Europe is building its bioeconomy using renewable biological resources, such as microorganisms, crops and forests, to produce food supplies, industrial materials and energy resources. The resulting new green value chains and cost-effective industrial processes will help boost the wider economy w...
How does environmental, social and governance regulation of banks affect capital provision to the sustainability transition? As ambitious sustainability targets face funding challenges, the financial sector is tasked with channeling more private capital into sustainable investments. However, sca...
Do climate stress tests affect bank credit supply to brown firms? Using a difference-in-differences approach and detailed data on individual bank loans in the euro area, this paper provides novel evidence on the effects of the ECB’s 2022 climate risk stress test. Despite no capital implications ...
In this report, a Material Flow Analysis (MFA) model was developed for the 2022 EU-27 plastic value chain. The MFA boundaries included all the key steps of the value chain from production to end-of-life and recycling, covering 9 sectors and 15 polymers. Specific plastic flows typically less expl...
The Eurosystem, the central banking framework of the euro area, comprises the ECB and the national central banks (NCBs) of the member countries. Its primary mandate is to ensure price stability. In addition, through the Single Supervisory Mechanism, the ECB is responsible for the prudential over...
Monetary valuation of environmental impacts is crucial to enhance the relationship between green transitions and competitiveness. Assessing societal costs associated to environmental impacts promotes and enables fair comparisons among alternatives. Monetisation approaches can be coupled with env...
As the impacts of climate change become increasingly pronounced, the urgency for comprehensive and effective policy responses has intensified. Concerted efforts need to be made to contribute to decarbonising and meeting net zero targets in time. For this, Horizon Europe supports R&I addressing m...
Welcome to the July edition of the C2M newsletter. This month, we highlight how C2M is helping LIFE projects scale their impact, strengthen business strategies and boost their investor readiness. A standout example is LIFE SBE4LCHCB, whose innovative timber construction system helped a daycare n...
Commission Decision of 25 February 2016 setting up a Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries, C(2016) 1084, OJ C 74, 26.2.2016, p. 4–10. The Commission may consult the group on any matter relating to marine and fisheries biology, fishing gear technology, fisheries economics, f...
