Tag: REPowerEU

Europe’s Fit-for-55 Target Review: Briefing

Europe’s Fit-for-55 Target Review: Briefing

March 9, 2023 | , ,

Europe’s energy landscape has unquestionably and fundamentally shifted in recent years, but policy discussions may lag behind that new reality. Final negotiations on the EU’s renewable energy target for 2030 are officially scheduled to take place at the trilogue discussions in March 2023. The European Commission and Parliament stand in favour of upping the ambition from 40% to 45% but a blocking minority of Council members are digging in their heels.

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Europe’s Future Energy Systems: Briefing

Europe’s Future Energy Systems: Briefing

March 3, 2023 | ,

This briefing lays out CAN Europe’s vision and preliminary proposals for the reform of the internal electricity market design (EMD) on the table. It analyses the Commission’s consultation paper and questions, through the lens of CAN Europe’s three main objectives: A Paris-agreement-compatible energy transition to achieve 100% renewables, coupled with maximum energy savings, by 2040; strong, resilient and flexible markets; affordable energy for all and just transformation.

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Meeting REPowerEU Goals: IEA Report

Meeting REPowerEU Goals: IEA Report

December 7, 2022 | ,

Although the use of renewable energy does increase in all three of these sectors by 2027 in the main-case forecast, in none of them are levels consistent with the REPowerEU plan. Should government and industry overcome deployment challenges in the electricity, transport and heating and cooling sectors, REPowerEU goals appear to be within reach, at least in terms of renewable energy. 

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Energy Price Surge in Europe: Paper

Energy Price Surge in Europe: Paper

August 25, 2022 | ,

An IMF paper estimates that the recent surge in international fossil fuel prices will raise European households’ cost of living in 2022 by close to 7 percent of consumption on average. Household burdens vary significantly across and within countries, but in most cases they are regressive. Policymakers have mostly responded to the shock with broad-based price-suppressing measures, including subsidies, tax reductions, and price controls.

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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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