The SPES Explorer – European Pressing Issues Dashboard is a web-based interactive application that visualises how citizens across European countries have perceived their most pressing national problems over time. It combines country-level maps with time-series charts and offers optional breakdowns by age group and gender. Users can explore, compare, and...
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,...
Setting countries across the globe on environmentally sustainable paths requires large-scale systemic changes across a range of areas, including energy systems, industrial systems and individual consumption patterns. Public policy plays a fundamental role in inducing such changes. Examples of policy instruments include different combinations of regulations, tax measures and subsidies...
