Key messages: Policy makers need to support technology development and diffusion in the decarbonisation of industrial sectors and address associated socioeconomic issues. Deep decarbonisation of industry by 2050 requires an […]
Key messages: Strong policies are needed to push the EU transport system towards adopting zero-emission technologies tailored to the different transport markets across the EU. Short-term transport decarbonisation priorities include […]
Key messages: Decarbonising European homes will require governments to ensure clear and supportive governance structures to establish, monitor and enforce effective energy efficiency building regulations. Energy efficiency, along with the […]
Key messages: A net-zero EU in 2050 requires net-zero electricity emissions by 2040. Achieving net-zero electricity emissions by 2040 in the EU is possible and affordable. Net-zero electricity emissions by […]
Innovation patterns and processes must be aligned, and harnessed and accelerated across multiple domains to address our climate objectives and wider sustainability challenges. In this Perspective, we draw from original […]
“Innovation pathways, strategies and policies for the low-carbon transition in Europe” – 31 May & 1 June 2021 The partners of the Horizon 2020 research project INNOPATHS – Innovation Pathways, […]
This paper evaluates the impacts of large increases in energy prices on socioeconomic and environmental performance of French manufacturing establishments over the period of 1997–2015. We identify energy price effects […]
Filippo Bontadini and Francesco Vona outline their findings from constructing and analysing a new dataset identifying green production in the EU, important information for understanding how the European Green Deal […]
Domestic heating systems require a rapid shift to low-carbon options to meet global climate targets. We analyse a heat pump transition in two contrasting case studies: Finland and the United […]
The development of solar energy has been depicted as a paradigmatic break in unsustainable global growth, largely because it is framed as an innovation with minimal carbon emissions. On the […]
