Transport sector needs to reduce emissions drastically, if the EU is serious to implement the European Green Deal

Transport emissions in the EU’s Member States keep rising. If the EU is serious about achieving the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C objective, European transport policies must radically change. The report, published […]

Problematic measures to be addressed during the ongoing assessment of Recovery and Resilience Plans

The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) provides member states a large-scale financial support for public investments and reforms to support the relaunching of ailing economies in the short term, but […]

Energy Efficiency Directive review 2021: let’s make it count

The role of energy savings in fighting climate change is fundamental and widely acknowledged in the political debate. This is also supported by different scenarios which require a significant reduction […]

The revision of the Renewable Energy Directive. An opportunity to boost ambition and accelerate deployment of renewable energy

POLICY BRIEFING Renewables are a key part in the transition towards a net zero carbon economy. Combined with energy savings, the various renewable energy sources provide a cost-effective and readily […]

How the EU Modernisation Fund can be a driver for the fossil-free energy transformation

POLICY BRIEFING The Modernisation Fund is recognised in the European Green Deal Investment Plan as one of the key funding instruments, potentially providing around €25 billion to support Member States […]

NEW REPORT: Record Coal Plant Retirements In The U.S. and EU Offset By China Coal Plant Boom In 2020

U.S. Coal Retirements Under Trump Exceed Obama link to download the report A steep increase in coal plant development in China offset a retreat from coal in the rest of […]

Candidate projects for the 5th PCI list: a final push for fossil gas?

In January 2021, the European Commission published a list of candidate projects for the 5th list of Projects of Common Interest, or PCIs. PCIs are cross-border energy infrastructure projects which […]

A fossil-free TEN-E regulation. NGO briefing on the revision of the Trans-European energy infrastructure regulation

On 15 December 2020, the European Commission published its proposal for reforming the EU’s rules for selecting EU energy infrastructure projects for funding and fast-tracking. Unfortunately, despite removing the category […]

Key priorities for a greener EU Industrial Strategy

The forthcoming update of the EU Industrial Strategy provides a welcome opportunity to re-frame and prioritise actions from the 2020 strategy. With Member States drafting national recovery and resilience plans, […]

A net-zero EU is possible: Findings from NGOs’ Paris Agreement Compatible energy scenario

The current health crisis has taught us an important lesson: building resilience is the most efficient solution to protect us from global threats – even when they might appear distant. […]

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