Energy transformation

Assessment of Poland’s operational programmes

May 9, 2022

This briefing offers an analysis of Poland’s draft operational programmes for 2021-2027 and recommendations regarding the potential for increasing the programmes’ climate and environmental contributions.

The state of youth engagement in the implementation of the EU Just Transition Mechanism

May 6, 2022

This report provides an overview of the political youth engagement activities for the development of Territorial Just Transition Plans of twelve EU Member States.

Energy communities: A brief explainer for managing authorities in central and eastern Europe

May 4, 2022

This briefing from Bankwatch and REScoop.eu explains the concept of energy communities and their wide range of benefits. It gives an insight into how their development can be supported at the national and local levels and why Member States should make use of the variety of EU funding streams to support energy communities. It also highlights EU legal definitions and suggests concrete recommendations on how to support them and overcome existing challenges.

Just transition project implementation checklist

April 29, 2022

The paper outlines what comes next after the preparation of the Territorial Just Transition Plans and their final approval by the European Commission. It takes a look not only at the actual planning and spending of the funds provided in accordance with the approved Plans, but also at the challenges faced by the regions and the level to which they are prepared to address them. The checklist provides an easy-to-use overview of what each region should have in place in order to make sure it reaches its professed goals along with a discussion of each issue, relevant examples and references to more detailed reports, documents or regulations concerning particular points.

A step in the right direction: Bulgaria’s recovery plan improved after lengthy negotiations

April 28, 2022

After one year of negotiations, at the beginning of April, the European Commission finally endorsed the sixth and final version of Bulgaria’s recovery plan. According to the Commission, nearly 60 per cent of the projects included in the plan support the green transition of the country, which is the highest percentage among all the recovery plans approved so far.

How to win energy sovereignty and avoid a gas trap in Poland

April 11, 2022

Poland’s energy policy has to change urgently in the face of the war in Ukraine. EU funds must finance Poland’s transformation for energy security and sustainability. There is no return to the business as usual when it comes to energy policy.