Event
03 May 2018
Cleaning up Europe's transport sector: which strategies?
Over the last decade, EU’s greenhouse gas emissions have decreased significantly in all sectors with the only exception of transport. This sector is t
Decarbonisation
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Opinion piece
02 May 2018
A new strategy to clean up European cars, and the air we breathe
Transport is the only sector in which Europe's CO2 emissions are now higher than in 1990 and is becoming a key obstacle to the EU meeting its decarbon
Podcast
24 April 2018
How to reform European transport and tackle rising emissions
The transport sector is the Europe's biggest obstacle to meeting its climate-change targets. But there are several ways in which the EU can take the i
Book
18 April 2018
Developing the EU long term climate strategy
To ensure that EU climate policy is in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement, and takes into account substantial recent shifts in the technical a
Policy brief
09 April 2018
Addressing Europe’s failure to clean up the transport sector
The European Union has the long-term vision to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95 percent by 2050 compared to 1990 and it adopted in 2014 a
Opinion piece
05 December 2017
EU should pay member states to get rid of coal
The European Union should act to ensure the continued transformation of its energy system, and encourage member states to overcome their dependence on
Policy brief
23 November 2017
Beyond coal: facilitating the transition in Europe
Europe has a dirty energy secret: coal is producing a quarter of the electricity, but three-quarters of the emissions. The EU should propose that its
Event
20 October 2017
EU-Turkey energy and climate dialogues
This event is part of the joint Bruegel-IPC initiative European Neighbourhood Energy and Climate Dialogues. This is a closed door event, open only to
Blog post
21 September 2017
Reinforcing the EU energy industry transformation: stronger policies needed
The European energy system is being transformed by three major forces, decarbonisation, digitalisation and decentralisation. Decarbonisation is changi
Event
07 September 2017
Bruegel Annual Meetings 2017
The Annual Meetings are Bruegel’s flagship event. They offer a mixture of large public debates and small private sessions about key issues in European
Blog post
24 August 2017
Low carbon technology exports: the race is still open
A country’s relative strength in exporting a certain product is likely to persist. But it is easier to gain a comparative advantage in exporting low c
Book
17 August 2017
Towards EU-MENA Shared Prosperity
Endowed with half of the world’s known oil and gas reserves, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has become a cornerstone of the global ene
Blog post
18 July 2017
Building positive incentives: the potential of coalitions for sustainable finance
We need to move towards more sustainable, long-term thinking in the corporate and financial worlds. Coalitions of willing actors could play a role in
Blog post
12 July 2017
How to make finance a force for sustainability
Traditional finance focuses on financial return, considering the financial sector separate from both society and the environment. In contrast, sustain
Opinion piece
11 July 2017
Investing for the common good: a sustainable finance framework
Traditional finance focuses solely on financial return and risk. By contrast, sustainable finance considers financial, social and environmental return
Blog post
26 June 2017
The US 100% renewables dispute
What’s at stake: Two years ago, a debate started on whether it would be feasible for the US to achieve 100% renewable energy power. The arguments on b