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Fit for 55: Does squeeze on gas make coal exit harder? Event summary + video

May 26, 2021 by Matthew James

On May 18, 2021, Energy Post hosted an expert panel with the European Commission, E3G, CERRE and PKEE (the Polish Electricity Association, who also sponsored the discussion). It looked at some of the key EU support mechanisms offered to countries/companies transitioning away from coal, including the EU ETS' Modernisation Fund, the Just Transition Fund  and also how State Aid Guidelines (EEAG) contribute. We asked Stefaan Vergote (Senior Advisor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Events, Expert Panel Tagged With: biomass, CarbonPrice, CEE, coal, Czechia, EEAG, EU, EUETS, gas, Germany, grids, Hungary, jobs, lignite, MMF, ModernisationFund, NRRP, Nuclear, Poland, Slovakia, spain, UK

EU Recovery Package mustn’t sideline Green R&D

May 27, 2020 by Eleonora Moro and Léa Pilsner

Today (Wednesday 27 May) the EC releases its COVID-19 Recovery package and Multiannual Financial Framework. The Green Deal and net-zero ambitions are expected to be a substantial part of it. Eleonora Moro and LĂ©a Pilsner at E3G draw attention to Research & Innovation (R&I, or R&D), often in danger of being seen as a luxury in times of crisis because the big wins are not immediate. Already, the EU could do much better. Looking at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Innovations Tagged With: Covid, EU, GreenDeal, innovation, MMF, research, stimulus

Member States must decide: cash for climate or cash for carbon?

June 25, 2019 by Katie Treadwell

Over 3 billion euros of EU money meant for Europe’s poorer regions could be up for grabs by the fossil fuel industry if EU Member States do not change their current position on 25 June. The funding, which is part of the 374 billion Euro ‘Cohesion Policy’ pot, was - in the European Commission’s proposal - meant to go to sustainable economic activities. Yet if EU Member States get their way, a significant portion of the funding would be made … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate policy, Community, Investment, Oil, Gas & Coal, Platform, Policies, Renewables, Transport and energy Tagged With: ERDF, EU Funds, finance, Fossil fules, just transition, MMF

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