A European industrial green deal for the net zero era. Brussels, 1.2.2023 COM(2023) 62 final.
The starting point of the Plan is the need to massively increase technological development, manufacturing production and the installation of net-zero products and energy supply, and the added value of an EU-wide approach to tackle this challenge together. This is hampered by global competition for raw materials and skilled personnel. The Plan aims to address […]
Moving towards climate resilience in Europe. Status of national adaptation actions reported in 2021, EEA.
This EEA report provides an overview of how all EU Member States and Turkey are adapting to climate change and reporting on their adaptation actions. The report summarizes how these countries are progressing through the adaptation policy cycle. It provides a snapshot of the situation in 2021, but, where possible, compares it with previous information […]
Researching secondary commodity markets in Europe. AEM
Secondary raw material (SRM) markets are crucial for a circular economy, as they allow recyclable materials to re-enter the production value chain, reducing resource dependency. This role is recognised in the 2020 EU Circular Economy Action Plan. However, if policy is going to help further develop such markets, we need to better understand secondary commodity […]
Multilayer systems for permanent geological storage ofCO2 at gigaton scale. AGU, 2022.
The efficiency of carbon storage as a decarbonization technology is based on the rock’s sealing ability to permanently storeCO2. Therefore, a transport model has been developed to capture the upward migration of CO2 throughout the basin in a multi-layered environment, finding that massive capillary breakthrough and viscous CO flow are unlikely to occur2, even through […]
Energy Technology Outlook, 2023. IEA
Soaring energy and materials prices, and shortages of minerals, semiconductors and other critical components pose potential obstacles to the energy transition. In this context, the paper provides an analysis of the risks and opportunities surrounding the development and scaling of technology and clean energy supply chains in the years ahead, seen through the lenses of […]
Policies of the Transition to a European Circular Economy. World Bank, 2022.
Rising levels of resource consumption have set the course for human development, so that over the last century, with widespread industrialization and rapid growth, the global economy has witnessed an increase in the extraction and use of materials, so the policy framework underpinning the transition to a circular economy will need to take into account […]
Renewable solutions in end uses. Costs and markets of heat pumps. 2022, Irena.
This report presents the available data on the costs of heat pump systems for residential buildings. Data on the installation costs and performance of heat pump systems will allow policymakers, researchers, and industry to perform more robust analyses, although the available data is far from ideal. Primary sources have been prioritized, but key differences in […]
State of Global Environmental Governance, 2022, ISSD.
Work remains to be done, such as conducting key climate reports and addressing the future of chemicals management and marine biodiversity. In some cases, delays may be partly attributed to the lasting effects of COVID disruptions. The IPCC approved the overdue reports of Working Groups II (Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability) and III (Mitigation) in 2022, […]
Monthly natural gas statistics from the OECD, IEA
The report provides data on total natural gas production, consumption, imports and exports for all OECD member countries, and natural gas trade by pipeline and LNG by origin and destination. While natural gas accounts for around a quarter of global electricity generation, and in the medium term plays an important role in supporting the transition […]
Preliminary report on the Market Correction Mechanism. Acer.
The “market effects” assessed in this report refer to the period from late December to mid-January. The current report is not necessarily representative, but while the analysis does not yet identify any particular MCM-related effects, ACER finds it valuable to present and discuss in this report the indicators it intends to use in the final […]
