The Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) was set up by the United Kingdom government, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in December 2015 with a generous budget of £48 million and is set to run until 2020. In essence, the platform serves as a project preparation facility (PPF) seeking to get promising…
How has the Waste Shipment Regulation and the Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 performed so far? The project (the report is expected to be published by end 2018) focuses on the thorough evaluation of the application of the Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) in all Member States, including all its amendments and existing rules from Regulation (EC)…
Helping Ukraine develop energy efficiency in buildings legislation in line with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) The overall aim of this technical assistance assignment was to amend components of the legislative and regulatory framework in Ukraine in order to provide improved incentives for investments in energy efficiency in residential buildingsThe objectives of this…
Sector coupling can improve the robustness of the energy system and reduce the costs of decarbonisation The EU strives to have a zero-emission economy in 2050. Achieving this ambitious objective requires a complete decarbonisation of the European energy system, which needs to be realised without compromising the security of energy supply and while keeping energy…
How could a Network of National Contact Points support MS participation in the LIFE programme? Launched in 1992, LIFE is the only EU funding programme dedicated exclusively to the environment and climate action. Its objective is to contribute to the implementation and development of EU environmental and climate policy by co-financing projects with European added…
What are the reporting obligations in the European energy acquis? The overall aim of the project is to assist the Department for Energy Efficiency of the State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus (the “Department”) to develop the first NEEAP for Belarus. This NEEAP will allow Belarus to identify the required steps and…
One of the most awaited outputs of the large H2020 European project ClairCity (Citizen-led air Pollution Reduction in Cities) led by Trinomics has been launched: The ClairCity Skylines online game for Amsterdam. The game (developed by UWE Bristol) is available for Android or iOS – you can download it for free here: http://www.claircity.eu/amsterdam/game-app-2/ As player you are tasked with…
Does the Renewable Energy Performance Platform hit its ‘sweet-spot’? The objective of this assignment was the execution of a mid-term evaluation of the REPP. More specifically, the purpose of this mid-term evaluation (MTE) assignment was to support learning for BEIS on ‘what is working, for whom and in what context’. The MTE provided BEIS with…
What are the economic impacts of climate change on the Palestinian economy? This assignment was a deliverable of national activities implemented in Palestine within the framework of the ClimaSouth Project. The overall objective of ClimaSouth was to assist partner countries’ transition towards low-carbon economies whilst building climate resilience, thereby protecting the foundation and exploiting opportunities…
How to measure progress on NDC commitments under the Paris Agreement? The long-term objective for Barbados and St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is to operate a sustainable and fully functional Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system that underpins its decision making and engagement processes on climate action (GHG inventory compilation, mitigation and adaptation) and…
How to measure progress on NDC commitments under the Paris Agreement? The overall goal of this assignment is to assist the Government of Montenegro, in particular the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism (MSDT), in mainstreaming and integrating climate change considerations into national and sectorial development policies. There are a large number of stakeholders that…
Paris Agreement: What will the Transparency Framework look like? The Paris Agreement’s goal is to establish a united global response to the threat of climate change. The mobilisation of rapid effective action needed under the Paris Agreement (PA) will require strong collaboration between Parties and investment decision makers (including multinational businesses, cities and regions). The…
It is still long before nuclear fusion can become a reliable and commercially viable source of baseload electricity for our energy mix. It is unlikely that it will, in any way, support the path to deep decarbonization of our economies by 2050. Nonetheless, it can be a crucial stabilizing factor for the continued success of…
How is the EU contribution to the ITER project best provided in the future? The world’s most ambitious endeavour to move nuclear fusion towards commercial exploitation is the design and construction of the ITER facility at Cadarache, in the south of France. There are seven parties participating in the ITER project: the European Union (including…
How could the Netherlands deal with the increasing need for flexibility in the Dutch power market? Given the rapidly increasing share of variable renewable electricity sources like solar and wind, and the policy reactions to this trend in many neighbouring EU Member States to ensure grid-stability and security of supply, the report examined the need…
Has the Dutch ‘Topsector Energy’ been following the right approach in reaching their intended goals? Trinomics, in collaboration with CE Delft (project lead partner), has evaluated the performance and future directions of the Dutch ‘Topsector Energy’ (TSE). In this TSE Programme set up by the Dutch government, public research institutions and private companies are cooperating…
Report: Evaluation of the TEN-E Regulation (4 MB) In 2017 we led the evaluation study of the Trans-European Energy Networks (TEN-E) Regulation, carried out in collaboration with Enerdata, DNV GL and Spark. The TEN-E Regulation identifies priority corridors and thematic areas of trans-European energy infrastructure and provides guidelines for the selection of Projects of Common…
What lessons can be learned from the implementation of the Effort Sharing Decision (ESD) to date? The Effort Sharing Decision (ESD) was agreed by the EU as part of the Climate and Energy package in December 2008. It sets national limits for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the non-trading sectors in the EU Member States…
The European Commission is preparing a long-term strategy for greenhouse gas emissions reduction in anticipation of the 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP24), taking place in Katowice in December 2019. The strategy is being developed in the context of the full framework of existing EU policies and strategies, but it must also…
Looking towards 2050: what do stakeholders think about an EU long-term emission reduction strategy? The objective of this project was to assist the European Commission in preparing the long-term greenhouse gas emissions reduction strategy before the 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP24), taking place in Katowice in December 2019. The strategy was…
Provision of technical support related to Target 2 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 – Maintaining and restoring ecosystems and their services The objective of this contract is to provide technical support to the Commission Services in the development and implementation of actions under Target 2 of the EU Biodiversity Strategy, which focuses on…
How does natural capital benefit the economy and society? The objective of this study for the European Environment Agency (EEA) was to review existing evidence on society’s dependence on natural capital (i.e. biodiversity, ecosystems and their services). The study’s findings will feed into the next edition of the EEA’s European State of the Environment Report (SOER)…
A game simulating the management of a portfolio for climate finance The Dutch ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands is playing an active role in the international debate on climate finance. For this assignment, the ministry requested the development of a climate finance game, so that policy makers and investors all over the world…
Have the objectives of the Batteries Directive been met? The overall aim of this study is to provide evidence to assess whether the objectives of the Directive 2006/66/EC (the Batteries Directive) have been met. Moreover, the study analyses whether the Directive’s provisions are sufficiently implemented, and whether – as a result of both aspects –…
What practical examples are there regarding financing mechanisms for urban climate adaptation? The objective of this project was to contribute to the EEA’s work on urban adaptation, by providing practical examples of urban climate adaptation funding mechanisms. In total 10 cases were discussed in detail. The selection of cases considered to reach spread concerning: financing…
Our consortium is awarded with the assignment to analyse and aggregate the Member States’ information on climate finance for the European Commission (DG Climate Action) for 2017 and 2018. The consortium is led by Oeko Institute, supported by Trinomics and Ricardo-AEA. Article 16 of the EU greenhouse gas Monitoring Mechanism Regulation (MMR) requires Member States…
Supporting regional and local governments to develop and deliver better policy solutions To reach the EU climate and energy target, requires changes at all levels of European society. The local and regional governments of Europe have the opportunity to directly affect and influence many aspects of their population’s lifestyles and behaviour in ways that reduce…
What is the right level of ambition regarding post-2020 emission targets of the road transport sector? In November 2017, the European Commission proposed a new regulation setting CO2 emission standards for cars and vans for the period after 2020. This segment of road transport is responsible for around 15% of the total CO2 emissions in…
Providing technical assistance for the implementation of the NER300 Programme catalysing the development of low-carbon technologies The European Union’s main energy strategy documents – Energy 2020 and Energy Roadmap 2050 – emphasize the need to deploy low-carbon technologies such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) and renewable energy technologies (RES) to reach the EU’s 2020…
What is the impact of increasing electric vehicle car fleets on the European energy system? Transport is a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) and air pollutant emissions in Europe. Despite a significant improvement of the energy-efficiency of road vehicles, the GHG emissions of the European transport sector further increased due to a continuous growth…
How could Flanders introduce tendering for wind energy? In 2016, Trinomics delivered a study exploring the opportunities to implement tenders for assigning specific zones in Flanders to wind energy developers. The study was requested by the Flemish Energy Agency, following the ‘Fast Lane for wind energy’ concept note, which aimed to increase the production of…
How do EU countries compare in terms of their performance regarding eco-innovation and the circular economy? The main objective of this project, led by Technopolis group, was to improve upon and implement new approaches to guide, monitor and assess policies deployed in support of eco-innovation and the transition to a circular economy. The key outputs…
Is the 7th EAP well on its way in meeting all priority objectives? In collaboration with Technopolis group, Trinomics has supported the mid-term review of the implementation of the 7th Environmental Action Programme (EAP), at the request of the European Parliament. The 7th EAP is the overarching framework of the EU to secure a long-term…
Trinomics and its partners have completed the study ‘Building the investment community for innovative energy technology projects’ for the European Commission, DG Energy. The overall objective of this study was to contribute to increasing the volume of investment in innovative energy technology solutions by developing investment partnerships (i.e. the investment community). The realization of such…
What do Member States spend on climate finance for developing countries, and how could methodologies and reporting be improved? Article 16 of the EU greenhouse gas Monitoring Mechanism Regulation (MMR) requires Member States to annually report on climate finance contributions for developing countries. Methodologies and reporting on climate finance have been under continuous development in…
How can we improve the investment community for innovative energy technologies? Research, innovation and competitiveness are pivotal to accelerate the EU energy transformation and reduce the cost of the energy transition. To help bringing innovative energy technology solutions to the market, the overall objective of this project was to increase the volume of investment in…
Report: Impacts of circular economy on policies on the labour market (5 MB) The transition towards a circular economy has been set in motion. National policy frameworks are being developed and the European Commission adopted the Circular Economy Package in December 2015. By 2018, several actions mentioned in this package have been adopted or initiated.…
Report: Study to monitor the economic development of the collaborative economy at sector level in the 28 EU Member States (4 MB) Collaborative economy business models are growing strongly in Europe and are changing the lives of its citizens. More and more often, we share do-it-yourself equipment with neighbours we met via a smartphone app, rent…
What is the current level of economic development of the collaborative economy in the EU? Collaborative economy business models are growing strongly in Europe and are changing the lives of its citizens. There is a strong growth potential for collaborative economy businesses, but they also face many regulatory barriers by challenging existing traditional ways of…
In 2015, the European Commission launched a two-year project with the objective to improve the modelling of the interactions of European energy and climate policy within the real economy. This major project was led by Cambridge Econometrics and included E3Modelling and Trinomics as partners. In particular, the study aimed to extend two global energy-economy-environment models, to…
What strategic opportunities exist in the Netherlands that ensure the sustainable supply of resources? In May 2015, HCSS, TNO and Trinomics created the Centre Of Expertise on Resources (COE-R). It supported the Dutch industry and government to timely and effectively anticipate strategic opportunities and risks, related to the sustainable supply of resources. The focus was on…
How to set up climate finance tracking procedures in order to develop clear financial flow diagrams? To reach the ambitious climate and energy targets in Europe, financial flows need to be redirected to low-carbon and climate-resilience activities (i.e. climate finance). The ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ communication of the Commissions, depicts that for mitigation only,…
The Commission has recently published a proposal for a new LIFE Programme for the next period (2021-2027). The LIFE programme is the only EU fund exclusively dedicated to the environment and climate action that co-finances small-scale projects with high EU added value. The new proposal for a regulation was based on the result of an…
How have the current (2014-2020) MFF arrangements for climate mainstreaming worked in practice – and what are the potential options for improvement? The EU is committed to achieving a low-carbon, resource-efficient and climate-resilient economy by 2020. At the time that the Europe 2020 Strategy was adopted, it was estimated that €125 billion per annum in…
The five-year ‘RECREATE‘ project in which Trinomics participated has just held its final conference. It provides a suite of recommendations for the future of research and innovation in the European Union in the field of resources, raw materials and climate. The project results include ten short policy briefs with main findings, an innovation systems scoreboard,…
Quantifying the benefits of circular economy actions on the decarbonisation of the EU economy The circular economy has gained momentum in the political arena in the last few years. The European Commission has made the transition to a circular economy one of the key policy priorities in the EU, as it can bring a variety…
What is the economic potential as well as societal benefit of system innovations for the energy transition in the Netherlands? Under the threats of climate change and the scarcity of key raw materials, the Dutch economy and society need to radically start changing. For the energy sector, national securities and reliable income sources (Dutch gas,…
How much private finance was mobilised by Dutch national climate finance? For the third year in a row, Trinomics has supported the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Netherlands by analysing and reporting on private climate finance that has been mobilised by the Netherlands. Developed countries have pledged to mobilise $100 billion a year for…
For the third year in a row, Trinomics has supported the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the analysis and reporting on private climate finance that has been mobilised by the Netherlands. The results are now published on the website of the Government of the Netherlands. The report is one of the background documents to the Annual Report of…
As part of the evaluation of the 7th Environmental Action Programme (7th EAP), our colleague Rob Williams (senior expert on energy and the environment) will be speaking at a conference in Vienna concerning future EU environmental policy. He will participate as a panellist in the discussion on “State of Environment and Challenges for the next…
Trinomics is helping DG Environment and DG Climate Action to evaluate the 7th Environment Action Programme to see what worked well, and what could have worked better. The Evaluation focuses on the structure and strategic role played by the 7th EAP and asks how it helped to deliver a better environment in practice. In line…
Study with evaluation criteria on early estimates of main energy balance sheets components in 2015 and for the production and visualisation of indicators to monitor Energy Union implementation An integrated governance and monitoring process, to ensure that energy-related actions at European, regional, national and local level all contribute to the Energy Union’s success, is of…
What were the driving factors behind the reduced emissions of key pollutants from large combustion plants (LCPs)? Between 2004-2015, the emissions of four key pollutants originating from large combustion plants (LCPs) in the EU have reduced. These reductions were driven by a range of different factors. This study carried out a decomposition analysis, which allowed…
(For Spanish version, please scroll down) The Paris Climate Agreement saw the establishment of a new multilateral source of finance for projects directed at mitigating and adopting to climate change in developing countries: the Green Climate Fund (GCF). In the framework of the ‘GCF Readiness Programme’, formed subsequent to the fund’s creation by the United…
Preparing El Salvador for (international) climate finance: development of a monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) system The Paris Climate Agreement saw the establishment of a new multilateral source of finance for projects directed at mitigating and adopting to climate change in developing countries: the Green Climate Fund (GCF). In the framework of the ‘GCF Readiness…
What will the post-2020 LIFE programme look like? As the current programming period of LIFE (2014-2020) is coming to an end, this study aimed to explore options for the design of a new LIFE programme. Launched in 1992, LIFE is the only EU funding programme dedicated exclusively to the environment and climate action. Its objective…
Preparing El Salvador for (international) climate finance: drawing up a strategic roadmap and designing an inter-institutional architecture The Paris Climate Agreement saw the establishment of a new multilateral source of finance for projects directed at mitigating and adopting to climate change in developing countries: the Green Climate Fund (GCF). In the framework of the ‘GCF…
How well is the Dutch Access to Energy Fund performing? In 2004, the Dutch government committed to providing 10 million people in developing countries with modern forms of sustainable energy by the year 2015. The Access to Energy Fund (AEF) was created in cooperation with FMO (the fund manager) on the 1st of November 2006…
What indicators best measure progress towards the EU’s energy objectives? This project involved the provision of assistance to the EEA in sourcing and analysing potential indicators to monitor progress towards EU energy policy objectives. The EEA considers updating its energy indicator set to more fully cover the diverse and evolving set of objectives and make…
Three European projects are presenting a united front in Brussels during EU Green Week, 21 – 25th May 2018. ClairCity (Citizen-Led Air Pollution Reduction in Cities), iSCAPE (Improving the Smart Control of Air Pollution in Europe) and ICARUS (Integrated Climate forcing and Air pollution Reduction in Urban Systems) are hosting a joint stand in the…
