Scientific advice for the amendment of the European Climate Law
This advice is part of the Advisory Board’s mandate to assess the coherence of the EU’s climate objectives with the European Climate Law. It aims to support the EU in harmonising its long-term climate ambition. On this basis, this report reaffirms the Advisory Council’s 2023 recommendation, consolidates its 2024 and 2025 advice on policy opportunities, […]
Towards a transformative change for diversity.
In January 2025, the Commission presented the Competitiveness Compass, to boost our growth. Biodiversity and long-term competitiveness depend on investments in the restoration and protection of nature and ecosystems, as well as the sustainable use of biodiversity. This brochure presents a selection of R+D+i projects, Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020, which provide scientific knowledge, solutions […]
Current status of regulation on sustainability information.
In view of the “Omnibus Package”, the General Council of Economists recommends that the CSRD Directive be transposed, incorporating the new agreements and amendments of the “Omnibus Package”. In the meantime, and during this period, it is considered advisable to bet on the ease and simplifications already known, ensuring that there are no major additional […]
Sovereigns of ice dilution: Debt sustainability, climate impacts and adaptation.
The pressures that climate change exerts on public finances pose possible defaults. But to assess the ability to finance climate action, the impact of climate change needs to be assessed, and studies on debt impacts are lacking. This gap is filled with a climate debt sustainability analysis model to test scenarios of damage to economic […]
Weather status: 2025, very close to 2024 as the hottest start to the year.
With temperature data for the first three months of the year now available, Carbon Brief concludes that 2025 is very likely to be one of the three warmest years on record. In addition to near-record heat, the early 2025 saw historically low sea ice coverage in the Arctic between January and March, and the second-lowest […]
European Emissions Trading System: Allocation period 2021-2025.
Phase IV of the Emissions Trading System is divided into two periods: the period 2021-2025 and the period 2026-2030. This has been established in the reform of the ETS to intensify emission reductions and facilitate investments in low-carbon technologies. In addition to the rules governing the free allocation procedure, there is a specific procedure for […]
Hydrogen monitor of northwestern Europe.
This region accounts for around 40% of Europe’s total hydrogen demand and has vast untapped potential for renewables and carbon storage. In addition, it has a well-developed gas network that could be partially reused to facilitate the transmission and distribution of low-emission hydrogen from production sites to demand centers.
Global EV outlook for 2025. Increased sales in various markets.
The report draws on the latest data to assess trends in EV deployment, demand for EV batteries and charging infrastructure. It considers recent developments in industry policies and strategies, including an analysis of EV affordability, manufacturing and marketing, as well as the total cost of ownership of electric heavy-duty trucks in various markets.
Reporting and verification of methane emissions measurements from the oil and gas sector and their implications for LNG trading.
This paper provides an overview of progress in measuring, reporting and verifying methane emissions, with a particular focus on the LNG sector, and discusses how this sector could be affected by the regulation to be introduced in the European Union and the United States. While LNG accounts for a small set of fossil fuel emissions, […]
Incentives in regulatory frameworks with a focus on capital and operating expenditure neutrality.
The paper highlights the inherent biases of regulatory frameworks that favour capital expenditures over operational expenditures, which can hinder the development of efficient solutions, analysing the advantages of a total expenditure approach, promoting technology neutrality and encouraging the most efficient combination of resources, and examining various regulatory practices in Europe, including the use of fixed […]
