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ADVANCING REGULATION IN EUROPE AND WORLDWIDE

The Florence School of Regulation (FSR) is a centre of excellence for independent discussion and knowledge exchange with the purpose of improving the quality of European regulation and policy. We deliver academic research, training and policy events in Energy, Climate, Transport, and Water & Waste.
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Specialised Training on the Regulation of Electricity Markets

For its first edition, the Specialised course on Electricity Markets will focus on the state of EU electricity market design, and engage participants in a deep-dive discussion around the role…

#electricity
#electricity markets
#energy
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Sustainable and Smart Cities

The training will focus on five areas where cities can be particularly impactful: the uptake of renewable energy, improving the energy efficiency of the building stock, digitalisation and smart grids,…

#energy transition
#smart cities
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Executive Course on the Vision for Agriculture and Food

Ensuring a Sustainable and Competitive Future for EU Agriculture The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for 2028–2034 comes at a moment of significant transition for European agriculture and…

#agri-food
#Agriculture and Food
#Common Agricultural Policy
Transport
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Mobility data as a commons – towards a common mobility data infrastructure

This article by Lucie Kirstein, Senior Manager Strategic Projects at acatech – National Academy of Science and Engineering, and coordinator of the EU-funded preparatory action to establish a common European…

#data
#data sharing
#dataspace
#infrastructure
#innovation
#mobility
#regulation
#Transport
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Third-party-access in railway electricity markets is possible

This article by Florian Baentsch, Regulatory Manager at DB Energie GmbH, originally appeared in the European Transport Regulation Observer “Electricity and Infrastructure Managers: Is there a need for Regulation?” (February, 2023). Third-party-access (TPA)…

#electricity
#electricity grid
#energy
#infrastructure managers
#railways
#regulation
#traction current
Water & Waste
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Women in Water Decision-Making: insights from OECD

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD estimates that water demand will increase by 55% by 2050 due to growing demand from manufacturing, thermal electricity generation and domestic use.…

Author: David Pfeffer

#clean water
#gender equality
#women in water

FSR Knowledge

Climate
The EU ETS and the elusive politics of public acceptance
The EU ETS and the elusive politics of public acceptance

A Fragmented Public: 36% Supporters, 33% Conditionals, 21% Opposers The European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is the EU’s…

#EU ETS
#LIFE COASE
#Public Acceptance
Climate
International credits will be used in the European climate target: what’s next?
International credits will be used in the European climate target: what’s next?

The European Council and the Parliament provisionally agreed on the climate targets for 2040.[I] To achieve the continent’s objective of…

#climate policies
#International credits
#LIFE COASE
Energy & Climate
The European Grids Package at a Glance: Mapping the Proposed Changes
The European Grids Package at a Glance: Mapping the Proposed Changes

On 10 December 2025, the European Commission published its much-anticipated European Grids Package. Besides a Communication and an impact assessment for the legislative proposals, the package consists of the following…

#electricity
#energy
Energy & Climate
Rethinking capacity markets' cross-border coordination in the EU
Rethinking capacity markets' cross-border coordination in the EU

As capacity markets are gaining momentum in Europe, attention is turning to their cross-border coordination. To explore the potential for…

#electricity
#energy
Climate
EU’s climate objectives need data for policy and research
EU’s climate objectives need data for policy and research

As the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) plays an important role in delivering the EU’s climate objectives, by covering…

#carbon markets
#climate policy
#LIFE COASE
Climate
Beyond the Price Tag: Why Public Perception of Carbon Pricing Matters
Beyond the Price Tag: Why Public Perception of Carbon Pricing Matters

Introduction Achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal requires not only ambitious climate policies but also strong public support.…

#carbon neutrality
#carbon pricing
#LIFE COASE
Energy & Climate
The coherence of EU energy policies and the role of legal research
The coherence of EU energy policies and the role of legal research

This blog post focuses on the European Commission’s recent 10th State of the Energy Union report. It situates the report’s…

#energy policies
#legal research
Energy & Climate
Empowering municipalities to lower bills through efficient heating and cooling
Empowering municipalities to lower bills through efficient heating and cooling

The European Commission’s Action Plan for Affordable Energy emphasises the importance of energy efficiency measures in lowering consumers’ bills, while…

#cooling
#Energy efficiency
#Heating
#municipalities
Climate
Looking beyond the decarbonization-competitiveness dilemma
Looking beyond the decarbonization-competitiveness dilemma

Introduction The EU’s heavy industry faces a dual imperative: decarbonize rapidly to meet climate targets while remaining competitive in global…

#decarbonization-competitiveness
#LIFE COASE
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