The Durban Climate Conference agreed on the creation of a new market-based mechanism under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and to consider the establishment of an overall framework for various mitigation approaches, including opportunities for using markets...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to shed light to the concept of solar electricity transfer from North Africa to Europe in the frame of Article 9 of the European Renewable Energy Sources (EU-RES) Directive 28/2009/EC, to explain why efforts have not been successful up to now and to provide...

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the current energy status in the West Balkan countries and the related perspectives for renewable energy sources (RES) cooperation mechanisms, within the framework of RES Directive 2009/28/European Commission (EC), through the elaboration of a SWOT...

The Cancun Agreements in December 2010 have set the basis for the continuing availability of market mechanisms to assist developed countries in meeting their mitigation commitments a post-2010 climate regime. They provide that the introduction of the new market-based mechanisms (NMMs) will be...

The EU emissions trading system (ETS) is expected to make a major contribution towards achieving the EU’s target to reduce greenhouse emissions by at least 40% by 2030 compared with 1990 levels. Moreover, there is a strong need to address an accumulated over-supply of emissions allowances and...

Mitigating air pollution has been of high importance in London since 1999 however prior to 2017, activities have had moderate success. European legislation, health issues and emerging new technologies have given momentum to strongly accelerate the effort. In 2016 the newly elected mayor, Sadiq...

Vlaanderen Circulair (Circular Flanders) has the vision of a transition to a circular economy. It consists of the Flemish Materials Programme, Plan C, and the Sustainable Materials Management (SuMMa). Since 2017 they are integrated in OVAM, the Public Waste Agency of Flanders. Plan C includes a...