European Energy Transition

Not So Green, Not So Clean: Are Green Technologies Silencing Local Communities?

Norway is considered one of the ‘greenest’ countries on the planet but recently the country has come under fire for approving a copper mine in the Arctic described as the “most environmentally damaging project in the country's history”. This article aims to explore how green technology is still being recapitulated by capitalism and ‘business as usual' and uses a gender lens to explore the relationship of nature, green technologies and capitalism.

By Mavra Bari

Manipulating Mother Nature: The gendered antagonism of geoengineering

Background

Mother Nature is once again the subject of the male gaze but this time the impact may be even more oppressive. This article expands the feminist concept of ‘male gaze’ towards nature and critiques geoengineering as being an inherently male/masculine technology that is a product of and a means to further capitalistic agenda.

By Mavra Bari

Western Balkans and Ukraine: EU’s Role in Modernization through higher Climate Ambition

EU’s Role in speeding up energy transition in the Western Balkans and Ukraine

Documentation

Obviously, the destiny of sustainable transition of Western Balkan and Eastern European economies is above all in control of the respective countries themselves. Still, the EU is in a decisive position to create conditions for a dynamic of change and a successful modernisation.

By Robert Sperfeld

What's at stake for COP 24?

Briefing

The Katowice UN Climate Change Conference will take place in Katowice from the 3rd till the 14th of December 2018.

By Don Lehr

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Latest Publications

The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2019

The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2019 (WNISR2019) provides a comprehensive overview of nuclear power plant data, including information on age, operation, production and construction.

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A Budget to address the Climate Emergency

This briefing is an overview of the EU’s plans to fund and boost climate action. It also provides policy guidelines and recommendations to EU institutions and national governments as to how to finance a European Green Deal and ensure a smoother transition to a climate neutral economy. Furthermore, it advises civil society organisations on how to engage in the process and ensure a consistent and independent monitoring of progress that will be made in the coming years.

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World Nuclear Waste Report - Focus Europe (WNWR)

Report

The amount of nuclear waste is growing worldwide. But even 70 years after the beginning of the nuclear age, no country in the world has found a real solution for the radiating legacy of nuclear power.

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For more information, please contact:

Martin Keim
Head of European Energy Transition Programme
Tel. +32 (0)2 743 41 13
Email: martin.keim[at]eu.boell.org