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Written by Marcin Grajewski,
In a passionate speech delivered recently at Columbia University in New York, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, described the fight against climate change as the top priority for the 21st century. Furthermore, the election of Joe Biden as the next President of the United States raises hopes that climate action will now be more coordinated and ambitious. Meanwhile, the European Union is determined to push ahead with its Green Deal in a package of measures that aims to radically cut emissions of greenhouse gases while creating jobs in clean industries.
The main objectives of the European Green Deal are for the EU to become climate neutral by 2050, to radically reduce other types of pollution, help European companies become world leaders in green products, and offer aid to regions affected by this economic transition.
This note offers links to recent commentaries, studies and reports from international think tanks on the Green Deal and climate issues. More studies on the topics can be found in a previous item from these series, published in March 2020.
Climate superpowers: How the EU and China can compete and cooperate for a green future
European Council on Foreign Relations, December 2020
How Europe can make climate neutrality a reality
European Council on Foreign Relations, November 2020
Why Germany lost its way on climate policy
European Council on Foreign Relations, October 2020
How ‘frugality’ hurts the climate cause: And how to undo the damage
European Council on Foreign Relations, August 2020
Financing Europe’s Green Deal: Beware of the waterbed effect
Centre for European Policy Studies, March 2020
Biomass and climate neutrality
Centre for European Policy Studies, August 2020
Germany’s inaugural green bond… not so green after all
Centre for European Policy Studies, September 2020
A 2030 emissions target of net -55% means tough decisions on the bioeconomy can no longer wait
Centre for European Policy Studies, October 2020
Offshore wind from the Black Sea can deliver the Green Deal for South East Europe
Centre for European Policy Studies, October 2020
What role for forest-based industries in a climate-neutral future?
Centre for European Policy Studies, November 2020
Hydrogen infrastructure: From pipedream to progress
E3G, November 2020
Green without the recovery
E3G, November 2020
What does the roadmap to COP26 look like now?
E3G, December 2020
Bridging the production gap: How fossil fuel producers can navigate collapsing demand
E3G, December 2020
Convention citoyenne pour le climat: Quelques enseignements pour l’avenir
Terra Nova, December 2020
Building EU green bonds that deserve their name
Bertelsmann Stiftung, Hertie School Jacques Delors Centre, October 2020
2021 can be a climate breakthrough, but Biden and Europe need to talk
Bruegel, November 2020
Understanding the European Union’s regional potential in low-carbon technologies
Bruegel, November 2020
Green certificates: A better version of green bonds
Bruegel, November 2020
Targeted horizontal industrial policy: Green, regional and European
Bruegel, November 2020
G20 endorses circular carbon economy: But do we need it?
Chatham House, November 2020
Inevitable clash when climate meets trade at the border
Chatham House, November 2020
New climate federalism: Defining federal, state, and local roles in a U.S. policy framework to achieve decarbonization
World Resources Institute, October 2020
Applying climate services to transformative adaptation in agriculture
World Resources Institute, October 2020
The role of long-duration energy storage in deep decarbonization: Policy considerations
World Resources Institute, September 2020
America’s new climate economy: A comprehensive guide to the economic benefits of climate policy in the United States
World Resources Institute, July 2020
Mining’s impacts on forests
Chatham House, October 2020
Carbon risk and resilience
Chatham House, July 2020
The cement sector: Seven reasons why it needs to change
Chatham House, June 2020
Understanding the world of tomorrow through the great challenges of energy and climate change
Bruegel, October 2020
The European climate law needs a strong just transition fund
Bruegel, October 2020
Unpacking President von der Leyen’s new climate plan
Bruegel, September 2020
Climate finance: An agenda for EU coordination with emerging markets
Bruegel, September 2020
Is the EU Council agreement aligned with the Green Deal ambitions?
Bruegel, July 2020
A green recovery
Bruegel, April 2020
The EU budget needs climate-proofing
Centre for European Reform, November 2020
Revisiting EU climate and energy diplomacy: A starting point for Green Deal diplomacy?
Egmont, November 2020
Towards road transport fit for a green and digital future
European Policy Centre, November 2020
Energy and climate: What is the new European Commission thinking?
European Policy Centre, September 2020
Reviving global cooperation in challenging times
London School of Economics, Grantham Institute on Climate Change, Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, February 2020
The design of an independent expert advisory mechanism under the European Climate Law: What are the options?
London School of Economics, Grantham Institute on Climate Change, Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, February 2020
Global trends in climate change litigation: 2020 snapshot
London School of Economics, Grantham Institute on Climate Change, Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, February 2020
‘We have lost time but not momentum’ on climate goals, says EU’s Environment Commissioner
Jacques Delors Institute, October 2020
US election: How will a Trump or Biden presidency affect the fight against climate change?
Jacques Delors Institute, November 2020
Eight ways the European Investment Bank can help tackle climate change in Africa
European Centre for Development Policy Management, May 2020
The Climate Change Performance Index 2021
New Climate Institute, November 2020
Read this briefing on ‘Climate action: The way ahead ‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.
