Publications

Rarely does Europe get the chance to take a step back and reimagine its cleantech financing toolbox.

In the recent State of the Union speech, Ursula von der Leyen reiterated the need to stay on course towards Europe’s climate targets. In the coming months, the negotiations on EU’s Emission Trading System and the new framework for resilience and risk assessment will reveal the political and industrial forces at play, and if Member […]

The Innovation Fund is Europe's flagship programme for bringing breakthrough cleantech to market, but a growing share of its grant portfolio is stuck before financial close.

There is no single blueprint, but better evidence, more effective use of financial tools and stronger learning across countries are essential elements to accelerating the transition towards more resilient and sustainable economies.

How to strengthen fiscal and financial resilience in the face of climate change and related economic shocks, and translate climate commitments into implementation ?

Returning from a summer marked by soaring temperatures, wildfires and drought, the EU is entering a season of decisive negotiations

Who could have predicted we'd endure an "unprecedented" summer in 2026, climate-wise? Unprecedented, like a chapter  of a good TV series. For Benoît Leguet, avoiding endless reruns of the same story— and their costs — means finding ways to factor future climates into our economic decisions. A topic for the EU's budget debate.  

It is hot in Europe. Very hot. And the summer has only just begun. The recent heat wave in large parts of Europe reminds us that the forthcoming European framework for climate resilience and risk assessment comes with high stakes: it is about the safety of populations and the competitiveness of the European economy. 

With the entry into force of the European carbon farming certification framework (CRCF), the European Union now has a first-of-its-kind tool to certify climate-friendly agricultural and forestry practices.

Once again, soaring oil prices are squeezing households' purchasing power, undermining industrial competitiveness, and exposing the EU's structural dependence on imported fossil-fuel energy.

The Industrial Accelerator Act: a stepping stone or paradigm shift? A reading of the European Commission’s propos

Investments that allow households to free themselves from dependence on fossil fuels—electric vehicles, heat pumps, home insulation—are attracting growing interest, and the government recently unveiled its plan to accelerate the electrification of end-uses

Energy prices, cost of low-carbon equipment, and public aid: how will the evolution of these factors in 2026 impact the ability of middle-income households to invest in the transition?

Subsidising projects is no longer enough. Without secured demand and a coordinated targeted European framework, the French and European green industries risk skidding to a halt on the road to scale.

What industrial policy should we pursue to support domestic cleantech, to secure our energy and industrial sovereignty?

The European Competitiveness Fund is the EU's best shot at financing its green industrial policy – if it is designed and targeted correctly.

The transition to a clean economy is not only a project of laws and targets : it needs to be built. France is leading the way in Europe, with France 2030 as the blueprint.

European leaders gathered last week for a European Summit, with the objective, among others, of finding solutions to rising energy prices in the wake of the Middle East conflict.

As the Americans would say, 2026 feels like a case of ‘déjà vu’... petrol prices are skyrocketing, against the backdrop of war.

Since 2005, the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) has been a cornerstone of Europe’s climate policy. With the price per tonne of CO2 now beginning to stabilise at between €60 and €80, and the gradual reduction in free allowances, 2026’s review of the system should be an opportunity to reflect on and upgrade its performance as the EU continues towards climate neutrality.