EU – UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Messages from the stakeholders For many stakeholders, the news that the EU and Britain sealed the post-Brexit trade deal on Christmas Eve was the most welcome Christmas gift. While the 1256 pages-strong document is still under scrutiny, the first reactions from stakeholders across the agriculture, energy and transport Read More…

  How the green hydrogen project reflects the priorities of the Portuguese Council Presidency “The world is moving ahead on the need to decarbonise and the need to commit to climate neutrality — so in that context, the importance of hydrogen increases on almost a daily basis,” said Frans Timmermans, the Commission’s Executive Vice-President for Read More…

  EU Emission Trading: 3 things you need to know about the flagship carbon pricing scheme   The European Union likes to pride itself with EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), the world’s first decarbonisation initiative that puts a price tag on pollution. Although the statistics are in ETS’s favour – showing a remarkable GHG decrease Read More…

  The European Parliament’s push for the sustainable single market: will Europeans be entitled to a Right to Repair for their ICT products?   The foundation of the Single Market in 1993 was a milestone for the EU. On 25 November 2020, the European Parliament laid the groundwork for another such landmark, the “sustainable single Read More…

  Given the year we have just had, it seems a fool’s errand to try and make any predictions for the year ahead. However, steering clear of making any predictions on the substance of forthcoming policy proposals, we can say for certain that 2021 looks set to be one of the busiest years we have Read More…