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In: Energy Research & Social Science, Volume 120

Embracing sufficiency to accelerate the energy transition

In a rapidly warming world, the transition to renewable energy faces challenges on many fronts. Sufficiency measures, which focus on reducing overall energy demand, hold great potential to accelerate the energy transition and create truly sustainable societies, yet remain underexplored in policy cir

Implementing the EU 2040 Climate Target: Building blocks and measures

The European Climate Law (ECL) requires the EU to adopt a climate target for 2040. The Eu-ropean Commission recommends an EU climate target for 2040 of 90% reduction in net GHG emissions by 2040 (compared to 1990). Achieving emission reductions on this scale is indispensable if the EU is to stay on

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How can regulation foster innovation in the electricity grid? Findings from case studies in Great Britain and Italy

Die Integration erneuerbarer Energiequellen in das Stromnetz ist entscheidend für das Erreichen der deutschen Klimaschutzziele. Allerdings stellt der zunehmende Anteil erneuerbarer Energien eine Herausforderung für die Stabilität und Zuverlässigkeit der Niederspannungsnetze dar, die von den Vert