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Public financing opportunities for energy communities in Europe

Publication  |  March 13, 2023

This briefing, developed by REScoop.eu, CEE Bankwatch Network and CAN Europe, is a preview of an upcoming, in-depth analysis of the allocation of dedicated funding for community energy through various public financing programmes in 14 countries.

Biodiversity on the brink: What’s holding back financing for nature in the EU?

Publication  |  February 7, 2023

This report provides insights into a number of significant barriers at the national level to financing nature restoration and conservation measures, such as authorities’ lack of knowledge about what constitutes biodiversity, insufficient collaboration between actors and excessively restrictive funding criteria. It also includes recommendations for both the EU and national levels.

Let the sunshine in: how a coal region in North Macedonia can switch to sustainable heating

Blog entry  |  December 21, 2022

The government in North Macedonia wants to link the 40 year old REK Bitola power plant to the regional heating system. But cementing the dependence on fossil fuels would be reckless. Instead, a new study finds that fitting houses in Bitola with air conditioning and solar panels could keep people warm, cut air pollution and even shield against increasingly volatile energy prices. Such households forming energy communities, the study shows, could not only lower initial investments but even generate them some income.

Less haste, more speed: The European Parliament must support renewables *and* nature

Blog entry  |  December 12, 2022

This Wednesday, the European Parliament plenary will vote on changes to the Renewable Energy Directive. But the proposals seriously undermine environmental safeguards and set impossibly tight deadlines.

Assessment of Latvia’s operational programme

Publication  |  December 7, 2022

This briefing offers an analysis of Latvia’s draft operational programme for 2021-2027 and recommendations regarding the potential for increasing the programme’s climate and environmental contributions. This publication was updated on 15 December 2022

REPowerEU is a chance to prioritise renovating buildings in Latvia

Blog entry  |  November 30, 2022

Energy consumed in the residential sector accounts for up to 30 per cent of Latvia’s energy usage. Approximately 23,000 multi-apartment buildings need to be renovated, but only 1,600 buildings have been insulated since 2009, a renovation rate of 0.5 per year. Will Latvia seize the chance and use REPowerEU chapters for renovation?

Quick guides to EIB’s standards

Publication  |  November 16, 2022

Click here to download all guides. These factsheets present the major requirements that the EIB’s standards have for project promoters (the EIB’s counterpart in an operation/project). These guides also include the documents which the promoter needs to

Renewables automatically of ‘overriding public interest’ – a counterproductive attack on EU nature legislation

Publication  |  November 14, 2022

This briefing analyses the Commission’s proposal to declare renewables as automatically being of ‘overriding public interest’ in the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive under the REPowerEU legislative proposal. New rules would seriously undermin

Financial support for renewables in Latvia

Publication  |  October 28, 2022

This briefing provides an overview of public funding and financial instruments for renewable energy source deployment in Latvia that have either already been launched or are planned to be launched in 2022, as well as provides insights on planned programmes that could help finance more renewables in the coming years.

Will EU cohesion money support energy communities in central and eastern Europe?

Blog entry  |  September 5, 2022

Without proper funding and the removal of administrative and legal barriers, community energy will remain an unattainable goal.

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