In this policy brief, EUKI project Socially Just Carbon Pricing Policies in Central and Eastern Europe analyses and compares different relief measures taken at the national level to support households in the energy price crisis in Germany, Poland, and Romania. Since the second half of 2021, European consumers have experienced a rise in energy prices, […]

In this policy brief, EUKI project Socially Just Carbon Pricing Policies in Central and Eastern Europe has formulated the key starting points for policymakers faced with developing their national Social Climate Plans. It is based on the Policy Report Putting the ETS 2 and Social Climate Fund to Work: Impacts, Considerations, and Opportunities for European […]

Improving energy efficiency is a key priority of national energy policy, given the increased importance of ensuring security of energy supply, sustainable development and competitiveness, saving primary energy resources and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In line with the European Commission’s recommendations, Romania is also making its contribution to achieving the EU’s 2030 targets by implementing […]

To meet the EU target of reducing emissions by 55% by 2030, the European Commission has set a goal for the overall energy mix to comprise at least 40% renewables (Fit for 55 package). This necessitates a massive scale-up of renewable energy production, including offshore wind energy production, which has the highest potential in the […]

The aim of the briefing ‘Repower communities – not fossil fuels’ by CEE Bankwatch Network and REScoop.eu, the implementing organisation of EUKI project EUCENA, is to provide an overview of all revised and submitted national recovery and resilience plans that include additional reforms and investments. In particular, it analyses whether and to what extent the planned measures facilitate a greater involvement of citizens in the energy transition.

With Europe’s building stock being responsible for 40% of the energy consumption and 36% of the greenhouse gas emissions in the territory, action by member-states is imperative. The European Green Deal and through it, the European Energy Directive and the European Renovation Wave, promote as the main solutions the energy upgrade of existing buildings and […]

In this policy report, EUKI project Socially Just Carbon Pricing Policies in Central and Eastern Europe has analyzed how just carbon pricing may look in practice and shows relevant impacts, considerations, and opportunities for European Member States. The report aims to provide policymakers, experts, and other stakeholders with an initial basis of knowledge relevant to […]

In order to strengthen the dialogue and cooperation between civil society and local and national policy makers in the Western Balkans, the EUKI Academy, in cooperation with the Urban Research Institute, URI, hosted the Western Balkans EUKI Networking Conference on 25-27 September 2023 in Tirana, Albania. In this conference report, the EUKI Academy summarised the […]

EUKI project Green(ing) H2 spells out principles that should guide the development of a regulatory framework to advance a green hydrogen economy in Europe that complements and is well interlinked with Member States’ national hydrogen strategies and other decarbonisation methods.

This report by EUKI project UPGREAT showcases the the performance gaps and barriers for energy efficiency implementation methods in apartment and school buildings in Cyprus and Greece.