Investments in the sustainable transition
To accelerate the green transition, Europe needs a sound socio-economic and fiscal policy, to ensure that the European Green Deal is implemented smoothly in the EU’s next institutional cycle. This requires some clear policy decisions and good policy-making, within fiscal and industrial policies. New green industrial policies can help overcome the constraints in public financing […]
The European Biomass Puzzle, IEA.
Biomass is defined as vegetation that forms ecosystems, sequesters carbon, and provides food and raw materials for a wide range of materials used in sectors such as construction, energy, transportation, furniture, and textiles. The same type of biomass can have multiple end-uses. This report highlights the challenges, co-benefits and trade-offs that need to be understood […]
The 2023 Low Emissions Scenario.
Statkraft’s low-emissions scenario is an optimistic but realistic evolution of global energy trends through 2050. The analysis is developed by analysts leveraging the knowledge of more than 50 in-house experts and their work to model energy markets in detail in 21 countries. In response to growing global uncertainty, this year’s edition also includes two scenarios: […]
Trends and projections in Europe, EEA, 2023.
Over the past decade, European surface temperatures were more than 2°C warmer than pre-industrial levels, while the summer of 2023 was globally the hottest summer ever recorded and the fifth hottest in Europe. Every tonne of greenhouse gas saved contributes to mitigating the consequences of climate change, and the EU is committed to stepping up […]
The Commission’s work programme for 2024. Delivering today and preparing for tomorrow. Annexes 1 to 4, October 2023, EC.
In Annex I, the Commission provides further information on the initiatives included in its work programme; Annex II presents proposals and initiatives adopted by the Commission and additional ones that the Commission is taking with this work programme. The annex also includes upcoming initiatives. Annex III refers to pending proposals on which the co-legislators want […]
The Commission’s work programme for 2024. Delivering today and preparing for tomorrow.
The Commission has adopted its work programme for 2024, which emphasises simplifying rules for citizens and businesses across the Union. The work programme reflects the achievements of the past four years, summarises the Commission’s new proposals and presents important initiatives aimed at reducing bureaucracy. Some of these simplification initiatives have already been presented, while others […]
Climate finance provided and mobilized by developed countries in 2013-2021.
The OECD’s analysis of climate finance provided by developed countries highlights two components that remain low. First, adaptation finance remains low, despite being a top priority. Second, international public climate finance is not enough to harness private capital and trade finance and mobilize them for climate action in developing countries.
Measuring Emissions in Supply Chains: Business Realities and Challenges, OECD 2023.
Greater visibility into supply chain emissions can make a critical contribution to the decarbonization of the global economy. It can inform corporate decisions in procurement, product design and R+D, as well as decision-making by financial investors. These promises cannot be achieved if market players are unable to meet reporting requirements, or if the resulting data […]
Global Energy Overview.
Fossil fuel prices are down, but markets are tight and volatile. The energy sector is also the leading cause of polluted air that more than 90% of the world’s population is forced to breathe, linked to more than 6 million premature deaths a year. In this complex context, the emergence of a new clean energy […]
Trade, Climate Change and the Carbon Border Tax
In July 2021, the European Commission presented the Fit for 55 package that includes the carbon border adjustment mechanism. The introduction of this cross-border carbon tax has sparked debates, as well as accusations of protectionism and climate neocolonialism attributed to the European Union. It is essential that countries prepare for this initiative and this involves […]
