Investing in the future: Redevelopment opportunities for coal regions
Prior to the Covid-19 crisis, almost 70% of coal plants were to be closed in the EU by 2030. With Covid-19 existing stress in coal regions has aggravated. Closure of coal assets however will affect the jobs of more than half a million people in direct and indirect activities, and deeply touch the regions, requiring […]
Delivering the European Green Deal for southeast Europe
Southeast European countries start from a different point in the transition to the European Green Deal. They face systemic challenges both in their energy markets and in implementing the EU’s energy acquis – issues could be addressed through a more regionally focused approach, argue the authors. This report looks at three countries in the region […]
The time for rapid redevelopment of coal regions is now
The economic slow-down caused by the pandemic will aggravate the existing stress in some regions, especially those relying on lignite, coal and peat as their main economic activity. But efficient and effective use of Covid-19 recovery funds can give real meaning to the ‘just transition’ concept if they focus on tangible progress to the benefit […]
The European Green Deal after Corona
Climate change policy cannot be the first priority of the EU for the immediate future. However, in spite of the corona-crisis the urgency of climate change mitigation has not disappeared. The post-corona recovery can both put the EU’s decarbonisation progress back on track – after low-carbon investments will inevitably take a hit – but the […]
Competitiveness of the renewable energy sector
CEPS, in cooperation with COWI, prepared a large study on the competitiveness of the renewable energy sector for DG ENER of the European Commission. The study features two parts. Part 1 – Competitiveness of the heating and cooling industry and services The first part of the study of focuses on the competitiveness of renewable heating […]