25 Mar
Greener Europe
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19 Jan
Rethinking urban mobility
20 Nov
World Energy Outlook: What energy-mix can keep the lights on?
3 Oct
Better diets: what’s the EU cooking?
18 Jun
Energy subsidies: To be or not to be
12 Feb
The Geopolitics of Shale Gas
22 Jan
The changing energy map: Its implications for economic competitiveness
13 Jan
Europe’s energy outlook: Heading in the right direction?
12 Dec
Energiewende made in China: Paving the way towards green growth
15 Nov
The Geopolitics of Mineral Resources for Renewable Energy Technologies
- Energy Security
- Greener Europe
Russia hopes to benefit from Britain’s departure
For several decades, the United Kingdom has been vital to the formation of the European energy market. It was one of the first European countries to privatise and deregulate its national electricity and gas markets, and has since benefited from the collective power of the EU to counter the threats of energy exporters such as Russia, thereby minimising the… Read article ›
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Europe’s future’s bright – if the future’s green
The European Union was created to maintain peace and resolve cross-border and common challenges. We need to become better at resolving challenges if we’re to strengthen public support for the EU – and environmental issues are a crucial area for action. With stricter climate policies, increased investment in renewable energy and new green jobs, the EU can demonstrate leadership that will… Read article ›
- After Paris
- Greener Europe
Can the Paris Agreement make history for Germany?
French President François Hollande was correct when he said “L’histoire arrive, l’histoire est là” at the conclusion of the Climate Change Conference on 12 December in Paris. Both the conference and the decisions adopted there could be historic. After twenty years of negotiations, 195 states have made a unanimous and legally-binding commitment to undertake everything… Read article ›
- After Paris
- Greener Europe
We need to standardise measurement, reporting and verification to ensure COP21 really is a success
Against all odds, consensus was reached last week in Paris with 195 nations agreeing a deal to tackle climate change. For the first time, nations have agreed that the rise in global temperature caused by greenhouse gases is to be kept “well below” 2C, the point when global warming would pose a threat to life… Read article ›
- After Paris
- Greener Europe
COP21 and access to energy for all
The COP21 meeting in Paris earlier this month represented a major step forward in the fight against climate change. Countries from across the global have agreed to start cutting their greenhouse gas emissions to limit the rise in global temperatures to well below 2°C. True, the agreement does not include a mandatory scheme or a… Read article ›
- Greener Europe
Threats to the Paris accord
The deal on climate change concluded at the UN Climate Conference in Paris can justifiably be described as a game-changer or, in U.S. President Barack Obama’s words, humanity’s “best chance to save the planet”. 195 countries – including the U.S. and China which account for 35% of greenhouse emissions – managed, thanks to the competent… Read article ›
- After Paris
- Greener Europe
How the EU’s experience can help climate-policy newcomers meet their Paris pledges
Over the past two decades, the European Union has gained vital experience putting in place a coherent policy mix to address climate change. With more and more countries making policy pledges ahead of December’s COP21 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, Europe is in a position to share that experience with countries just beginning… Read article ›
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Environmental regulation – more, less or different?
The introduction of the REFIT programme – the European Commission’s Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme – and the Juncker Commission’s commitment to ‘Smarter and Better Regulation’ has been welcomed by many; but what does better regulation mean in practice? There is often misunderstanding or a lack of clarity as to what exactly better regulation means.… Read article ›
- After Paris
- Greener Europe
The Carbon Clock is ticking!
It has become the accepted wisdom that meeting the global climate challenge will require zero net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the end of this century. This implies that global GHG emissions in 2050 would need to be around 40-70% lower than in 2010. With COP21 just around the corner, governments are announcing their mitigation… Read article ›
- After Paris
- Greener Europe
Europe must not fall behind on climate action
2015 is a crucial year for climate. Although climate conferences are held every year, this December’s meeting in Paris is especially important. Why? Because this time the United States and China are on board. The Paris conference will take things forward from the Kyoto Protocol agreed upon in 1997 – after negotiations in which Angela… Read article ›