Emilia Samuelsson

The current reform of the Common Agricultural Policy has been criticised for failing to live up to the Green Deal. The agriculture sector has a vast impact on our ability to achieve climate targets and to limit harmful effects on the environment.

A bold energy efficiency policy is the precondition for successful climate action. For the EU to reach the increased ambitions of the European Green Deal, revising the Energy Efficiency Directive is vital. AirClim supports CAN Europe’s call for an increase in the level of ambition of the EU’s 2030 energy savings target to at least 45% and for the target to be binding.

The European Commission issued its strategy – “Powering a climate-neutral economy: An EU Strategy for Energy System Integration” – on 8 July 2020. This is one of several policy initiatives which have been presented as a part of the European Green Deal.

The untapped potential for the renewable energy sector in emerging markets in Africa, Asia and Latin America is enormous, and should be addressed urgently in recovery efforts post-Covid-19.

One of the areas with high wind power potential but a low proportion of offshore wind farms is the Baltic Sea

Stanford researchers find that a completely renewable energy system will pay for itself in 7 years, while also solving major health and climate threats.