Yeric Garcia

Dec 2, 2024 | bruegel.org | Simone Tagliapietra |Cecilia Trasi |Michael Delgado |Yeric Garcia

An investment strategy to keep the European Green Deal on track Language English First glance Trump’s return should not be seen as a threat to EU decarbonisation, but as a rallying cry to unite and push forward more strongly Analysis This analysis compares the state of play in solar capacity in both the US and Europe investment decarbonisation climate change energy Opinion piece The European Union must implement a new Clean Industrial Deal that promotes decarbonization alongside sustainable...

Nov 7, 2024 | bruegel.org | Michael Delgado |Yeric Garcia |Hannah Hess |Marie Jugé

The return of President Trump is set to profoundly reshape US climate and energy policy, with far-reaching repercussions internationally. The European Union’s strategy for dealing with these repercussions should have three underpinnings: global climate action, energy policy and competitiveness, and clean-tech investment and trade. Fortunately for the EU, this approach largely coincides with its own strategic interests.

Oct 30, 2024 | bruegel.org | Michael Delgado |Yeric Garcia |Hannah Hess |Marie Jugé

Over the last five years, one of the mantras of the European Green Deal has been that the climate transition should be just, or it will not happen. This is true. Decarbonisation will affect households differently: increasingly tight climate regulations will be a heavy burden for low-income and even middle-income households, for which renovating a property or buying an electric car could require investment of about a year’s income.

Oct 30, 2024 | bruegel.org | Michael Delgado |Yeric Garcia |Hannah Hess |Marie Jugé

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Rebecca Christie sits down with Bruegel's Ben McWilliams and Rhodium's Senior Analyst Marie Tamba to talk about the solar energy transition, and how better information on investment and deployment can lead to better policy. Data trends in the EU and the U.S. offer insights into where clean energy is ramping up and what steps will help going forward.

Sep 4, 2024 | bruegel.org | Giovanni Sgaravatti |Simone Tagliapietra |Michael Delgado |Yeric Garcia

The European Union has set ambitious climate targets and, to reach them, has rolled-out a wave of legislation. But despite this momentum, the pace of decarbonisation has not been fast enough. Your overriding challenge for the next five years is to accelerate EU decarbonisation in sectors such as buildings and transport, while addressing the social impacts of climate policy.