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Climate renovation of buildings: lessons from around Europe

By |2023-04-04T01:48:45+01:00January 26th, 2021|Tags: , , , |

To meet its climate targets, the EU must double the speed it is renovating its residential and office buildings. Sweden has already almost completely decarbonised its sector. But it is on its own.

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Plastic packaging: Europe faces a waste problem

By |2023-04-04T01:29:04+01:00October 30th, 2020|Tags: , , |

As a result of more stringent standards, recycling of plastic packaging is set to fall in the EU. Without better industrial capacity, the EU will not reach its 50% target in five years' time. And illegal exports are likely to increase.

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Carbon emissions: straight back to bad habits?

By |2023-04-04T01:06:18+01:00June 16th, 2020|Tags: , , , |

The Covid-19 crisis brought about unprecedented reductions in CO2 emissions and energy consumption, benefiting renewables. This effect may be temporary however – but it could also mark the beginning of an ecological transition compatible with safeguarding the planet.

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Europe is dangerously hooked on air travel

By |2023-04-04T00:31:06+01:00January 18th, 2020|Tags: , , , |

Europeans may see themselves as climate champions, but they just keep flying more and more. The number of passengers has risen by 20 per cent in the last 5 years, and carbon emissions have exploded. It is not just a matter of offsetting them – they must be cut. 

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Should Europe ban large ships?

By |2023-05-17T12:53:48+01:00October 22nd, 2019|Tags: , , , |

Cruise ships, tankers, and giant container ships run on heavy fuel oil. On a global scale, sea transport emits nearly a billion tonnes of CO2 each year: five times more than rail, four and a half times less than cars. How to achieve “zero carbon” in shipping by 2050?

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