As social economy actors, energy communities face many market, regulatory and financial barriers. To fully leverage the power of community energy, we outlined priorities for European policy-makers.
This briefing outlines a series of proposals for Managing Authorities to prepare truly effective National Social Climate Plans to counterbalance the negative socioeconomic effects of the extension of the Emissions Trading System.
This briefing aims to guide Managing Authorities in the design and execution of public financing programmes for energy communities.
The Social Climate Fund (SCF) exemplifies a new commitment to allocating resources and providing concrete tools to ensure no one is left behind on the jour
85% of the EU’s buildings were built before 2000, and 75% have a poor energy performance. Furthermore, our buildings use around 40% of all the energy that
Gender equality is covered by the 7 cooperative principles as established by the International Cooperative Alliance. More specifically, the principle of vo
In the Context of the European Green Deal, the Commission proposed amendments to Directive (EU) 2018/1999 (Recast Renewable Energy Directive, or RED II) in
One of the key components of the Fit for 55 legislative package is the extension of the European Emissions Trading System to buildings and road transport (
First adopted in 2012, the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) was updated in 2018 and then again in 2023 with Directive (EU) 2023/1791.1 The latest update w
In the backdrop of what’s set to be another record-breaking year for global temperatures, the EU27 Member States are currently revising their National Ener
The EU’s Clean Energy for All Europeans Package (CEP) introduced provisions for ‘renewable energy communities’ and ‘citizens energy communities’ for the first time. EU legislation developments that took place after the CEP can be considered as the second generation EU legislation for energy communities. These briefings aim to analyse the relevant provisions for energy communities in the second generation legislation and share recommendations for the national and EU level.
Member States need to ensure that their national legislation on energy communities and renewables planning contribute towards the delivery of the Green Deal and that local actors, including energy communities, have a fair chance to develop their projects and promote technical, but also social innovation. This position paper shares REScoop.eu’s response to the call for evidence on innovative forms of solar energy deployment.