Simone Tagliapietra
Simone Tagliapietra is a Senior fellow at Bruegel. He is also a Professor of EU Energy and Climate Policy at The Johns Hopkins University - School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Europe.
His research focuses on the EU climate and energy policy and on the political economy of global decarbonisation. With a record of numerous policy and scientific publications, also in leading journals such as Nature and Science, he is the author of Global Energy Fundamentals (Cambridge University Press, 2020) and co-author of The Macroeconomics of Decarbonisation (Cambridge University Press, 2024).
His columns and policy work are widely published and cited in leading international media such as the BBC, CNN, Financial Times, The New York Times, The Economist, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Corriere della Sera, Le Monde, El Pais, and several others.
Simone also is a Member of the Board of Directors of the Clean Air Task Force (CATF). He holds a PhD in Institutions and Policies from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Born in the Dolomites in 1988, he speaks Italian, English and French.
Disclosure of interests
Featured work
Forging Europe’s new Clean Industrial Deal
What does Europe need to accelerate clean tech manufacturing and decarbonisation?
Draghi’s industrial masterplan has decarbonisation at its core
The report represents a solid basis for the development of an EU Clean Industrial Deal
Bruegel Annual Meetings | 4-5 September 2024
This year's Annual Meetings centered around the launch of the Bruegel Memos to the European Union leadership 2024-2029
Memo to the commissioner responsible for the internal market
Memo to the commissioner responsible for energy
Memo to the commissioner responsible for climate policy
Transatlantic clean investment monitor
A comparison of clean-tech manufacturing and deployment trends in the US shows rapid advances but still under-used capacity
European clean tech tracker
This tracker provides an overview of the main innovation, manufacturing and deployment trends in clean tech in Europe
How to finance building decarbonisation in the EU
How can the EU bridge the investment gap for energy renovations to meet climate targets?
How to finance the European Union’s building decarbonisation plan
This policy brief discusses the challenges of meeting EPBD targets and introducing ETS2 smoothly
Re-energising Europe’s global green reach
At this event, we discussed how the EU’s global green agenda should evolve to balance decarbonisation, competitiveness, and strategic autonomy.
Re-energising Europe’s global green reach
EU’s green reach strategy will need to use a broad range of levers to build equitable partnerships that will help partners make deeper emissions cuts
Procrastination not dismantlement now threatens the European Green Deal
Procrastination not dismantlement now threatens the European Green Deal
The temptation to water-down the European Green Deal under pressure from the far-right must be avoided to keep the EU's green trajectory
Evolution, challenges and strategies for EU's green industrial policy
How Europe Can Get the Green Deal Done
The macroeconomics of decarbonisation
At this event we launched the book "The Macroeconomics of Decarbonisation: Implications and Policies"
A smart industrial policy to fast-charge Europe’s electric vehicles revolution
The Letta report: an assessment of the energy proposals
The report has the potential to substantially impact the European Union's strategic agenda from 2024-29
Europe's clean tech roll out: how to ensure an evidence-based green transition?
How Should Europe Think About Economic Security?
Green Industrial Policy in Europe: Past, Present, and Prospects
The European Union-Russia energy divorce: state of play
EU-Russia energy trade has fallen hugely since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the EU could still do more to reduce dependence
European Commission predicts skyrocketing demand for critical raw materials
Guiding the EU’s quest for economic competitiveness
A smart solar strategy for Europe
Smarter European Union industrial policy for solar panels
Accelerating solar deployment, stockpiling and diversifying imports would mitigate the threat to European economic security from solar PV imports
The Macroeconomics of Decarbonisation: Implications and Policies
A smart solar strategy for Europe
Smart measures, not tariffs or blunt subsidies, should be deployed to strengthen Europe’s standing in solar power
Talks@Bruegel: Advancing decarbonisation through trade with Han-koo Yeo
At this event we will delve into advancing decarbonisation through trade.
EU competitiveness challenges during the green transition
A briefing given to the Eurogroup on 15 January 2024
What is the role of electricity policy in the EU's quest for economic competitiveness?
US and UK strikes in Yemen: implications for global energy markets
While trade disruptions arising from the conflict in the Red Sea are so far minimal, a further regional escalation could impact global energy prices.
Electricity pricing is Europe’s hidden 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.
The European Union's Global Gateway: An institutional and economic overview
Europe’s time to lead on climate action
Investments in the sustainability transition: leveraging green industrial policy against emerging constraints
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 to de-risk dependence on China while decarbonising
How should the EU manage its dependence on China for clean tech?
Israel-Hamas war: implications for gas markets
The conflict has already cut gas supplies to Israel and could start to have wider impacts by weighing on exports
Europe and the US should work with China. Joint climate action could be a win-win
Developing a green industrial policy for the European Green Deal
How worried does Europe need to be about the coming winter gas season?
For a New Euro-Med Green Deal
The European Union is ready for the 2023-24 winter gas season
Demand cuts, alternative supply and the green energy rollout mean the EU likely has enough gas for winter, even if Russian supplies are cut completely
Israel-Hamas war: implications for the global oil market
Fears of Iranian involvement in the Hamas attack could destabilise the global oil market
Making the most of Europe’s anti-subsidy probe into Chinese electric vehicles
The EU anti-subsidy investigation into EVs from China is a reminder of the need for a new EU green industrial policy strategy.
Europe must start preparing a new green investment plan
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.
Bruegel Annual Meetings, 6-7 September 2023
A symphony in progress: shaping a new agenda for Europe
Europe’s green deal will need broad support to succeed
EU has embarked on no less than an industrial revolution. A revolution that — unlike those of the past — is set against a tight deadline.
Sparking Europe’s new industrial revolution
Green tech race? The US Inflation Reduction Act and the EU Net Zero Industry Act in The World Economy
The Right Way to Intervene in Clean Tech
Policymakers must create the conditions for the public and private sectors to work together to manage a timely green transition.
Driving Europe’s green industrial revolution
On-line only launch event for Bruegel Blueprint: Sparking Europe's new industrial revolution: a policy for net zero, growth and resilience
Sparking Europe’s new industrial revolution: A policy for net zero, growth and resilience
This book assesses what must be done to implement industrial policy in a way that will achieve overarching goals while minimising distortions.
Rebooting the Net Zero Industry Act
Testimony before the European Economic and Social Committee
The EU can manage without Russian liquified natural gas
How can the European Union achieve its target of eliminating all Russian fossil-fuel imports by 2027?
Rebooting the European Union’s Net-Zero Industry Act
The proposal for a Net Zero Industry Act still needs work before it can realize its objectives, according to a new paper by Bruegel.
National fiscal policy responses to the energy crisis
Rebooting the European Union’s Net Zero Industry Act
Net Zero Industry Act: is it fit for purpose?
Invitation-only event where we discuss NZIA and clean-tech investments in Europe.
After the great energy crisis: Europe’s new landscape
Briefing to the US Senate Climate Change Task Force.
Russian LNG: what measures will help the EU kick the habit?
Net Zero Industry Act
Testimony before the S&D ITRE Working Group at the European Parliament.
Europe’s critical struggle with its economic paradigm
As the European elections approach, the main policy choices are more existential than perhaps ever before.
Adjusting to the energy shock: the right policies for European industry
In its industrial strategy response, the EU must ask if the energy-intensive parts of the value chain should be outsourced permanently.
Cleantech manufacturing: where does Europe really stand?
A single European Union cleantech manufacturing capacity target should be based on an understanding of the situation in each cleantech sector
EU strategic autonomy and industrial policy
Testimony before the Committee on European Affairs at the French National Assembly.
Green transition: create a European energy agency
As energy and climate economists, we propose that a European energy agency be set up to guide the continent’s transition to net-zero carbon by 2050.
North Sea Summit: blowing in the wind?
Europe is out of the immediate energy crisis
The challenge now for policymakers and industry alike is to smoothly facilitate a transition toward structurally lower gas consumption.
The EU Net Zero Industry Act and the risk of reviving past failures
How the EU might respond to clean tech subsidies, in the form of a leaked draft law entitled the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), is deeply worrisome.
Economic efficiency versus geopolitical resilience: strategic autonomy’s difficult balancing act
A timely analysis on the notion of strategic autonomy in the EU's industrial policy.
Economic efficiency versus geopolitical resilience: strategic autonomy’s difficult balancing act
The fiscal side of Europe’s energy crisis: the facts, problems and prospects
Europe needs to move beyond emergency fiscal responses and focus on structural changes to allow the EU to accelerate its decoupling from fossil fuels.
The fiscal side of Europe’s energy crisis
Testimony before the Interparliamentary Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs at the European Parliament.
How Europe should answer the US Inflation Reduction Act
This policy brief explains what is in the IRA, the impact on the EU and other economies, and how the EU should react.
Europe’s half a million barrels per day diesel supply question
A new European Union embargo on Russian oil products should not affect EU diesel supplies and prices, but could encourage re-routing by Russia.
How can Europe prevent the next energy crisis?
Preparing for the next winter: Europe’s gas outlook for 2023
We explore in detail the two pillars of energy security: LNG supply and the nature and volume of natural-gas demand reductions.
How would the European Union fare without Russian energy?
This contribution explores how Europe can manage without the imports of Russian coal, crude oil, oil products and natural gas.
Energy crisis: five questions that must be answered in 2023
Here’s how researchers can help overcome the threats arising from market turmoil and geopolitical realignment after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
National energy policy responses to the energy crisis
Beating the European Energy Crisis
The EU needs a grand bargain that reduces demand, increases supply, and keeps energy markets open.
Will the European Union price cap on Russian oil work?
The G7 Russian oil price cap is an ambitious but untested instrument. While pitfalls exist, the cap has the potential to be the most potent sanction.
Europe’s Green Investment Requirements and the Role of NextGenerationEU
The EU countries’ priorities on climate and environmental spending, as reflected in the allocations of the Recovery and Resilience funds are assessed.
Europe must now strike a deal on energy prices
Europe must move beyond blocking agreement on a coordinated solution and undermining EU unity in the face of Russian aggression.
The Sound of Economics Live: Reflections on COP27
A special episode of the Sound of Economics Live exploring the key takeaways from COP27.
To cap or not to cap: the deal Europe needs on energy prices
An EU gas price cap would be counterproductive, but the reasons why it is supported widely must be acknowledged and addressed.
The European energy crisis and the future of the UK-EU relations in the field of energy and climate
Testimony before the European Affairs Committee at the House of Lords, UK Parliament.
Success at COP27 will be defined by progress on climate finance and ‘loss and damage’
COP27 should create the basis of a global loss-and-damage fund to help vulnerable countries already suffering from climate disasters.
How have sanctions impacted Russia?
In this paper we assess both the immediate economic impact and the likely longer-term impact of sanctions on the Russian economy.
How European Union energy policies could mitigate the coming recession
The European Union faces recession, but the way in which policymakers manage the energy crisis will determine its depth and duration.
Europe’s Quest for Energy Security and the Renewed Case for a Strong Mediterranean Green Energy Partnership
IEMed Mediterranean Yearbook 2022
Small modular reactors: technology, policy, and economic prospects
At this closed-door event we will discuss the realistic deployment prospects for SMRs and their future in Europe's energy systems.
Does the European Union need an energy crisis fund?
An EU energy fund is justified, but for different reasons than commonly assumed, with implications for the fund’s design.
Germany’s gas-price ‘defence shield’: problems and redeeming features
The €200 billion “defence shield” risks undermining European solidarity. This could be avoided by designing it well.
An assessment of Europe’s options for addressing the crisis in energy markets
Action to intervene in the gas and electricity wholesale markets is also being taken at European Union level, which is what we analyse in this paper.
How Can the European Union Adapt to Climate Change?
Europe must increasingly deal with the harmful impacts of climate change, regardless of its success in reducing emissions.
How can the European Union better adapt to climate change?
A stronger adaptation governance framework would benefit adaptation efforts.
Bruegel Annual Meetings, 6-7 September 2022
The Annual Meetings are Bruegel's flagship event which gathers high-level speakers to discuss the economic topics that affect Europe and the world.
A grand bargain to steer through the European Union’s energy crisis
The current crisis looks set to leave behind it a radically different system, but what that system will look like remains an open question
The grand energy bargain Europe needs to defeat Putin
Climate club ‘green certificate’ would boost membership
Europe Needs a Grand Bargain on Energy
Why a “Go It Alone” Approach Will Leave Countries in the Cold This Winter
EU climate agenda is not at odds with energy security
In the coming weeks and months, Europe must deploy all available options to counter Putin’s energy blackmail.
Europe needs energy solidarity — not a North-South rift
The bloc must urgently implement a compensation scheme to prevent Putin from dividing member countries.
A Transatlantic Energy and Climate Pact Is Now More Necessary Than Ever
A possible G7 price cap on Russian oil: issues at stake
A price cap on Russian oil might improve the current western sanctions regime, but effectiveness will depend on the west’s willingness
Scorching summers are becoming the new normal. Can Europe prepare itself?
As global average temperatures continue to rise beyond the current 1.2°C above pre-industrial averages, Europe is likely to warm even faster.
How can the European Union adapt to climate change?
A stronger adaptation governance framework would benefit adaptation efforts.
How to make the EU Energy Platform an effective emergency tool
The platform could become an effective emergency tool to safeguard Europe’s gas supply, but policymakers need to address challenges to make it work.
Europe’s Russian oil embargo: significant but not yet
The ban on most Russian oil significantly scales up the EU response to aggression against Ukraine, but the bloc should stand ready for retaliation.
Economics of access to energy
This chapter discusses the key obstacles that have so far prevented 840 million people worldwide from gaining access to electricity.
REPowerEU: will EU countries really make it work?
By acting together, the European Union can optimise its response to the energy crisis in all scenarios but each country will have to make concessions.
For Europe, an oil embargo is not the way to go
Even at this late hour, the European Union should consider taking a different path.
The Global Quest for Green Growth: An Economic Policy Perspective
A review on green growth and degrowth arguments.
How to weaken Russian oil and gas strength
Letter published in Science.
A phase out of Russian oil may be less effective than a tariff at reducing Putin’s rents
A punitive tariff on all energy imports from Russia would be a better choice than a gradually phased-in embargo on selected fuels.
Europe must get serious about cutting oil and gas use
As energy security risks increase, European governments must stop subsidising oil and gas, and ask people to consume less.
EU risks letting Putin’s gas divide-and-rule strategy win
The 2 May meeting of EU energy ministers should deliver strong and common EU action. Failing to do so would undermine Europe’s unity, energy security
Cutting Putin’s energy rent: ‘smart sanctioning’ Russian oil and gas
Infrastructure bottlenecks prevent Russia from selling all the oil it wants to bring to market, even at lower prices.
Green public procurement: A neglected tool in the European Green Deal toolbox?
A new EU regulatory action in public procurement could unlock the potential of green public procurement and add an important element to the European G
Climate migration: what do we really know?
While uncertain, studies suggest that climate change will cause significant internal and international migration over the next century.
Cutting Putin’s energy rent: ‘smart sanctioning’ Russian oil and gas
Three ways Europe could limit Russian oil and gas revenues.
UK energy supply and investment
Testimony before the Economic Affairs Committee at the House of Lords, UK Parliament.
Dans l’urgence climatique
Book published by Gallimard and overseen by Groupe d’études géopolitiques (GEG)
Can Europe manage if Russian oil and coal are cut off?
A stop to Russian oil and coal supplies would push Europe into a short and painful adjustment period.
How to wean Europe off Russian gas as swiftly as possible
A trans-Atlantic pact between North America and Europe is essential if Europe is to free itself in the short term from its dependence on Russian energ
How Europe can defeat Russia’s divide and rule strategy in the long term
The European Union will have to bolster members most vulnerable to Russian blackmail and rethink the structure of European energy markets in order to
How Europe can sustain Russia sanctions
Russia's war in Ukraine has underscored the need for Europe finally to invest more in its own defence and security. Such an outrageous act of aggressi
Preparing for the first winter without Russian gas
The European Union can manage without Russian gas next winter, but must be united in taking difficult decisions.
The Kremlin’s gas wars
How Europe can protect itself from Russian blackmail.
Greening Europe’s post-Covid-19 recovery
At this event Bruegel launched a new Blueprint that collects voices of policymakers and academics on the crucial topic of how to make sure Europe will
Greening Europe’s post-COVID-19 recovery
This Blueprint includes some of the Group’s most prominent voices on the different aspects of the multidimensional issue of green recovery.
Letter: The EU’s green taxonomy is a missed opportunity
The taxonomy is unlikely to become the international “gold standard” in the field, which is a missed opportunity.
Can Europe survive painlessly without Russian gas?
If Russian gas stops flowing, measures to replace supply won’t be enough. The European Union will need to curb demand, implying difficult and costly d
Where is Biden's climate policy?
A year after his inauguration, what has President Biden really achieved on climate?
How an open climate club can generate carbon dividends for the poor
The German-led G7 can accelerate decarbonisation while tackling climate justice.
What the EU climate package has to overcome in 2022
An overview of the EU climate package to be negotiated in 2022.
Sustainability transition and the European Green Deal: A macro-dynamic perspective
Report of the results of work carried out at ETC/WMGE on Green economy transition: Macroeconomic analytical framework in 2020 and 2021.
The Global Gateway: a real step towards a stronger Europe in the world?
Disappointment at the lack of fresh cash from European Union global connectivity strategy is short-sighted: Europe supports global development more th
Europe's path to net-zero
Fostering the industrial component of the European Green Deal: key principles and policy options.
Rising energy prices: European Union countries’ views on medium-term policies
Alongside short-term measures to shield consumers from rising energy prices, EU countries have set out their positions on medium-term measures to prev
COP26: global stocktake and what’s next
Join us in this episode of the Sound of Economics Live as we contribute to the global stocktake of the climate summit.
Goodbye Glasgow: what’s next for global climate action?
After COP26, and as the debate on whether Glasgow represents a success or a failure dies down, what next for global climate action?
Glasgow: a clearer sense of direction but with no hard numbers
Global climate action is visibly accelerating however the conference failed to deliver on the hard numbers.
European Union countries’ National Recovery and Resilience Plans: A cross-country comparison
Testimony before the Economic Affairs Committee of the French Senate.
Keeping the energy policy triangle in balance is key to reach net-zero
Delivering policies that address energy security, competitiveness and sustainability is one of the most formidable challenges facing governments in th
Can climate change be tackled without ditching economic growth?
What will be necessary to achieve climate goals and keep growing?
How green are electric vehicles?
A policy paper dissecting existing life cycle assessments of electric vehicles and identifying potential future trends in the different stages of the
Xi’s pledge on financing coal plants overseas misses point
China’s domestic installation of coal-fired power plants continues at great pace.
The only quick-fix to Europe’s energy price crisis is saving energy
The only thing Europe can quickly do to prevent a potentially difficult winter is to actively promote energy conservation in both the residential and
Will China use climate change as a bargaining chip?
Beijing shows signs of changing tactics ahead of the COP26 conference.
Letter: The lesson Europe should learn from the gas crisis
Europe’s gas supply security could more effectively be safeguarded by ensuring that unused alternatives are maintained.
Can climate change be tackled without ditching economic growth?
The ultimate answer to the question on whether climate change can be tackled without ditching economic growth depends on our willingness to step up cl
Can climate change be tackled without ditching economic growth?
The notion of degrowth to reduce greenhouse gas emissions appears unrealistic; decoupling of emissions from growth is in principle possible but requir
Is Europe’s gas and electricity price surge a one-off?
Surging natural gas prices in Europe, driven by rising demand and tight supply, are pushing up electricity prices; to prevent volatility, governments
Conditions are ideal for a new climate club
The technical and political conditions are ideal for the creation of a climate club to catalyse tougher climate action worldwide.
The role of the state in providing infrastructure for decarbonisation
Bruegel Annual Meetings, Day 2 - Who should be responsible for providing crucial infrastructure for decarbonisation and how should it be managed?
Bruegel Annual Meetings, 1-3 September 2021
The 2021 Annual Meetings gathered high-level speakers and participants to discuss how to recover from the crises brought on by the Covid pandemic
Hydrogen development strategies: a global perspective
Despite different strategies, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, China and Japan all expect hydrogen to play a significant rol
How much investment do we need to reach net zero?
The size and scope of investments needed to reach net zero will have significant macroeconomic implications.
Poorest should be able to buy into decarbonisation
Climate action should be designed in a way that improves social equality.
Science is clear: climate action can't wait any longer
Without immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the world will not be able to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement -
A Safety Net for the Green Economy
How to protect workers hurt by the fight against climate change.
Fit for 55 marks Europe’s climate moment of truth
With Fit for 55, Europe is the global first mover in turning a long-term net-zero goal into real-world policies,
marking the entry of climate policy
A breakdown of EU countries’ post-pandemic green spending plans
An analysis of European Union countries’ recovery plans shows widely differing green spending priorities.
Relaunching transatlantic cooperation with a carbon border adjustment mechanism
The best way for the EU and the US to jointly introduce carbon border adjustment would be to form a ‘climate club’.
A transatlantic climate alliance
When Joe Biden visits Europe for the first time as US president, he should begin forging a transatlantic green deal.
For the climate, Asia-Pacific must phase out fossil-fuel subsidies
An exit from coal in the Asia-Pacific region is a global decarbonisation priority.
Form a climate club: United States, European Union and China
Can the three biggest economies agree a carbon tax on imports to catalyse climate action globally?
Setting Europe’s economic recovery in motion: a first look at national plans
Plans for spending European Union recovery funds submitted by the four largest EU countries reflect rather different priorities. So far, only Italy is
The External Dimension of the EU's Green Deal: What Role for EU Development Cooperation?
What geopolitical and human repercussions does the EU Green Deal have for its partners beyond climate neutrality and the EU?
China has a grand carbon neutrality target but where is the plan?
China’s new long-term targets, to reach peak emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, are yet to be matched with a consistent shor
It’s time for a green social contract
The green transformation will have far-reaching socio-economic implications. Action is needed to ensure domestic and international social equity and f
Letter: ‘Strategic autonomy’ is now an EU catchphrase
Strategic autonomy should not be an illusionary search for independence, but rather a strategic management of interdependence, based on diversificatio
Form a climate club: United States, European Union and China
If the three biggest economies agree a carbon tax on imports, it will catalyse climate action globally.
The EU can’t separate climate policy from foreign policy
How to make the European Green Deal succeed.
Carbon price floors: an addition to the European Green Deal arsenal
As the European Union sets out a more ambitious climate policy, carbon price floors provide an opportunity to place greater emphasis on altering expec
Prospects for the US climate policy under the Biden Administration
How US climate policy is likely to evolve, and which international impacts can be expected?
Carbon border adjustment in the United States: not easy, but not impossible either
President Biden has promised to implement a levy on carbon-intensive imports, albeit without a federal domestic carbon price. The measure faces a numb
The EU can’t separate climate policy from foreign policy
How to make the European Green Deal succeed.
The geopolitics of the Green Deal
Join us to mark the launch of the eponymous paper co-written with the European Council on Foreign Relations.
The geopolitics of the European Green Deal
The Green Deal will redefine Europe’s global policy priorities; as such, it is a foreign policy development with profound geopolitical consequences
A green industrial policy for Europe
A ‘green industrial policy’ able to promote economic growth, job creation and environmental goals altogether will be fundamental to Europe’s climate c
A green industrial policy for Europe
The EU needs to develop a strong green industrial policy. What should Europe's strategy look like and how can we achieve it?
A green industrial policy for Europe
This Blueprint examines how the European Union can develop a coherent green industrial policy that will serve the goals of the European Green Deal.
Europe and India: Comparing Approaches to Global Economic Challenges
Stakeholders from government, private sector, media and academia/institutions come together to review India-EU relations.
2021 can be a climate breakthrough, but Biden and Europe need to talk
"2021 can be a breakthrough year for climate: the new US administration and the EU have a real opportunity, through a ‘global net zero coalition’, to
Understanding the world of tomorrow through the great challenges of energy and climate change
“Only a broad policy framework – taking into account economic, fiscal, industrial, labour, innovation and social policy issues – can address the chall
The European climate law needs a strong just transition fund
To deliver on the goals of the European climate law, the European Union needs finally to get coal out of its energy mix: the EU should quicken the pac
Unpacking President von der Leyen’s new climate plan
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has set a new destination for EU climate policy: a 55% emissions reduction by 2030. This is a good
Global Energy Fundamentals
Cambridge University Press just published the new book of Bruegel research fellow Simone Tagliapietra, Global Energy Fundamentals. It provides a rigor
Bruegel Annual Meetings 2020 - Day 2
Second day of Bruegel Annual Meetings.
Bruegel Annual Meetings 1-3 September, 2020
Bruegel's flagship event transformed into a virtual conference for pandemic times
Is the EU Council agreement aligned with the Green Deal ambitions?
On 21 July, EU leaders agreed on a €1.8 trillion package that should boost the recovery after the COVID-19 crisis, but also contribute to the advancem
Greening the recovery by greening the fiscal consolidation
In the wake of COVID-19, some economic recovery policies will help green the economy – for example, energy renovation of buildings.
The impacts of electrification on labour market outcomes: the case of Nigeria
In Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, expanding access to electricity has contributed to increasing labour market participation and transforming the e
One last push is needed to improve the Just Transition Fund proposal
The European Parliament and the Council still have an opportunity to improve the Just Transition Fund by refocusing it on social support and basing fu
An equity fund for a zombie-free and EU-wide recovery
Four guiding principles can help ensure a well designed EU equity fund.
A Just Transition Fund – How the EU budget can help with the transition
On 14 January 2020, the European Commission published its proposal for a Just Transition Mechanism, intended to provide support to territories facing
The Sound of Economics Live: Rebooting Europe - a framework for post COVID-19 economic recovery
Mapping out the post COVID-19 recovery.
Rebooting Europe: a framework for a post COVID-19 economic recovery
COVID-19 has triggered a severe recession and policymakers in European Union countries are providing generous, largely indiscriminate, support to comp
COVID-19 is causing the collapse of oil markets: when will they recover?
This oil crisis will be solved only by a pick-up in global oil demand, once lockdowns are lifted and the economy is restarted.
Europe needs a Covid-19 Recovery Programme
Policymakers need to think long-term and start planning a broad investment scheme to reboot the European economy.
The effect of digitalization in the energy consumption of passenger transport: An analysis of future scenarios for Europe
The paper evaluates the effects on energy consumption of digitalization in transport. Digitalization needs a tailored policy support to avoid higher e
CANCELLED: India-EU Partnership: New Vistas for the Next Decade
Policymakers, academics and private sector actors from the EU and India come together to work on common issues and explore further areas of cooperatio
An effective economic response to the Coronavirus in Europe
'Whatever it takes' needs to be the motto to preserve lives and reduce the impact on the economy of the epidemic.