01/12/14
Fracking Frenzy: how the fracking industry is threatening the planet
The global development of ‘unconventional’ fossil fuels such as shale gas has provoked much debate involving scientists, industry, political decision- …
24/11/14
Model legal frameworks for citizen-owned renewable energy
This report, by the Community Power project partner ClientEarth, argues that community power is an essential element in Europe’s low carbon energy tra …
24/11/14
Financing mechanisms for community energy projects
This compilation of best practical examples contributes to the development of viable financing and investment schemes for Community Power particularly …
24/11/14
Recommendations for the mobilisation of public-private financing for community energy
Within the EU budget 2014-2020, the next generation of European Structural and Investment Funds comprises a minimum of €23 billion to catalyse the ‘sh …
19/11/14
Trading away democracy: how CETA’s investor protection rules threaten the public good in Canada and the EU
On September 26, 2014, Canada and the European Union (EU) announced the conclusion of a far-reaching economic integration agreement, the Comprehensive …
31/10/14
The crusade against ‘red tape’
Following a decade of deregulatory initiatives under the outgoing European Commission President, José Manuel Barroso, the new President, Jean-Claude J …