 annually. The energy performance of 82% of the new buildings will be at least 20% greater than Germany's near-zero-energy building benchmark (KfW 55). The project complies with EU Energy Performance of Buildings standards and is a part of a series of projects aiming to achieve energy performance that is at least 10% higher than the standard. See also CHP Directive Directorate-General for Energy Energy Charter Treaty Energy Community Energy conservation Energy diplomacy Energy efficiency in Europe (study) Energy in Europe EU Energy Efficiency Directive 2012 European Atomic Forum European Climate Change Programme European Commissioner for Energy European countries by electricity consumption per person European countries by fossil fuel use (% of total energy) European Ecodesign Directive European Green Deal European Pollutant Emission Register (EPER) Global strategic petroleum reserves Internal Market in Electricity Directive INOGATE List of electricity interconnection level Renewable energy in the European Union Special economic zone Transport in Europe References External links European information campaign on the opening of the energy markets and on energy consumers' right. European Strategic Energy Technology Plan, Towards A Low Carbon Future. Eurostat – Statistics Explained – all articles on energy ManagEnergy, for energy efficiency and renewable energies at the local and regional level. BBC Q&A: EU energy proposals 2006 Energy Green Paper Collective Energy Security: A New Approach for Europe Berlin Forum on Fossil Fuels. The post-industrial revolution. Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency – Meeting the European Union 2 °C climate target: global and regional emission implications German Institute for International and Security Affairs – Perspectives for the European Union's External Energy Policy The Liberalisation of the Power Industry in the European Union and its Impact on Climate Change – A Legal Analysis of the Internal Market in Electricity. Torsten H. Fransson Lecture: Implementing Clean Energy Goals in the EU – European Union