In 2027, the EU Emissions Trading System 2 (ETS2) will become fully operational. ETS2 is a new, separate EU ETS to cover sectors where progress on decarbonisation has historically been limited, namely road transport, buildings, and additional sectors (mainly industry not covered by ETS1). ETS2 i...

This report presents a novel, network-based approach to map the global positioning of the EU across industrial ecosystems, benchmarking against other geographic areas, in particular the United States and China. Building on the DGTES methodology, initially applied to the digital ecosystem, we ext...

The objectives of this report are two-fold: First, to assess and map existing EU programmes available to CDR companies within the EU framework, and how they can be improved to better support the scale-up of CDR technologies. This includes analysing the programmes and assessing their relevance an...

We employ a novel regional dataset on European private investment and business R&D spanning the years 2000 to 2021, along with comprehensive historical data on European Union Structural and Investment (ESI) funds, to estimate whether ESI funds have crowding-in or crowding-out effects on private ...

This policy brief aims to offer a deeper understanding of how R&D investments are structured, financed, and leveraged to enhance Europe’s long-term prosperity. For this purpose, it offers a comprehensive overview of the current R&D investment landscape in the EU, highlighting key trends and chal...

This study evaluates the effectiveness of tax incentives, with a particular focus on incentives for research and development (R&D). It analyses different design options for tax incentives and shows that input-based R&D tax incentives appear to be the most effective in stimulating additional R&D ...