This report examines how, and under which circumstances different forms of financing are suitable for results- or transfer-based mechanisms for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation as well as enhancing removals in forests (REDD+) in the context of different countries and...

On the basis of a literature review, this paper outlines the main mitigation options for agricultural activities and the broader food system on the supply and the demand side. Economic, policy/legal barriers, technical barriers, socio-cultural barriers, institutional barriers as well as...

This executive summary presents the main findings of the 10 Years Update of the REACH Baseline Study. The REACH Baseline Study aims to monitor the effectiveness of REACH as regards risk reduction and improvement of the quality of data available for the assessment of chemicals. In 2006, before...

The subject of this report is an evaluation of coherence and efficiency of the planning and reporting obligations in terms of the interlinkages between the climate and energy fields, and to provide options for possible streamlining and improvement of the current reporting obligations. The study...

DG Climate Action commissioned Öko-Institut e.V. with a "Study on climate finance reporting, including methodological issues, producing overview information and assessing emerging requirements" for assessing and aggregating the information on climate finance received through the various...

The generation of electricity and heat is the largest single activity covered by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Due to the interconnectedness, the difference in the emission intensity of the different fuels and their configuration in a competitive marginal cost pricing market, power...

Iron and steelmaking is the industrial sector with the highest absolute CO2 emissions covered by the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). This report aims to describe key developments of the sector in the period from 2005 to 2019. It identifies key drivers behind the trends in...