“These are the times that try men’s soul” wrote Thomas Paine in his famous pamphlet American Crisis in the heat of the American Revolution. These words well describe the present time too – in their broadest meaning. The political systems in the western world are under unprecedented pressure not witnessed since the dark times of […]
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The COP21 UNFCCC conference in Paris in December 2015 flagged a new era for energy and climate policy. Climate change mitigation turned from being the wish of a few, to the reality of almost all nations around the globe. The signed agreement has invited all parties to submit, by 2020, mid-century low-emission strategies compatible with […]
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While in the EU the past decade can be characterized mostly by getting climate policies into place and refining them, the challenge ahead for the next decade is to substantially increase their stringency. In the first decade of this century, many of the policies considered to become the backbone for achieving these targets were developed […]
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The 24th Conference of the Parties (COP) closed in Katowice on December 15th, 2018. After two intense weeks of talks and crunch negotiations (with ‘overtime’), the almost 200 parties in the conference managed to agree on a 133-page rule-book which guides the implementation of the Paris Agreement. These guidelines specify how the Paris commitments will […]
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With the striking exception of the USA, countries around the world are committed to the implementation of stringent targets on anthropogenic carbon emissions, as agreed in the Paris Climate Agreement. Indeed, for better or for worse, the transition towards decarbonization is a collective endeavour, with the main challenge being a technological one. The path from […]
https://innopaths.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/factory-INNOPATHS-blog-1.jpg14004198Lionel Nesta, Elena Verdolini and Francesco Vona.https://innopaths.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/innopaths-logo.pngLionel Nesta, Elena Verdolini and Francesco Vona.2018-10-09 14:38:302018-10-09 14:39:49Promoting the energy transition through innovation
The costs of offshore wind are falling dramatically. Several European countries have now agreed to buy power from offshore wind farms at costs which challenge the notion that renewable energy must be heavily subsidised to survive. The UK government has recently awarded contracts to offshore wind projects scheduled for the early 2020s, at prices 50-60% […]
https://innopaths.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/offshore-wind-final.jpg28014198Nick Hugheshttps://innopaths.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/innopaths-logo.pngNick Hughes2018-07-25 15:30:142018-07-25 15:30:14Revolutions at sea – reflecting on the cost of offshore wind
No simple answer to carbon complexity
/0 Comments/in Blog /by Peter D. Lund“These are the times that try men’s soul” wrote Thomas Paine in his famous pamphlet American Crisis in the heat of the American Revolution. These words well describe the present time too – in their broadest meaning. The political systems in the western world are under unprecedented pressure not witnessed since the dark times of […]
Modelling the EU’s Long-Term Strategy towards a carbon-neutral energy system
/0 Comments/in Blog /by George Zazias and Pantelis CaprosThe COP21 UNFCCC conference in Paris in December 2015 flagged a new era for energy and climate policy. Climate change mitigation turned from being the wish of a few, to the reality of almost all nations around the globe. The signed agreement has invited all parties to submit, by 2020, mid-century low-emission strategies compatible with […]
Ratcheting up policy stringency through sequencing
/0 Comments/in Blog /by M. Pahle and R. PietzckerWhile in the EU the past decade can be characterized mostly by getting climate policies into place and refining them, the challenge ahead for the next decade is to substantially increase their stringency. In the first decade of this century, many of the policies considered to become the backbone for achieving these targets were developed […]
Energy decarbonization & Coal phase-out: financial, technological and policy drivers
/0 Comments/in Blog /by E. Verdolini, L. Watson, O. Kulik and A. MustațăThe 24th Conference of the Parties (COP) closed in Katowice on December 15th, 2018. After two intense weeks of talks and crunch negotiations (with ‘overtime’), the almost 200 parties in the conference managed to agree on a 133-page rule-book which guides the implementation of the Paris Agreement. These guidelines specify how the Paris commitments will […]
Promoting the energy transition through innovation
/0 Comments/in Blog /by Lionel Nesta, Elena Verdolini and Francesco Vona.With the striking exception of the USA, countries around the world are committed to the implementation of stringent targets on anthropogenic carbon emissions, as agreed in the Paris Climate Agreement. Indeed, for better or for worse, the transition towards decarbonization is a collective endeavour, with the main challenge being a technological one. The path from […]
Revolutions at sea – reflecting on the cost of offshore wind
/0 Comments/in Blog /by Nick HughesThe costs of offshore wind are falling dramatically. Several European countries have now agreed to buy power from offshore wind farms at costs which challenge the notion that renewable energy must be heavily subsidised to survive. The UK government has recently awarded contracts to offshore wind projects scheduled for the early 2020s, at prices 50-60% […]