Posts by EPG
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The European Green Deal and the Green Recovery: What Place for Eastern Europe?
by Laura Camarut After long months during which COVID-19 has dominated every policy agenda in Europe and elsewhere, the roll out of vaccines finally gives policy makers the opportunity to […]
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Biden won. What’s next for US climate policy?
Joe Biden made it clear during the U.S. presidential campaign that climate change would be one of the priorities of his administration, after four years in which president Trump loosened […]
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Romania’s Energy Storage: Assessment of Potential and Regulatory Framework
The European Green Deal, with its flagship policy, the Climate Law, is set to enshrine into law the target of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. In this […]
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Ten Priority Areas for Romania Post COVID-19 Recovery: A Focus on Energy and Climate Policy
The post COVID-19 economic recovery represents a unique opportunity for setting Romania on a path of sustainable economic growth and for ensuring its competitiveness in a future decarbonised EU economy. […]
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Navigating climate concerns and the COVID-19 crisis in the oil and gas sector
by Laura Camarut (Fall 2020 EPG Fellow) The oil and gas sector has taken a hard hit during the COVID-19 crisis. The unprecedented halt in global mobility resulting from […]
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Romania’s Offshore Wind Energy Resources: Natural Potential, Regulatory Framework, and Development Prospects
Offshore wind power is regarded as a likely pillar in reaching net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission by 2050, as envisioned by the European Green Deal. Europe is home to some […]
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Falling behind the pack? Romania’s lack of ambition in non-ETS sectors may undermine the prospects for reaching the European Green Deal objectives
by Mihnea Cătuţi The European Green Deal represents a development strategy aimed at building an EU economy with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century. While Romania’s national targets are generally […]
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2020 EPG Summer School
The third edition of EPG Summer School, Smart Transformation in the Energy Sector, was held as webinar sessions between 23 and 25 July 2020. This year the program was supposed […]
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“Romania – The Macroeconomic Impact of the Covid-19 Crisis” by Consilium Policy Advisors Group
In this analysis, Ella Kallai and Laurian Lungu look at the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the Romanian economy. The paper starts by highlighting macroeconomic imbalances that existed prior […]
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Energy System Integration and the Role of Hydrogen
by Mihai Bălan and Radu Dudău With last December’s European Green Deal, the EU has firmly embarked on the pursuit of ambitious decarbonization targets for 2030 and carbon […]