EU climate protection

Articles

A transatlantic climate alliance? A closer look at the tensions between European and US approaches to climate policy

Published: 18 January 2022

A different policy mix of climate protection in the U.S. and EU creates tensions that make a close alliance very difficult. The deep political divide in the U.S. also raises doubts about the durability of climate policy cooperation.

By Jörg Haas

The European Green Deal – a success story? Nation states must now make the next move

Published: 10 May 2021

Analyse

In order to achieve the declared goal of turning Europe into the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, the member states in general, but also the German government in particular, must take a far more resolute approach when implementing the European Green Deal. The necessary pressure to do so is being exerted by citizens and at the EU level alike.

By Audrey Mathieu

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Publications

Shaping a Future-Fit Common Agricultural Policy

Published: 26 November 2024

Policy Paper

For more than half a century, the European Union's agricultural policy has focussed primarily on increasing agricultural productivity and the cost-effective production of food. This policy paper provides recommendations for action that are largely possible without amending the EU treaties.

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Accelerating the European Energy Transition

Published: 15 October 2024

Policy Paper

In order to advance the European energy transition and distribute the costs and benefits more fairly, the EU must find better steering instruments. This policy paper provides recommendations for the necessary acceleration of the European energy transition.

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Navigating Uncharted Waters

Published: 12 November 2021

E-Paper

Many Russian stakeholders no longer fiercely reject the EU’s plans to tax carbon intensive imports, but look at the global decarbonisation efforts more foresightedly. Windows of opportunities for international cooperation appear. However, instead of joining the global shift to renewables, Russia develops its own approach with a strong role for traditional energy sources.

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