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A solutions-based approach to the UK’s net-zero transition
Overview The UK has long been regarded as a climate leader and has achieved clear progress, cutting its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% since 1990. There are important things to learn from the UK’s experience — it was the first major economy to legislate for net zero and the first…
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Decarbonising Poland’s Power System: A Scenario-Based Evaluation
Summary The historical dominance of coal in Poland’s energy sector presents unique challenges as the country strives for a sustainable and low-carbon future. As the tenth most manufacturing-reliant economy in Europe with a carbon-intensive energy system, Poland needs to navigate complexities and uncertainties of transitioning a large energy system while…
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A Vision for Poland’s Clean Energy Transition
Executive Summary Poland’s energy transition, while it abounds with challenges due to the scale of the transformation, offers growth opportunities that should be properly evaluated and utilised. As one of the most carbon-intensive economies in Europe, the country needs to expedite necessary reforms for a fully decarbonised energy system that…
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CATF releases vision to decarbonise Poland’s power system, with new analysis and recommendations
Clean Air Task Force issued a new set of reports that outline a vision and actionable recommendations for Poland’s energy transition.
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CATF urges policymakers to use all innovative tools available to EU Member States to make National Energy and Climate Plans work
The Playbooks assess draft NECPs and foster innovative approaches to help meet EU targets by focusing on thematic areas.
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Germany takes a major step forward with the publication of the key points of its Carbon Management Strategy
Berlin – Today, the German government has published key points of its Carbon Management Strategy, cementing the importance of carbon capture and storage in achieving Germany’s goal of reaching climate neutrality by 2045. “As Europe’s largest economy and biggest emitter, all evidence points to the fact that carbon capture and storage…
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EU leaders secure provisional deal on pioneering Carbon Removals Certification Framework
Brussels – Today, the EU Institutions reached a provisional political agreement on a regulation establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals and soil emission reductions, one of the final pieces of this term’s European Green Deal agenda. This voluntary EU-wide initiative is designed to validate carbon removals, carbon farming…
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A first look at the EU Industrial Carbon Management Strategy
The European Commission recently launched the Industrial Carbon Management Strategy, reflecting Europe’s growing focus on carbon capture, removal, use, and storage. This follows a call from European NGOs for an EU carbon capture and storage strategy in 2022, and the report “A Vision for Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage in…
