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iDnes.cz | Emission allowances for households

August 25, 2024

By postponing the approval of emission allowances for households, the Czech Republic is harming itself. If the permits are not approved, the Czech Republic will have to come up with other instruments to achieve climate neutrality. Kateřina Davidová, Senior Research Fellow at EUROPEUM Institute, commented on this issue.

iDnes.cz | Emisní povolenky pro domácnosti

August 25, 2024

Odkládáním schválení emisních povolenek pro domácnosti škodí Česko především samo sobě. Pokud povolenky schváleny nebudou, bude muset Česko přijít s jinými nástroji, jak dosáhnout klimatické neutrality. Tuto problematiku okomentovala Kateřina Davidová, seniorní výzkumná pracovnice Institutu EUROPEUM.

Blesk.cz | Changing the Green Deal is almost impossible and its cancellation is not desirable

July 18, 2024

The Czech government's press conference on Wedesday was delayed by nearly two hours due to discussions on the giant nuclear tender for the completion of Dukovany. The originally planned approval of the Czech Green Deal was postponed. Prime Minister Fiala emphasized that no new commitments would be adopted and the government would seek to mitigate the impacts of previously approved measures. However, as noted by researcher Rebeka Hengalová from EUROPEUM Institute for Blesk.cz, altering the Green Deal is nearly impossible and canceling it is neither feasible nor desirable.

Blesk.cz | Změna Green Dealu je téměř nemožná a jeho zrušení není žádoucí

July 18, 2024

Středeční vládní tisková konference se zpozdila téměř o dvě hodiny kvůli projednávání jaderného megatendru na dostavbu Dukovan. Původně plánované schvalování českého Green Dealu bylo odloženo. Premiér Fiala zdůraznil, že žádné nové závazky nebudou přijaty a vláda se bude snažit zmírnit dopady dříve schválených opatření. Jak ale podotkla výzkumnice Institutu EUROPEUM Rebeka Hengalová pro Blesk.cz, měnit Zelenou dohodu je téměř nemožné a ani není žádoucí ji zrušit.

Prague European Summit | "Nuclear energy must be part of the Green Deal." Ministers Lipavský and Síkela presented their priorities for the next European Commis

June 13, 2024

Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský and Minister of Industry and Trade Jozef Síkela delivered speeches at the 10th anniversary of the Prague European Summit. Both responded to the ever-changing challenges facing Europe and Russia's expanding aggression, while Minister Síkela stressed the need of economical transformation.

iRozhlas.cz | Automobile companies are on board with the Green Deal, it is only politicians who want to scrap it

May 27, 2024

The Green Deal for Europe is an ambitious strategy to ensure that Europe becomes the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Most of the parties running for the European Parliament want to change this strategy, despite the fact that the car companies are already anticipating the transition. EUROPEUM Institute researcher Kateřina Davidová commented on the topic in an article for iRozhlas.cz.

RILSA | The uncertain fate of the Green Deal for Europe ahead of the European Parliament elections

April 15, 2024

Farmers' protests have reminded that the measures of the Green Deal for Europe may not be politically viable for Europeans. To make climate policies politically viable, the EU should therefore focus on its commitment not to leave anyone behind in the green transition. Klára Votavová, a researcher at EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, discusses the current development of the Green Deal for Europe and its social policy aspects in an expert publication for the Social Policy Forum.

RILSA | Nejistý osud Zelené dohody pro Evropu před volbami do Evropského parlamentu

April 15, 2024

Farmářské protesty připomněly, že opatření Zelené dohody pro Evropu nemusí být pro Evropany politicky průchodná. Pro politickou průchodnost klimatických politik by se proto EU měla zaměřit na svůj závazek nenechat v zeleném přechodu nikoho pozadu. Aktuálním vývojem Zelené dohody pro Evropu a jejími sociálněpolitickými aspekty se v odborné publikaci pro Forum sociální politiky zabývá Klára Votavová, výzkumná pracovnice Institutu pro evropskou politiku EUROPEUM.

iRozhlas.cz | Fossil fuel boilers are not banned by the European Union

March 30, 2024

The information about an EU-wide ban on gas and coal boilers, that has been recently circulating on social media, is not true. The aim of the new European directive is not to ban them, but to promote the phasing out of these boilers in line with the 2050 carbon neutrality targets. Viktor Daněk, deputy director of the EUROPEUM Institute, described the nature of the directive to the iROZHLAS.cz project Ověřovna.

Op-Ed | Subsidised fossil fuels are a major obstacle to solving the climate crisis. The Czech Republic and the world must confront it

November 29, 2023

One of the biggest obstacles to solving the climate crisis is fossil fuel subsidies. However, they have not received much attention in the Czech Republic. An Op-Ed on this topic was written by our Senior Research Fellow Kateřina Davidová.