Air pollution in Europe: Status in 2023 under the Directive’s emission reduction commitments. EEA
This summary describes the progress made by the EU and its Member States in reducing emissions of the five main air pollutants covered by the Commitments Directive. It presents an assessment of Member States’ performance against emission reduction commitments for 2020-2029, as well as their progress towards achieving the most ambitious reduction commitments.
Statistical review of world energy. Institute Energy.
The Energy Institute analyzes data on energy markets from the previous year, providing comprehensive information and objective data since 1952. This year, it provides insight into how energy systems are adapting to environmental escalation and geopolitical crises. The data sheds light on a year in energy defined by three crises superimposed on top of each […]
Map of public access charging infrastructure in Spain. ANFAC.
In 2021, the maps of charging points are launched based on the objectives of the NECP and in two years, 8,726 new points have been installed and the market share has grown only 2 p.p., while only 21% of the public access charging infrastructure in Spain corresponds to charging with power greater than 22 kW. […]
EU climate and energy objectives. Court of Auditors.
The Commission has identified sectors that have achieved satisfactory results, but lacks information on the effectiveness of policies in terms of costs and effects of actions. In addition, national energy and climate plans lack data on investment needs and sources of financing to assess whether these plans provide a firm basis for achieving the 2030 […]
Accelerating the renovation of energy efficiency in residential buildings. EEA.
Improving the energy performance of buildings is an important part of climate goals, but it requires accelerating renovation. The report identifies behavioral factors that influence renovation decisions. It also explores how understanding these factors can enhance policies that more effectively encourage the rehabilitation of residential buildings, contributing to achieving climate neutrality.
Evaluation of emergency measures in the electricity markets. ACER.
In 2022, the European Union faced an energy crisis of such magnitude that Member States adopted protective measures. The report is based on the list of emergency measures published by ACER, while the merits and disadvantages of each type of measure are assessed against the main desired outcomes. Ideally, the measures should have a positive […]
Diagnosis on self-consumption, Association of Electric Companies (AELEC).
The document reflects the growth that the sector has experienced in recent years. The number of photovoltaic self-consumption contracts has had an average year-on-year increase of 219% and installed capacity of 182%. This strong growth trend continues in 2023, which has had as many self-consumption procedures in a month as in all of 2020. This […]
Conditions and pathways for sustainable and circular consumption in Europe, European Environment Agency (EEA).
Ways to change consumption in Europe are explored. An EU policy target on consumption calls for a significant reduction of the consumption footprint so that consumption-related impacts are within the limits of the planet, requiring deeper changes in consumption. Efficiency gains and economic decoupling pressures on growth are not enough to alleviate the current climate […]
Environmental and climate pressure on household consumption, European Environment Agency (EEA).
Europe and the world are facing unprecedented sustainability challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss, resource depletion and pollution. These challenges are caused in part by unsustainable consumption as countries seek economic growth and people seek well-being. Household consumption puts pressure on and impacts the environment and drives climate change.
European Regulation for the Development of aCO2 Transport and Storage Market, Energy Transition Expertise Centre (ENTEC).
The European Union’s GHG reduction target for 2030 and climate neutrality target for 2050 will require the deployment of all low-carbon technologies and solutions. All credible scenarios show that carbon capture and storage (CCS) will be necessary to meet the goals set out in the Paris Agreement. In particular, CCS is one of the key […]
