By Danai Kyrkou and Anneta Kampouridou Did you know that 19% of the total population of the EU is unable to keep their homes comfortably cool during summer? Traditionally, energy poverty has been associated with the inability of households to meet their heating needs during the winter months, a problem exacerbated by low household incomes,Continue reading “Keeping Cool in a Warming World: COOLTORISE’s Policy Recommendations to Combat Summer Energy Poverty”
Category Archives: Climate
The EU’s Acceleration Towards Climate Neutrality: A Hopeful Future?
By Federica Attianese On April 29th, 2024, the European Parliament approved the text of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), the new due diligence directive requiring companies to reduce their negative impact on the environment and human rights, and the new Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standards for non-listed Small and Medium Enterprises (ESRS VSME) areContinue reading “The EU’s Acceleration Towards Climate Neutrality: A Hopeful Future?”
The Last Drop of Water: The European Water Crisis
by Fatima Karimli Leonardo da Vinci once said: “Water is the driving force of all nature.” Water is one of Earth’s crucial elements and part of the human core, as adult women comprise 55% of water and adult men 60%. In addition, everyone needs enough water for a livelihood because 75% of all jobs andContinue reading “The Last Drop of Water: The European Water Crisis”
COP26: The Failure of World Leaders
By Ilaria Sacco “I apologize for the way this process has unfolded, and I am deeply sorry”. COP26 President Alok Sharma, close to tears, apologizes after the Glasgow Climate Pact was concluded with some concessions After two weeks of political negotiations and climate protests, COP26 has finally come to an end. The ultimate conclusion isContinue reading “COP26: The Failure of World Leaders”
EU-Mercosur Agreement: a shift in the EU’s mindset?
By Ilaria Sacco In the last days of the Juncker Commission (June 2019), the EU and the Mercosur (the Common market of the South formed by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) reached an “agreement in principle” on the trade pillar (the so-called Free Trade Agreement, or FTA). The FTA would save over €4 billion worthContinue reading “EU-Mercosur Agreement: a shift in the EU’s mindset?”
EU Green Deal: Facts, Possibilities & Limitations
By George Kyrkos Going into the 3rd decade of the 21st century, and experiencing the warning climate change, the rapid implementation of the European Union “Green Deal” is becoming increasingly necessary. As presented by the European Commission at the end of 2019, the Green Deal was proposed as a sustainable development strategy with the mainContinue reading “EU Green Deal: Facts, Possibilities & Limitations”
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