Strategic Agenda 2024-2029. European Council.
The Strategic Agenda was launched at the EU summit in October 2023. The EU will strengthen its competitiveness, become the first climate-neutral continent, address the challenges of migration and take the lead in addressing global challenges. In Brussels on 27 June 2024, the European Council agreed on the Strategic Agenda setting out the EU’s priorities […]
When the design of climate policy finds public acceptance.
Through simulations, it can be seen that even minimal peer pressure has a positive impact on people’s inclination towards ecological behaviors. Moreover, assuming uniform self-efficacy across society leads to an overestimation of the acceptance of green policies. The results obtained highlight the importance of nurturing existing skills or developing new ones.
Tripling renewable energy capacity.
This report seeks to answer four questions: 1) How is renewable energy capacity reflected in government commitments? 2) Are countries on track to achieve their goals? 3) How do these ambitions compare to the COP28 commitment to triple global capacity by 2030? 4) What are the relevant policy priorities to address gaps in both implementation […]
A look at the global solar energy market.
In 2023, PV accounted for 78% of new renewable capacity added. New capacity increased considerably, up 12 percentage points more than the 66% contributed in 2022 and 22 percentage points more than the 56% in 2021. This record confirms the role of solar energy as an established technology and a leader still on the rise […]
Final report on greenwashing.
Supervisors’ capacity in relation to sustainability is expected to grow in the coming years as their sustainability expertise deepens. Thus, the Final Report identifies a series of actions that should be considered to improve supervision in key sectors: issuers, investment managers, investment service providers and benchmark managers.
Financial instruments and models for heating and air conditioning.
Heating and cooling are crucial to successfully achieving the goals and objectives of Fit for 55 and the REPowerEU. Achieving these goals requires the implementation of ambitious measures for the disruption of fossil fuel-based heating systems in all energy markets, but also the involvement of municipalities, citizens, businesses and energy service companies.
The role of plastics in the European circular economy.
Plastic consumption is expected to grow in line with global plastics production. The circularity of plastic material is increasing at a slow pace, but there are encouraging trends: mechanical recycling capacity is increasing, and EU plastic waste exports are decreasing, while bioplastics production capacity is growing, as is the use of recycled plastics.
EU energy in figures.
The annual publication “EU Energy in Figures – Statistical Notebook” provides an annual overview of energy-related structural statistics in the EU and in individual EU countries. It includes, among others, data on international comparisons, production, consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, imports and brief socio-economic statistics.
Global energy investment.
The report highlights several key aspects of current investment, including persistent cost and interest rate pressures. Major economies are adopting new industrial strategies to boost clean energy manufacturing and policies that support incentives for clean energy spending, particularly from the increasingly important energy security and affordability viewpoints.
Green hydrogen for sustainable development.
The analysis recognises that green hydrogen presents both opportunities and risks for the sustainable development of the global economy, and states that the World Development Banks have a mandate to shape their activities at the global level, as their role is to champion sustainable development and set the right example for lending practices at an […]
