(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…
DetailsThree 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…
DetailsLast week we kicked off a new project for the European Commission (DG Environment) within the topic of environmental policy. The assignment concerns a Fitness Check (evaluation) of the various directives forming the backbone of EU Freshwater Policy, including – but not limited to – the Water Framework Directive and the Floods Directive. This evaluation will result…
DetailsThe European Commission recently published the first deliverable of our study on ‘Building the investment community for innovative energy projects’. The overall objective of the study is to build/strengthen the investment community for innovative energy technologies, in order to increase the volume invested. Financing is…
DetailsIndustrial symbiosis is a systems approach to a more sustainable and integrated industrial system, which identifies business opportunities that leverage underutilised resources (such as materials, energy, water, capacity, expertise, assets etc.). The comprehensive Industrial Symbiosis study that Trinomics, together…
DetailsThe EU faces numerous environmental pressures. Impressive results in reducing these pressures have already been achieved, yet several challenges persist. The 7th Environmental Action Programme (7th EAP) was created to provide a framework for EU environmental policy to more effectively tackle the challenges. It also provides a vision of where the EU should be by…
DetailsThis report summarises the presentation and discussions of the workshop on ‘National Strategies for Renewables: Energy Efficiency, Building Renovation and Self-consumption’. The workshop was held on 22 February 2018, hosted by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) of the European Parliament. The aim…
DetailsConsciously or unconsciously, the sharing economy (or collaborative economy) has provided many consumers with more and often cheaper alternatives of products and services in many sectors of the economy. During holidays we rent apartments with Airbnb, we borrow a ladder from a neighbour with Peerby, or we join a ride with a stranger to visit relatives in another city with Blablacar. Many of the collaborative economy platforms have…
DetailsIn October 2017, the newly elected Dutch government presented their coalition agreement. In order to meet the Paris Agreement, the government indicated that it aims to reduce the emissions by 56 Megaton by 2030 – a reduction of 49% compared to the emissions in 1990. To the surprise of some, a third of the total…
DetailsThe EU has set out to become a global leader in the fight against climate change. This is mirrored in its ambitious climate and energy targets up until 2030. By that year, GHG emissions will have to be 40% below 1990 levels, renewable energy needs to represent 27% of gross final energy consumption, and energy consumption will have to decrease by 27% in comparison to the BAU scenario. In the analytical study entitled ‘Energy and the MFF’…
DetailsTrinomics has in collaboration with Technopolis group at the request of the Ex-Post Evaluation Unit of the Directorate for Impact Assessment and European Added Value, within the Directorate General for Parliamentary Research Services (DG EPRS) of the General Secretariat of the European Parliament supported the mid-term review of the…
DetailsWhat – Stakeholder Workshop during European Vocational Skills Week 2017 Topic – Taking stock of the European BUILD UP Skills initiative and looking forward Is it for you? If you are a construction industry professional, or a VET professional, or you are simply interested in energy efficiency building (skills), this workshop is for you Date…
DetailsThe EEA has published a briefing ‘Releases of pollutants to the environment from Europe’s industrial sector’ based on the report ‘Transforming the EU power sector: avoiding a carbon lock-in‘ which was prepared with support from Trinomics. The EEA’s briefing analyses emissions from the largest industrial facilities (including power plants, petrochemical refineries and metal processing plants) which report…
DetailsReport: Transmission tariffs and congestion income ( ) The European Commission’s DG ENER has recently published its study supporting the impact assessment concerning transmission tariffs and congestion income policies. This study, carried out by ECN, DCision! and Trinomics, examines the impact of diverging transmission tariff structures in EU member States and outlines potential policy options…
DetailsReport: AssessmentofPV (878 KB) The European Commission, DG RTD, has published the final report of Trinomics’ study on potential strategies to rebuild EU manufacturing capacities for solar PV. The study has been performed in collaboration with DNV GL, JIIP, PWC, Ricardo Energy & Environment, Tecnalia, and VTT. This final report provides a concise overview of…
DetailsReport: State-of-play of European climate finance tracking (published 6 July 2017) ( ) This Trinomics report has been prepared to underpin the European Environment Agency’s briefing on ‘Financing Europe’s low carbon, climate resilient future‘. The study report Trinomics prepared for the EEA presents the findings of a first Europe-wide stocktaking exercise to assess the current status of climate…
DetailsThe EIB report on Access-to-Finance Conditions for Investments in Bio-Based Industries and the Blue Economy was published on 31 May 2017. This report is based on a study carried out by EY with the support of Trinomics. Trinomics carried out desk research, data collection and interviews with project promoters in the Blue Economy in Europe. The study…
DetailsTopic of this discussion paper, that Trinomics has written for the Dutch technology research centre TNO, are the Dutch-German energy relations. Until now, these are very asymmetric and mainly based on the export of Dutch gas and the transit of coal and petroleum products via the Dutch harbours to Germany. However, this might change drastically…
DetailsThe transition towards a circular economy has been set in motion. National policy frameworks are being developed and the European Union adopted the Circular Economy Package in December 2015. The Circular Economy has the potential to reduce the environmental impacts of the European economy and reduce the risks of price and supply shocks of imported…
DetailsThe European Parliament’s ITRE Committee has published the study on European Energy Industry Investments prepared by Trinomics in cooperation with Oeko Institute and Aether. The paper provides an overall assessment of European investments in the electricity sector. It concludes by…
DetailsNowadays, we share do-it-yourself equipment with neighbours we met via a smartphone app, rent out our houses to strangers via an online platform or share a ride to work with a stranger who is heading in the same direction. And we do so increasingly more. With the rise of online platforms, the collaborative has seen…
DetailsReport: Fitness Check workshop – draft agenda (45 KB) As part of its Better Regulation agenda, the European Commission is conducting a Fitness Check of selected chemicals legislation (excluding REACH) as part of the REFIT programme. The evidence and data gathering for this Fitness Check is supported by a number of studies including a…
DetailsThe eleven detailed city case studies on financial models for implementing urban adaptation measures that Trinomics and its partners Arcadis and TNO have developed under a recent project for the European Environment Agency (published here) have been integrated in the new European Environment Agency report on ‘Financing urban adaptation to climate change’. This report offers…
DetailsToday, the European Environment Agency released the ‘Climate Change, Impacts and Vulnerability 2016’ report. The report assesses the latest trends and projections on climate change and its impacts across Europe. In a nutshell, climate change poses increasingly severe risks for ecosystems, human health and the economy in Europe. One of the main conclusions is that…
DetailsThe emergence of the collaborative economy is a fascinating new trend. Emerging disruptive business models blur the distinction between personal and professional and change the way we work, we interact and organise our lives. Pioneers and promoters of the sharing (or collaborative) economy were quick to stress the advantages, allegedly including lower consumer prices, more…
DetailsThe EEA have published a report and 29 detailed briefings which describe progress against the priority objectives of the 7th EAP. Trinomics, along with a number of sub–contractors had a major role in selecting the data and then drafting and collating the text and information in these briefings. They are grouped under three themes, in…
DetailsThe 2015 Paris Agreement has set an unprecedented worldwide agreement to tackle greenhouse gas emissions to limit the rate of global warming (mitigation), as well as at the same time to take measures that help prepare for current and future climate change impacts (adaptation). Both of these elements require unparalleled redirection of investments. Recognizing this,…
DetailsThe transition towards a circular economy has been set in motion. National policy frameworks are being developed and the European Union adopted the Circular Economy Package in December 2015. Policymakers, industry and – increasingly – citizens understand the potential that the circular economy could bring to Europe. The circular economy is a comprehensive proposition, of which…
DetailsClimatekos and Trinomics have written a handbook to support countries in the South region of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) in accessing climate finance. The handbook, with the title “Accessing climate finance: A step-by-step approach for practitioners”, was released in a joint EIB/ClimaSouth side event at the COP-22 in Marrakesh. The ENPI South…
DetailsTrinomics is pleased to contribute to the evaluation of the Dutch Access to Energy Fund (AEF) from the Dutch government (DGIS), which is managed by the Dutch Development Bank (FMO). In a team with associate experts from MDF and APE Public Economics (lead), Trinomics’ experts evaluate the fund’s operations up to 2016 and provide strategic…
DetailsReport: ipol_stu2016587326_en (4 MB) The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) of the European Paliament has published in October 2016 the paper titled ‘Boosting Building Renovation: What potential and value for Europe?’ authored by Trinomics. The paper consists of a thorough review of the state of the European building stock and assesses various policy…
DetailsAs part of a consortium led by Technopolis Group and UCL, Trinomics will conduct research on identifying the key aspects and features of effective industrial symbiosis (IS) coordination intermediaries and assessing the feasibility of creating an EU-level platform that could contribute to a better exchange of secondary raw materials and an exchange of best practices…
DetailsEurope faces two carbon challenges: it needs to curb carbon emissions to mitigate climate change, and at the same time it needs new carbon-based resources for its process industries. The process industry sector is currently still dependent on fossil fuel imports, and is one of the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases. Low-carbon solutions can provide…
DetailsTrinomics will be present during the first Catalan Congress on Energy Poverty. Jessica Yearwood, consultant at Trinomics, will present the results of the project “Selecting Indicators to Measure Energy Poverty”, prepared for the European Commission’s DG Energy. The event will take place the 3rd and 4th of November at Fira Sabadell, Barcelona. For more information visit…
DetailsThe European Environment Agency (EEA) has published the report on the low carbon transition in the power sector in the European Union. This report, prepared with support from Trinomics, provides a better understanding of the theoretical evolution of fossil fuel capacity by 2030 and how this would contrast with the qualitatively different EU power sector needed in order to achieve EU climate…
DetailsTrinomics will be present during the European Week of Regions and Cities, in the side event: “Improving air-quality and carbon footprint in cities: Enhancing synergies among EU-funded R&I projects” representing the Horizon 2020 project ClairCity (Citizen Led AIR pollution reduction in Cities). The side event will take place on October 11 in Covent Garden 2,…
DetailsReport: waste_market_study ( ) On July 13, 2016 the European Commission has published its final report on the efficient functioning of waste markets in the European Union – legislative and policy options. This report, prepared by ARCADIS (lead partner) and Trinomics, provides a better understanding of the nature and extent of obstacles and regulatory failures affecting…
DetailsFor the last three years, Trinomics has been part of the SCOT (Smart CO<sub>2</sub> Transformation) consortium, a collaborative European project in the area of CO<sub>2</sub> re-use. CO<sub>2</sub> re-use is a broad term that covers a variety of innovative industrial processes which use CO<sub>2</sub> from point source emitters (and in the future from direct air capture) as…
DetailsReport: Urban adaptation report ( ) The new EEA report on ‘Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe 2016 — Transforming cities in a changing climate’ builds on and complements existing products and initiatives on urban adaptation in Europe, among others the case study reports prepared by Trinomics on developing urban case studies on synergies between…
DetailsLed by Trinomics, in collaboration with Alterra, Arcadis, Risk & Policy Analysis, Stella Consulting, and the Regional Environmental Centre, the team has supported the European Commission (DG Environment) over the past 1 ½ years in the implementation of the European Green Infrastructure Strategy. The service contract aimed to ensure a more effective promotion of GI…
DetailsAt the Paris Climate Conference in 2015, 195 countries agreed to limit the global average temperature rise well below 2°C and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C. Moreover, they agreed to make financing flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions and climate resilient development. Achieving such reductions…
DetailsIn light of the EU Green Week 2016, which kicked off last Monday in this year’s European Green Capital, Ljubljana, EASME has shed light on five projects – funded through Horizon 2020 – which help European cities invest in a greener future. One of these projects is CLAir-CITY, led by Trinomics. The full note can be…
DetailsEnergy poverty is a raising policy issue across the EU. To understand the extent and depth of the problem of affordability of energy services better indicators are needed. Trinomics, together with UCL and SEVEn has carried out an assignment for DG Energy on “Selecting Indicators to Measure Energy Poverty”. The report recommends four key indicators to…
DetailsA consortium of universities and research institutions, led by Trinomics from The Netherlands, has won a €6,7 million EU funded project to actively engage European citizens in 6 countries to research their personal impact on air quality and CO2 emissions in their cities. The project will use innovate tools like specially made apps and games…
DetailsReport: Fossildilemma (2 MB) Trinomics works for TNO on a series of policy briefing papers on Dutch energy policy. In this series, a new paper has been published: ‘The Fossil Dilemma of Rotterdam’ (in Dutch). The paper discusses the greening strategy of Rotterdam harbor, the largest fossil fuel hub of Northwestern Europe. Its present strategy…
DetailsYou are welcome to subscribe to our newsletters prepared for the BUILD UP Skills initiative to receive the latest updates on the topic of construction skills in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. These newsletters will be issued on a regular basis, i.e. every two months and will discuss the latest developments…
DetailsTrinomics’ managing director, Koen Rademaekers, took part as a discussant in the conference “Les assises européennes de la transition énergétique”. This conference, which dealt with various issues of the transition towards a green economy, took place in Dunkerque, in France, on the 26th, 27th and 28th January 2016. Koen Rademaekers was invited to share results…
DetailsTrinomics consultants Hans Bolscher and Elske Veenstra have given their perspective on the pledge of $100 billion climate finance from developed countries to developing countries in the Dutch magazine Nieuwsbrief Milieu en Economie. The agreement at the COP21 in Paris has brought new hope, but many questions on the $100 billion pledge are still outstanding:…
DetailsReport: Financing meaningful mitigation actions (2 MB) The European Commission has published a report by Trinomics and Ricardo-AEA as part of the Scaling up Climate Finance in 2014 and beyond project. The report assesses the financing of meaningful climate mitigation initiatives in Chile, India, Vietnam, Ecuador and South Africa. The case studies focus in the transport and…
DetailsReport: Recreate PB 2015 (3 MB) The FP7 Recreate project, in which Trinomics together with an international consortium is involved, has just published its first newsletter. The newsletter was written by Trinomics, based on a detailed case study produced by Wuppertal Institut. The theme of this newsletter is solar leasing, as one example of a…
DetailsOver the last years, the EU has set a number of policies in place to support energy efficiency and a transition to a low carbon economy. In October 2014, the European Council agreed the EU’s mid-term climate and energy targets under the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework: a 40% domestic reduction in GHG emissions, a minimum…
DetailsEnergy poverty, often defined as a situation where individuals or households are not able to adequately heat or meet other required energy services in their homes at affordable cost, is a problem across many Member States. Multiple drivers of energy poverty – rising energy prices, recessionary impacts on national and regional economies, and energy inefficient…
DetailsReport: AFD Green jobs in developing countries (2 MB) AFD published a Trinomics report on facilitating green skills and jobs in developing countries. Green growth and green economy policies in developing countries have proven to have positive impacts on the countries’ labor markets and economic development, providing opportunities for green job creation, skills development and other…
DetailsTrinomics has been awarded a study contract by the European Parliament’s ITRE Committee, in collaboration with Aether Ltd and Energiaklub, to research and analyse key decisions for the realisation of a fully integrated energy market. The overall EU energy strategy is years determined by three main pillars: competitiveness, climate and security of supply. However, balancing…
DetailsBUILD UP Skills is a multi-annual EU funding initiative under the framework of the Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) programme. Build UP Skills has been implemented in all EU Member States as well as in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Norway, supporting the realisation of EU targets through enhancing workers’ skills. In relation to…
DetailsTrinomics has been awarded a study contract by the European Environment Agency (EEA), in collaboration with ARCADIS Belgium, to research and analyse the various options for reducing climate change induced risks of flooding with green infrastructure solutions (such as natural water retention measures (NWRMs)). Further, the research will that present evidence of whether natural solutions…
DetailsReport: Prospective scenarios for the aluminium industry (2 MB) The aim of this project carried out for the Joint Research Centre of the European Union was to perform an in-depth analysis of the technological innovation that could take place in the aluminium sector in the EU and Iceland and a quantification of their impact on…
DetailsThe book ‘Energie voor groene welvaart’ (‘Energy for green welfare’), written by Trinomics senior consultant Dr Stephan Slingerland, is now available from Aeneas Publishers. The book discusses three trends in the global energy sector that currently take place at the same time: a sharp rise in the share of renewable energy, continuing investments in fossil…
DetailsIn the project ‘Technical innovations and financial instruments for a circular economy’, Trinomics has carried out for the Dutch Ministry of Environment an analysis of three sectors relevant for a circular economy. These are the plastics, electronical equipment and buildings sector. Three questions were examined in particular: 1) Which innovations are needed in this sector…
DetailsReport: Deep Sea Mining 2015 (1 MB) The Centre Of Expertise on Resources (COE-R) has been created by HCSS, TNO and Trinomics. It supports industry and government to timely and effectively anticipate strategic opportunities and risks related to the sustainable supply of resources. The focus is on abiotic and biotic (non-energy) resources, referring to metals,…
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