Greenovate! Europe welcomes the European Commission proposal to nearly double Horizon Europe’s budget to €175 billion under the next Multiannual Financial Framework. Greenovate! Europe also supports the decision to maintain FP10 as “standalone” programme within a European Competitiveness Fund, a move that follows months of speculation over the structure and size of the new Framework…
The EU-funded SmartCHP project held its final conference in Brussels, highlighting the important role that small-scale biomass-based cogeneration can play in decarbonising the EU energy system. Cogeneration (CHP) is the most efficient form of power generation, but currently around 80% of plants run on natural gas and fossil fuels. SmartCHP partners have developed and built…
On 13 September Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, gave her annual State of the Union address, which contained several initiatives and priorities for supporting the European Green Deal in the next year. Firstly, von der Leyen announced that the Commission will launch a new European Wind Energy Package to alleviate current…
The European Commission held its Bioeconomy Conference on 6-7 October, with G!E present to represent its projects such as CEE2ACT, HOOP and GO-GRASS. Speakers noted that in the past years, Bioeconomy has gone from an abstract, high-level concept, to a reality on the ground, with developing awareness amongst policy-makers, farmers, investors and innovators. Many countries…
The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced the creation of a European Hydrogen Bank within her State of the Union address. The proposed Bank will be able to invest 3 billion euros to help build the future market for hydrogen. With REPowerEU – the European Commission’s plan to make Europe independent from…
Member States reached agreement on a raft of climate laws in the EU’s Environment Council this week, including a phase-out of internal combustion engine cars by 2035, and an extension of the EU Emission Trading System. Environment ministers from the European Union’s 27 member states agreed their joint positions on five laws within the Fit…
The European Commission has created the ‘European Research Area for Ukraine’ (ERA4Ukraine) portal, a one-stop-shop for information and support services to Ukraine-based researchers and researchers fleeing Ukraine. The portal brings together initiatives at the EU level, per country and from non-governmental groups. It aims to help affected researchers find housing and job opportunities, facilitate the…
The European Commission has put forward a revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, translating the Renovation Wave Strategy into concrete legislative action. Highlights include: All new buildings to be ‘zero emission’ from 2030; public buildings from 2027. New minimum energy performance standards are proposed, requiring the worst-performing 15% of the building stock of each Member…
The European Commission has adopted proposals to modernise the EU’s transport system in line with the objectives of the EU Green Deal. The four measures aim to put the transport sector on track to cutting its emissions by 90%: Upgrading the TEN-T network of rail, inland waterways, short-sea shipping routes, and roads by 2040. More…
By Anna Sager, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden “COP26’s goal “Uniting the world to tackle climate change” – is key to address systemic crises such as the challenging effects of climate change and the need for sustainable recovery from the adverse socio-economic impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Climate change is the most significant challenge…
This November promises to be a pivotal moment in the fight against climate change. World leaders will meet in Glasgow for the 26th United Nations climate change conference (COP26), twelve days of talks expected to be the most significant since Paris. But what will be on the table? Here we explain the four main goals:…
The Commission this week released more information about the New European Bauhaus initiative. The New European Bauhaus aims to brings a cultural and creative dimension to the European Green Deal, by demonstrating how sustainable innovation offers tangible, positive experiences in our daily life. A year after the initiative was announced, details are now emerging of…
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