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  • Realpolitik still determines EU responses to Rule of Law threats. Here is why.

    Realpolitik still determines EU responses to Rule of Law threats. Here is why.0

    • EU Governance and Politics, Op-ed
    • 17/07/2017

    A decisive action against Poland and Hungary for violating the Rule of Law has been vocally called by many in Brussels and beyond. However, EU Institutions have failed to take effective action against their infants terribles so far. This can be explained by Member States’ reluctance to accept EU intrusion in national constitutional matters and by the Commission’s unwillingness to create tensions with national public opinions.

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  • Changing energy model dynamics one community at a time

    Changing energy model dynamics one community at a time6

    • Environment and Energy, Op-ed
    • 15/07/2017

    The science of climate change is complex but clear, the earth is warming. The solution however is steeped in cultural, geographical and political aspects and needs to change the way we think about ourselves and our place in the environment and how we categorize the relationship between society, the economy and natural systems.

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  • Have our food waste policies passed their expiry date?

    Have our food waste policies passed their expiry date?1

    • Environment and Energy, Op-ed
    • 11/07/2017

    Food waste is being increasingly recognised as a key environmental, social and economic issue. Despite this, the policy response to this challenge is sorely lacking, whilst existing legislation is hindering organisations trying to recuperate surplus food. It is imperative that policy makers support and facilitate the efforts of those working to combat food waste.

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  • It’s not you, it’s me – what the US withdrawal from Paris means for renewable energy investment

    It’s not you, it’s me – what the US withdrawal from Paris means for renewable energy investment0

    • Environment and Energy, Op-ed
    • 07/07/2017

    The announced rebuff of the Paris Climate Agreement by the world’s first economy will have profound impacts on renewable technologies investment. It will restrain investment opportunities, innovation and technology transfers, which are instrumental in meeting the carbon reduction vows of Paris.

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  • Time to scrap the cap – modernizing the EU budget

    Time to scrap the cap – modernizing the EU budget0

    • EU Governance and Politics, Op-ed
    • 02/07/2017

    The current structure of the budget of the European Union is not adequate to deal with the challenges Europe is facing today, which range from unemployment to terrorism and migration management. The expected budget shortfall after Brexit, however, can spur pressures to reform. At a time when the EU project needs to restore trust and legitimacy, I recommend that spending be focused in view of Europe’s greatest concerns, cutting back on current farm funding.

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  • EU and Chinese energy cooperation: Remodelling a new world order?

    EU and Chinese energy cooperation: Remodelling a new world order?3

    • Environment and Energy, Op-ed
    • 01/07/2017

    Do China and the European Union have what it takes to remodel the global order? At least this is what some energy commentators were asking themselves upon the signing of deeper cooperation on fighting climate change. 

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