This briefing, aimed at municipalities, social housing providers, and policy-makers explains how community heating and cooling can help them fulfill the heating and cooling planning obligation arising from the EU Energy Efficiency Directive.
The Electricity Market Design (EMD) reform proposed by the EU Commission (Commission) represents a pivotal opportunity to clarify and improve upon the new
In this SCCALE 20 30 50 report, we had a closer look at the at the context for community energy in Belgium (Flanders), France, the Netherlands, Greece and
Through a study of four Member States and their energy cooperatives working on citizen-owned heating and cooling projects, this position paper identifies good and bad practices to enable the democratisation of thermal energy.
This briefing calls on policymakers to seize the opportunity of the ongoing revision of the Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRPs), as well as the drafting of the REPowerEU chapters, to boost citizen participation in the energy transition.
The present briefing builds on the ongoing collaborative work between REScoop.eu, CEE Bankwatch Network and Climate Action Network, mapping to what extent
In this position paper, REScoop.eu proposes specific amendments in order for the Electricity Market Design to deliver a more democratic energy market based on the EU legal principle of equal treatment.
Local communities, including citizens, local authorities, cooperatives and other small and medium enterprises (SMEs), are uniquely impacted by the ongoing
Europe's Green Deal aims to put citizens at the heart of the energy transition by ensuring fairness and inclusiveness. This follows the Clean Energy for Al
A lot has happened since the adoption of the RED II five years (half a decade) ago. The transposition deadline has come and gone, and Europe now finds itse
The Model Assessment is meant to be a tool to help national actors – mainly public authorities and civil society organisations – better assess potential fo
The past year, REScoop.eu and CEE Bankwatch Network have been collaborating on a research project dedicated to analyzing cohesion policy programs as it rel