The European Commission (EC) DG RTD launched this study to examine the idea to introduce an inducement and/or recognition prize for the promotion of renewable energy (RE) on islands within the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020 of the European Union. The underlying...

The aim of this report is to provide insights into: - Which impacts an exemplary set of technological low-carbon innovations promoted by the Innovation Fund (IF) in the fields of energy-intensive industries, renewables, Carbon Capture and Storage CCS/ Carbon Capture and Use CCU and energy...

The RAVE (Reinforcing Added Value for EMAS) project was created as a follow up to the findings of the 2015 evaluation of the European Union (EU)'s Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) and the accompanying Fitness Check of the European Commission (EC). The study aimed to investigate three main...

Landmark international steps were taken with the adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement. These commitments, and the growing awareness of the urgency to address climate change and environmental degradation, as well as the importance of maintaining the...

The EMAS Regulation is evaluated at regular intervals. Based on these evaluations, the European Commission and EU Member States decide whether a revision of the scheme is necessary. The last revision took place in 2009 and resulted in the entry into force of the current EMAS Regulation No...

Green bonds could play a key role in helping to finance the investment needed to achieve the EU's 2030 Climate and Energy objectives and the UN Sustainable Devel-opment Goals. This report presents an analysis of the development and functioning of the green bond market, including the main actors...

The Paris Agreement marks a new overall framework for international action on climate change. This new framework differs from that of the Kyoto Protocol, in that participation in mitigation efforts in the regime is expected and encouraged from all parties - developed and developing - albeit in a...

The findings from the IPCC (2018) report led the EU to review the ambition of its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement and subsequently the European Commission announced the European Green Deal in December 2019, which proposes to raise the ambition level of the EU's...