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CEE Climate Policy Frontier

Policy brief: RESTART

The Polish fuel and energy sector needs a courageous and coherent action plan. “The current, unique circumstances allow us to design and implement a new deal for the Polish energy sector – one that

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CEE Climate Policy Frontier Report: Policy options from beyond CEE to bridge the gap between the CEE frontier and the Paris Agreement goals

Actions are needed to rapidly implement climate-friendly solutions for the non-ETS buildings and transport sectors. This is particularly true for Central and Eastern European (CEE) EU member states, where both

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Between Regional Best Practices and Paris Agreement-compatibility in the building sector

Decarbonising the building sector is essential for achieving the EU’s emissions neutrality goal. While some countries in Central and Eastern Europe registered a significant decrease in emissions despite an

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Between Regional Best Practices and Paris Agreement-compatibility in the transport sector

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CEE Climate Policy Frontier: Summary of the second regional stakeholder workshop in Bucharest

On the 21st February 2020, our final climate frontier workshop in Bucharest again brought together a strong mix of experts from government, industry, non-governmental organisations and analytical centres in Romania and Bulgaria to assess the opportunities and challenges for adopting best climate policy practices in the transport and buildings sectors.

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CEE Climate Policy Frontier: Summary of the regional stakeholder workshop in Warsaw

On the 7th February 2020, our second workshop in Warsaw brought together experts from government, industry, non-governmental organisations and analytical centres in the Visegrád (V4) Group - Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary - to assess the challenges and opportunities for adopting best climate policy practices in the transport and buildings sectors.

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Learning from each other on the path to 1.5°C in the transport and building sector – Seminar in Berlin

On Friday 25 October 2019, around 30 stakeholders and guests, mostly from Germany and Eastern European EU member states, discussed the potential for emissions reductions in the building and transport sectors.

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Report on good practices within the transport and buildings sectors in the CEE region

What is the frontier of good policy practices in climate action in transport and buildings sectors in the CEE region? What can the CEE countries learn from each other in this area? The brochure prepared by WiseEuropa

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CEE Climate Policy Frontier. Summary of the regional stakeholder workshop in Bucharest

On July 4th, experts from the public administration, analytical centres, non-governmental organizations and private businesses from Romania and Bulgaria shared experiences on best policy practices for climate action in transport and buildings.

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CEE Climate Policy Frontier. Summary of the regional stakeholder workshop in Warsaw

On July 1st, representatives of public administration, business, analytical centres and non-governmental organizations from the countries in Visegrad group had a chance to engage in a knowledge exchange on best practices for climate action in the transport and buildings sector during the first interactive regional stakeholder workshop held in Warsaw.

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About the project:

The project aims to improve sectoral climate policies addressing the two non-ETS sectors: transport and buildings in the CEE region and on the European scale, through the exchange of best practices (climate policy frontier) and by highlighting the scale and pace of further climate action needed to meet targets set by the Paris Agreement.

The project will facilitate promotion of best practices for climate action in the selected non-ETS sectors by (i) increasing the awareness of national policymakers on readily available, transferable solutions already present in the region, and (ii) fostering discussion on implementation strategies that can enable the region to efficiently reduce emissions from these sectors to achieve the emissions pathways compatible with the Paris Agreement.

The goals of the project will be achieved in several stages:

  1.  identification and promotion of current best policy practices within CEE region,
  2.  assessment of the gap between the best practices and the level of ambition necessary to reach the “well below 2°/1.5°C” goal,
  3.  identification and promotion of policy options needed to bridge the gap.

The outcomes will support policymakers in all CEE countries covered by the project in reaching the “regional frontier of excellence” in climate action, while also making it consistent with the level of ambition required to limit the global worming well below 2°C. Although the project will focus on the Central and Eastern European region, it will also create a channel for knowledge exchange between the CEE countries and other European states.

Project implemented by:

WiseEuropa (implementing organisation) is an independent think-tank and research organization based in Warsaw that undertakes a strategic reflection on European politics, foreign policy and economy. The mission of WiseEuropa is to improve the quality of Polish and European policy-making as well as the overall business environment by romoting the use of sound economic and institutional analysis, independent research and evidence-based approach to impact assessment.

Website: www.wise-europa.eu/en

Climate Analytics is a non-profit climate science and policy institute based in Berlin, Germany with offices in New York, USA, Lomé, Togo and Perth, Australia, which brings together interdisciplinary expertise in the scientific and policy aspects of climate change. Climate Analytics has an established track record in the qualitative and quantitative assessment of climate policies in different sectors and countries. By contributing to the Climate Action Tracker, the organization has assessed the impact of different policies on emissions reduction and the compatibility of the climate action with the climate goals. In a number of different projects it proposed sectoral policies for the effective emissions reduction.

Website: https://climateanalytics.org/

Climate Strategies specialises in bringing together multiple stakeholder groups (e.g. leading researchers, government, industry leaders) around key climate and energy policy issues. Its work focuses on regional aspects of the EU climate and energy policy, establishing dialogues and interfaces between research and policy making, ensuring clear and understandable content between all target groups. Climate Strategies also has members and partnerships in the following countries in the CEE region: Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia.

Website: https://climatestrategies.org/

Expert Forum is a think tank specialized in policy analysis and public administration reform on multiple sectors, including energy and climate change, in Romania and neighbouring countries (mostly Balkans, Moldova, Ukraine). It organized public debates in Bucharest and other small and large cities to advocate for energy efficiency in buildings, energy efficiency in households, energy market liberalization vs. energy poverty and has substantial experience in stakeholder analysis and engagement, at the central and local level, on energy and climate change issues. Expert Forums has also built successful advocacy campaigns for the full implementation of the EU’s energy and climate policies in Romania and in the CEE region (e.g. Moldova), whilst also developing strong contacts in Brussels.

Website: https://expertforum.ro/en/

Contact:

Aleksander Śniegocki
Project Manager
WiseEuropa
aleksander.sniegocki@wise-europa.eu

Project supported by:

The European Climate Initiative (EUKI)This project is part of the European Climate Initiative (EUKI). EUKI is a project financing instrument by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). The EUKI competition for project ideas is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. It is the overarching goal of the EUKI to foster climate cooperation within the European Union (EU) in order to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.

For more information on the EUKI: www.euki.de