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Advancing REACH - REACH and substitution
Final report
Enhancing substitution of substances of concern with less hazardous alternatives will remain a key challenge for chemicals management in the coming years and is a central aim of REACH. This study analyses the support of substitution,…
Voluntary offsetting: credits and allowances
Report
To date, the supply of units for the voluntary carbon market has been almost exclusively in the form of credits generated by climate protection projects elsewhere. This report analyses the merits and challenges of another possible source…
Options for multilateral initiatives to close the global 2030 climate ambition and action gap - Policy field synthetic e-fuels
Achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement requires increased global climate action, especially towards the production and use of synthetic e-fuels. This paper focuses on aviation and maritime transport and the role of green hydrogen for…
Averaging or multi-year accounting?
Implications for environmental integrity of carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
Single-year targets present considerable challenges if countries use international carbon markets to achieve their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. This paper assesses the environmental integrity…
SUMEX Deliverable D5.1: Summary of Kick-off workshop “Europeanising Sustainable Development in the Extractive Industries”
December 2020
This document summarises and contextualises the key output from the digital project launch event “Europeanising Sustainable Development in the Extractive Industries” on 17 November 2020.
Towards a More Realistic Cost–Benefit Analysis
Attempting to Integrate Transaction Costs and Energy Efficiency Services
In order to calculate the financial return of energy efficiency measures, a cost–benefit analysis (CBA) is a proven tool for investors. Generally, however, most CBAs for investors have a narrow focus, which is — simply speaking — on…
Country profiles - greenhouse gases and energy 2020
This dashboard presents country profiles containing key data on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, renewable energy and energy efficiency for each EU Member State. These country profiles support and complement the assessment of progress…
Quality of offsets
Presentation by Lambert Schneider, Online debate by Florence School of Regulation, 15 December 2020
ETC/CME Report 3/2020
Trends and projections in the EU ETS in 2020
This report provides an analysis of past, present and future emissions trends under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), based on the latest data and information available from the European Commission and Member States. It also…
Wanted: A New 2030 Climate Target for the EU
An analysis of key choices for the ambition and scope of a 2030 target
In November 2019, the European Commission announced a European Green Deal to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. EU legislators endorsed this goal but are still grappling with a new 2030 target. On 11 December 2020, heads of state agreed…
EEA Report No 15/2020: Fluorinated greenhouse gases 2020
Data reported by companies on the production, import, export and destruction of fluorinated greenhouse gases in the European Union, 2007-2019
EEA Report No 13/2020
Trends and projections in Europe 2020
Tracking progress towards Europe’s climate and energy targets. The annual ‘Trends and projections’ report provides an assessment of the progress of the EU and European countries towards their climate mitigation and energy targets. It is…
Overview of climate finance flows in the agricultural sector
Background paper
Achieving the socio-economic transformation towards greenhouse gas neutrality in the second half of this century, as agreed in the Paris Agreement, requires an unprecedented effort to realign public and private investments across all…
Climate action and agriculture in international processes and options for future work outside UNFCCC
Background paper
This paper explores possible alternatives for multilateral processes to address agriculture and climate change outside of the UNFCCC and its Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture (KJWA). It assesses whether other multilateral processes,…
100 Social Sciences and Humanities priority research questions for energy efficiency in Horizon Europe
The launch of the European Union’s (EU) Horizon Europe programme provides exciting opportunities for Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) research to contribute to the fulfilment of the EU’s ambitious policy goals on energy and climate…
CDM supply potential for emission reductions up to the end of 2020
The transition of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) issued under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) for use by Parties towards their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) is a key outstanding issue for Article 6 negotiations…
How to raise Europe‘s climate ambition for 2030?
Implementing a -55% Target in the EU Policy Architecture
Presentation by Jakob Graichen, Workshop "Stepping up EU climate ambition for the EU emissions trading scheme", 23.11.2020, Berlin
Challenges for electricity network governance in whole system change: Insights from energy transition in Norway
Once transitions progress beyond the start-up phase, niche technologies diffuse more widely to generate important knock-on effects in a focal sector. This entails a need for moving beyond niches to embrace a 'whole system perspective'.…
Demand flexibility and what it can contribute in Germany
Published in: "Variable Generation, Flexible Demand 1st Edition", Editor: Fereidoon Sioshansi, Paperback ISBN: 9780128238103 , eBook ISBN: 9780128241912, Imprint: Academic Press, Published Date: 18th November 2020, Page Count: 594
…Sustainable Resource Output
Towards an Approach to a Multidimensional Environmental Assessment of Biomass Production
Article published in: "Sustainable Development and Resource Productivity - The Nexus Approaches"
Edited By Harry Lehmann, Copyright Year 2021, ISBN 9780367429546, Published November 18, 2020 by Routledge, 386 Pages 56 Color…