Tag: renewable energy in europe

Europe must double its pace of wind and solar deployment: Ember

Europe must double its pace of wind and solar deployment: Ember

August 10, 2022 |

With the gas crisis and Russia’s war in Ukraine, energy security been shooting up on the top of the EU’s agenda. Seeing the urgency of reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels, the European Commission and European Union (EU) member states have increased ambition on renewable energy. However, this needs to be coupled with actual delivery through national legislation, the removal of administrative barriers, effective support schemes and increased investment.

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Top Problems for Renewables in Europe: Briefing

Top Problems for Renewables in Europe: Briefing

June 28, 2022 | ,

While the draft REPowerEU strategy identifies environmental regulation as the main obstacle to the uptake and upscale of renewables in Europe, the real bottlenecks proved to lie elsewhere. European Environmental Bureau analyses in this policy briefing what are the real top 10 barriers to renewable energy, which are related to lack of skilled professionals, grid connections and resource allocation.

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Reaching for a green recovery in EU

Reaching for a green recovery in EU

February 10, 2022 | ,

The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) entered into force in February 2021. The RRF therefore provides an important opportunity for EU Member States to accelerate necessary investments for the green transition. But are they really making full use of this money?

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Climate neutrality: Pathways for achieving the European Green Deal objectives

Climate neutrality: Pathways for achieving the European Green Deal objectives

December 23, 2021 | ,

The 14 research projects featured in this CORDIS Results Pack have developed a suite of tools that are able to assess the benefits, costs, risks and trade-offs of climate neutrality strategies. This provides a solid bedrock on which policymakers, business and society can make informed choices about the best route to a greener, cleaner and more equitable future for Europe.

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