The Living Spaces peer learning visit in Vilnius focused on wooden architecture as a key element of sustainable urban development. Like many European cities, Vilnius faces the challenge of balancing heritage preservation with modern needs. Over recent decades, the city has achieved substantial...

Canada has committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. A key element of achieving this target is Canada's just transition process. In 2003, the Canadian just transition started with the province of Ontario's provinces commitment to phase-out coal and was perpetuated by the national...

The concept of a just transition, ensuring no one is left behind in the shift to low-carbon and sustainable economies, is now central to policymaking. Fairly distributing the costs and benefits of this transition is especially critical in the post-pandemic recovery, where inequalities and...

As global environmental crises escalate and the EU generates 2.2 billion tonnes of waste annually, a circular economy is not just an option - it is a necessity. The model revolutionises how we manage resources, eliminating waste by keeping products and materials in use through recycling,...

The Living Spaces peer learning visit in Vilnius focused on wooden architecture as a key element of sustainable urban development. Like many European cities, Vilnius faces the challenge of balancing heritage preservation with modern needs. Over recent decades, the city has achieved substantial...

This study explores the legal space for the creation of an EU Climate and Energy Union. As to the concept of an actual Climate and Energy Union, this study relies on the two main targets laid down in the European Climate Law, being a reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 55% percent...

This study explores the legal space for the creation of an EU Climate and Energy Union. As to the concept of an actual Climate and Energy Union, this study relies on the two main targets laid down in the European Climate Law, being a reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 55% percent...

This report analyses over 300 ERC-funded projects, worth a total of €653 million, that address the triple crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. These projects explore why existing technological and social solutions to these challenges are not more widely adopted. They...

This toolkit is to be used as a guide for local and regional policy makers and other relevant practitioners, especially in JTF territories (whether carbon-intensive or coal+ extracting), to understand how and if energy communities can amplify local social cohesion and potential value generation...

This toolkit is to be used as a guide for local and regional policy makers and other relevant practitioners, especially in JTF territories (whether carbon-intensive or coal+ extracting), to understand how and if energy communities can amplify local social cohesion and potential value generation...