Climate, Energy & EU Green Deal

Making buildings greener: EU decarbonisation plans

By 2030, the European Union must reduce emissions from the heating and cooling of buildings – responsible for 13 percent of EU emissions – by the equivalent of the annual emissions of Slovakia. In this…

‘Heat under your feet’ tops Hungarian EU Council presidency’s energy agenda

Although geothermal energy is a small part of the EU’s renewable energy mix, it has significant potential as a stable and local source in the bloc’s quest for energy independence. The issue has now been…

How hydrogen can reach its green potential

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Rebecca Christie is joined by Bruegel fellow Ben McWilliams and Johanna Schiele, a Policy Officer at the Innovation Fund in the European Commission, to discuss the benefits…

Critical Raw Materials: Geopolitical chess or tug-of-war for development?

Critical raw materials are vital for the EU's green transition and offer African countries a path to green industrialisation. However, both face policy dilemmas: Africa must efficiently use resources within, and share them between, countries,…