Build back better: Renovating buildings for renewed EU climate ambition
The EU needs mandatory Minimum Energy Performance Standards for old and new buildings, backed by solid financial and technical support,…
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The conditions for community energy to promote the energy transition
Renewable energy communities (RECs) can drive the uptake of renewables and social acceptance of the low-carbon energy transition in Europe.…
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UK emitters rue splendid isolation from EU ETS
The UK Emissions Trading System may have confounded the worst predictions ahead of its launch – but market dislocation could…
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EU prepares to include nuclear and gas in green investment list
An EU decision on which types of investments count as sustainable will reverberate much further than the financial sector, which…
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Cartels, collusion and the quest for decarbonisation
A growing number of companies want to collaborate with their competitors to decarbonise across a sector, but EU competition law…
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Opinion: Europe must look beyond its domestic energy transition at COP26
It does not make sense to tackle climate change as a domestic policy issue alone. COP26 is a chance for…
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Only €70bn needed to make renewable heating affordable for EU homes
The vast majority of EU countries need to increase heat pump incentives to make the technology affordable, says the coalition…
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Growing number of gas plants operating at a loss – report
Unprofitable gas projects are undermining the energy transition and exposing investors to the risk of stranded assets. Governments must shift…
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