Sustainability

Europeanised energy infrastructure planning is a good idea if done right

A European Commission bid for more central oversight of energy infrastructure planning promises benefits if buy-in of EU countries can be secured

How can carbon credits work better?

New ideas on reaching climate targets as COP30 gets underway

The solution to Europe’s housing affordability crisis must include building decarbonisation

The EU can help tackle Europe’s housing crisis by reducing energy costs, decarbonising buildings and adhering to climate goals

What are governments buying?

How does the European Union manage public-sector procurement, and is there room for environmental goals?

Climate, data and complacency

Why economists need to take the costs of climate change more seriously

What are the trials ahead for EU sustainable finance and climate insurance?

European Green Industrial Policy at a Crossroads? A Pilot Set of Conjoint Experiments Among Policy Experts

Coffee and chocolate lovers should want EU deforestation rules in force without delay

A new pause in implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation is regrettable and should not lead to weakening of the law

China’s race to electrification

Is China turning into an “electrostate” — and how will that change the balance of global energy?

China can decarbonise the world – but even that won’t fix its overcapacity problem

China is on track to meet global green-tech demand but needs to pivot from manufacturing to infrastructure

Measuring GDP at risk in the low-carbon transition

Our model provides a bird’s eye view of a country’s exposure to transition