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The School carries out applied research with the purpose of developing economically, legally, and socially-sound regulation and policy, using a multidisciplinary approach.

Should I offset or should I plough? : voluntary carbon offsets and ETS in an evolutionary model

Companies with high emissions can offset their climate impact by participating in emission reduction projects through voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) in several countries. Firms...

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The regulatory framework for independent aggregators

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A framework for electricity grid data exchange and reuse for AI foundation models : reflections on five implementation aspects

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Digital Mobility Ticketing Lab

Digital Mobility Ticketing Lab

13 November 2026

Economic Foundations of EU ETS and International Carbon Markets

08 February 2027

Annual Training on the Regulation of Energy Utilities

06 October 2026

Policy Events

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FSR – MIT CEEPR Annual Conference on energy and climate policy

FSR – MIT CEEPR Annual Conference on energy and climate policy

07 October 2026 12:30

Autumn Policy Dialogues

07 October 2026 12:30

Electrifying European Energy Demand

09 October 2026 09:00

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Energy Regulation Academy

The Energy Regulation Academy (EnRA) is a 3-year capacity-building initiative to help accelerate the energy transition in Europe.

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Climate and energy policies after COVID‐19 [Perspectives on the economics of the environment in the shadow of Coronavirus]

Issue Date: 2020

Date Accessioned: 17 Sep 2020

This article emphasises the main challenges that the European climate and energy policy will have to face in the post-COVID era. It suggests a few concrete policies in terms of carbon prices, green investment support schemes and energy prices that could help achieve the EU Green Deal objectives while allowing the necessary economic recovery.

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European and global climate policies : pursuing fairness and carbon neutrality in an increasingly fragmented world

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International carbon credits in the EU : ensuring flexibility without undermining credibility

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SPS and TBT measures through the lens of bilateral and GVC-related regulatory distance

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Environmental insurance and resilience in the age of natural disasters

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