In France, for example, social housing organizations have rapidly deployed €320 million of EU money in the last few years to improve energy efficiency in existing housing stock. This European finance triggered additional investment of €2.2 billion, created 15,000 local jobs, and has resulted in savings of €98 per month per household, thanks to a 40% average decrease in heating costs.
欧盟内部支出的绿色潜力已经生根。比如，过去几年中，在法国，社会家庭组织迅速地将3.2亿欧元的欧盟资金用于改善建成住房的能源效率。这笔欧洲资金引来了22亿欧元的附加投资，创造了15000个本地就业岗位，并通过节省40%的取暖费使每户家庭每月储蓄增加了98欧元。