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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.

Industrial decarbonization in a fragmented world : carbon pricing with border adjustments using standardized values

The European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has the dual objective of preventing carbon leakage and encouraging adoption of low-carbon technologies abroad. Yet, pursuing...

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Simone Borghesi Pedro Linares KN MS FB CB AC TD BF RI AJ SM SP AP PQ KER AS HVA LZ
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Critical raw materials and the Industrial Accelerator Act : coordination challenges in the EU supply framework
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Linking multimodal passenger hubs to high-speed rail
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Climate
PUBLICATION • Article
Industrial decarbonization in a fragmented world : carbon pricing with border adjustments using standardized values
The European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has the dual objective of preventing carbon l...
Simone Borghesi Pedro Linares KN MS FB CB
PUBLICATION • Policy Paper
Critical raw materials and the Industrial Accelerator Act : coordination challenges in the EU supply framework
This paper examines how the EU framework for critical raw materials operates under conditions of acc...
Marzia Sesini Andris Piebalgs
Transport
PUBLICATION • Policy Brief
Linking multimodal passenger hubs to high-speed rail
European cities face urgent challenges concerning decarbonisation, congestion, road safety and manag...
Elodie Petrozziello JJMP
Climate
PUBLICATION • Policy Paper
International carbon credits in the EU : ensuring flexibility without undermining credibility
The EU is currently reviewing its post-2030 climate policy framework, including the potential use of...
LifeNets
Marie Raude Lea Heinrich Jacopo Cammeo Alessia Casamassima Simone Borghesi
Transport
PUBLICATION • Technical Report
The single European sky SES2+ – quo vadis?
The first Single European Sky package (SES1) was adopted in 2004 with the aim of addressing the frag...
MF
Energy
PUBLICATION • Technical Report
A study on consumer protection during gas phase-out
The EU aims to reach climate neutrality by 2050, which means phasing out almost all fossil fuels and...
Lucila de Almeida Sergio Ascari James Kneebone Alessandra Porcari Alberto Pototschnig Marzia Sesini
Electricity
PUBLICATION • Working Paper
Compensation mechanisms to mitigate the market risk in offshore bidding zones
The latest European electricity market design reform introduced a compensation mechanism for wind pr...
Nathan Giovannini Leonardo Meeus
Electricity
PUBLICATION • Policy Paper
Proposal for reviewing the Regulation on trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) : assessment and recommendations
Energy networks play an essential role in enabling competition, thus improving energy affordability,...
Ronnie Belmans Alberto Pototschnig ECSM
Energy Union Law
PUBLICATION • Article
Loss and damage of climate change : recognition, obligation and legal consequences
In 1991, Vanuatu presented a proposal to address climate change-related loss and damage, particularl...
Ginevra Le Moli

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Juan José Montero Pascual

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Nicolò Rossetto

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Ilaria Conti

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