Climate clubs and carbon pricing in a world aiming for net-zero
Carbon pricing has been one of the main policy instruments in Europe to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for nearly two decades now. With all the world signed up to the Paris Agreement and much of the world’s largest economies committed to net-zero and carbon/climate neutrality targets, the role of carbon pricing is evolving as part […]
COP26: Did Glasgow miss the bullseye?
As the first five-year cycle of the emission reduction targets under the Paris Agreement came to an end, the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow brought parties together to take stock on the progress achieved and to update collective commitments to combat climate change. After difficult negotiations and last-minute objections, COP26 concluded with a […]
COP26 in Glasgow
The COP26 climate summit is the most anticipated COP in years, especially as it’s the first COP since 2019 thanks to a pandemic-induced delay. Rhetoric about ‘last chances’ to save the climate – or at least the legitimacy of the 2015 Paris Agreement – is rife. The absence of political leaders in Glasgow such […]
Study on Circular Economy developments in the GCC region and opportunities for collaboration with the European Union
This report explores developments in the field of the circular economy in the Arab States of the Gulf region (notably the members of the GCC – the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf), to identify areas where the EU and the GCC countries can strengthen their collaboration. Focusing on two GCC countries […]
Exploring Ukraine’s long-term energy security on the path towards decarbonisation
For a long time, energy security in Ukraine and Central and Southeast Europe by and large referred to security of gas supplies, particularly regarding dependence, interconnections and gas transit. In light of Ukraine’s recent commitments to carbon neutrality, implications of the European Green Deal, as well as global trends towards a steady fossil-fuel phase out, […]