European green deal

Skills anticipation for the green transition

How do we build a workforce that has the skills needed for the future and how do we ensure the process works for everybody?

A smart solar strategy for Europe

Smart measures, not tariffs or blunt subsidies, should be deployed to strengthen Europe’s standing in solar power

Climate policies carry political costs, but those costs can be mitigated

Climate policies must be calibrated carefully if they are to be accepted by the public and thus not hurt politicians’ electoral chances.

Industrial strategies for Europe’s green transition

Industrial policies are not necessarily incompatible with competition and should be designed to not slow down structural change and business dynamics.

Making industrial policy work: a case study on the European Battery Alliance Academy

Efforts to address skilled-labour shortages in the battery sector can provide lessons to other areas of EU industrial policy.

Europe’s under-the-radar industrial policy: intervention in electricity pricing

Government efforts to artificially lower electricity prices for one group of consumers will raise prices for others, with cross-border implications.

How sensitive are Europeans to income losses related to climate policies?

A unique dataset gives an insight into what Europeans might tolerate in terms of the income effects of climate policies

What decisions could indicate success at COP28?

COP28: key issues at stake and indicators of success

COP28 must convey the importance to governments of better integrating climate considerations into financial decision-making.

How might China hit back over the EU’s electric vehicle anti-subsidy investigation?

China’s silence towards the European Union’s electric vehicle probe could mean that a more harmful retaliation is on its way

Europe’s strategic challenge

The EU should pursue ‘gradual and pragmatic federalism,’ underpinned by essential governance reform.

Renewable Hydrogen in Germany, Poland and Portugal

Europe must start preparing a new green investment plan

Assessing the State of the Union 2023

In this episode, we look at the 2023 State of the Union address delivered by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.

How can strong implementation tools enhance climate and energy governance?

A new governance framework to safeguard the European Green Deal

This policy brief sets out policy proposals to enhance governance in order to safeguard EU decarbonisation.