by Helen Bunting | Oct 17, 2024
The European Union has started the process of establishing the bloc’s post-2030 climate policy framework. After launching a public consultation in June 2023, the European Commission published a communication on the 2040 target, accompanied by an impact assessment, in...
by Helen Bunting | Oct 16, 2024
Auctions have become the most important policy instrument for promoting renewable energy (RE). This article offers a conceptual and methodological framework to grasp the variety of national RE auctions’ governance arrangements. It presents indices to systematically...
by Helen Bunting | Sep 28, 2024
Since the 2015 Paris Agreement, a growing number of states and firms have adopted targets to reach net zero emissions. These pledges vary significantly both in the timing of adoption and in robustness – measured by whether they adopt procedural best practices. We...
by Helen Bunting | Sep 26, 2024
Many carbon dioxide removal (CDR) processes investigated to date are land-based. However, ocean-based approaches and processes are being increasingly explored. Because of its natural CO₂ uptake capacity, the ocean is the major player in the global carbon cycle....
by Helen Bunting | Sep 26, 2024
Many carbon dioxide removal (CDR) processes investigated to date are land-based. However, ocean-based approaches and processes are being increasingly explored. Because of its natural CO₂ uptake capacity, the ocean is the major player in the global carbon cycle....