By correctly measuring and monitoring the level of eco-innovation in the countries of the Western Balkans, it is possible to contribute to the global goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. Another important challenge and necessary factor is to motivate the business sector to invest in eco...
The net zero transition is the transformational shift in the global economy needed to ensure atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are no greater than the amount of emissions removed. Multiple new regulatory proposals are making rapid progress in the EU as it seeks to lead the way on addres...
which will be taxed on their carbon content from 2026. Buildings and real estate also present major challenges. From 2024 the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive will seek to ensure that buildings across the EU meet minimum energy performance standards. To reach net zero, companies should loo...
The challenges may appear immense for the built environment as the EU transitions to net zero and combats the energy crisis. However, by deploying these three principal levers and five key catalysts, the critical energy transition could be secured and the worst impac...
But let’s rewind a little: the climate law is a key element of the Green Deal and Europe’s climate ambitions. For the very first time, it aims to create a law on the Union's objective of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the latest. One of the key aspec...
These changes are introduced at a time when significant investments are required to fund Europe’s green transition, with 32 policies adopted over the last five years to reduce CO2 emissions by 55% by 2030 and achieve Net Zero by 2050. A recent report found that the EU needs to invest €...
The biggest by far is China, which is greatly expanding its fleet of coal-fired power plants despite a vow to have carbon emissions peak by 2030 then reduced to net zero by 2060. Then comes the United States, historically the biggest carbon-gas emitter, which has a ...
advanced material recovery, and automation in recycling (e.g. the CIRCULARISE Plastic project). The EU commitment to a net-zero circular economy, as seen in the Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP), also reflects the importance of driving long-tern sustainability through innov...
The EU Taxonomy Regulation, which is part of the wider EU sustainable finance initiative, set out a classification system, the EU Taxonomy, for economic activity according to EU climate action goals. The EU aims to be an economy with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This objective ...
EU shifts to support net-zero industries European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presents a "communication" detailing the EU's "Green Deal Industrial Plan" to ensure the bloc plays a leading role in clean tech production, partly in EU's response to the US Inflation Reduction Act, ...