Directions is a podcast series for people wanting to know more, but also for policy makers in search for new evidence-rooted policy recommendations to reinforce agendas towards sustainable human development. In this podcast series, we explore the challenges facing our economic and social systems and dive into new perspectives that...
In their working paper “The distributional effects of European climate policies in the Global South A model-assessment for Egypt” SPES partners from PEP -Partnership for Economic Policy provide empirical evidence on the impacts of the CBAM on Egypt, a Global South country characterised by carbon-intensive production and strong trade linkages...
Despite the benefits of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) within the EU economy, the impact it will have on EU global trade partners remains unclear. SPES partners from PEP – Partnership for Economic Policy in their SPES Focus “A GVAR analysis of the macroeconomic effects of the Carbon Border...
The European Union has made significant progress in reducing CO2 emissions in recent decades, partly due to the implementation of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). However, the decline in emissions has not been matched by an equally substantial reduction in the continent's carbon footprint. To remedy this problem,...
"EU climate policies and justice: socio-economic impacts and pathways to equity" is the panel that SPES Consortium member EUI organised during the COP 29 in Baku on November 15th at the ILO Pavilion. The panel tried to answer to the following questions: how can we lessen the potential unequal effects...
The European and global institutions have recently developed numerous policies and laws addressing climate change mitigation. The SPES Report 7.1 "The functioning and socio-economic impacts of the EU Emissions Trading System: updated evidence and insights" analyse the functioning and socio-economic impact of a particular climate policy instrument, namely carbon pricing....
