The struggle to put a price on climate change

Fossil fuel intensive industries will soon have to pay for their greenhouse emissions, according to the new Europe-wide carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS2). However, the design of ETS2 puts most of the financial burden on…
Today in the EU

Private equity’s green thumb

Strong sales at Amazon’s cloud computing division helped the Big Tech giant beat analyst estimates for revenue and profit, private capital is playing a growing role in the green energy transformation, and foreign carmakers are…
FT News Briefing

One grid to rule them all? The future of a European single electricity market

In this episode of The Sound of economics, Rebecca Christie invites Georg Zachmann and Christian Zinglersen to talk about the ambitious idea of creating a more integrated European electricity market. They discuss the drastic change in…
The Sound of Economics

Nature restoration law: Is it really the end for flagship Green Deal policy?

In the latest episode of Euractiv’s Today in the EU, we’re focusing on the nature restoration law, which has been at the forefront of discussions among national governments in the Council, while the European Parliament…
Euractiv

Challenges and cooperation between the Italian and German energy industry in the energy transition

This series of podcasts explores opportunities and challenges for cooperation between Germany and Italy as both countries seek to decarbonise their energy systems while ensuring supply security. It is part of a project entitled An Italian-German…
IaI

Skills anticipation for the green transition

In the final episode of The Skills podcast series, Rebecca Christie discusses with Duygu Güner and Francesca Rosso on skills anticipation. They talk about the new skills that are emerging and the impact of skills…
Bruegel

COP28 in Dubai: Climate action and fossil fuel phase-out urgent

This week, the Beyond the Byline podcast takes stock of what’s been happening at the UN’s Climate Summit COP28, currently taking place in Dubai. What can we expect from the negotiations? What’s the world’s reaction…
Beyond the Byline

Greening EU fiscal rules

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Rebecca Christie is joined by Ester Barendregt, Zsolt Darvas and Jeromin Zettelmeyer to discuss how to finish the new fiscal rules for the European Union before next…
The Sound of Economics

How to spur investments in greener power grids

TRENTO, Italy, Oct 24 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Electricity networks need to be upgraded and adapted to a carbon-free world. That means doubling investments to $750 bln a year. With returns uncertain, attracting cash is not…
Reuters

In search of common ground on climate diplomacy: Bruce Byiers hosts a podcast with Pascal Lamy & Geneviève Pons on the Green Transition, CBAM and the EU’s climate diplomacy efforts

In recent years, policymakers in Europe and Africa have been giving more attention to the climate crisis. However, addressing it can not be an isolated action. Its impact on all aspects of human life means…
ECDPM

Politicising the nature restoration law

This week on EURACTIV’s Beyond the Byline podcast looks into the hotly contested nature restoration law, recently passed by a narrow margin within the EU. Aligned with President Ursula von der Leyen’s ambitious European Green Deal, this legislation aims to…
Beyond the Byline