Climate Change Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/climate-change/ Independent research and policy analysis on fiscal, monetary, and regulatory issues in Europe Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:46:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://en.irefeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/IREF-LinkedIn-Profile-DarkBlue-scaled.png Climate Change Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/climate-change/ 32 32 The UK’s and EU’s Net Zero policies threaten to destroy their economies in the face of Trump’s oil-led US revival at US$50-per-barrel https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-uks-and-eus-net-zero-policies-threaten-to-destroy-their-economies-in-the-face-of-trumps-oil-led-us-revival-at-us50-per-barrel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-uks-and-eus-net-zero-policies-threaten-to-destroy-their-economies-in-the-face-of-trumps-oil-led-us-revival-at-us50-per-barrel https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-uks-and-eus-net-zero-policies-threaten-to-destroy-their-economies-in-the-face-of-trumps-oil-led-us-revival-at-us50-per-barrel/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:46:48 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36215 Introduction The US is on the move and the geopolitical scenario has moved quickly away from the certainties of the last ten to fifteen years. Oil could come down to…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-uks-and-eus-net-zero-policies-threaten-to-destroy-their-economies-in-the-face-of-trumps-oil-led-us-revival-at-us50-per-barrel/feed/ 0 The ban of the ban on new thermal cars: a cure worse than the disease? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-ban-of-the-ban-on-new-thermal-cars-a-cure-worse-than-the-disease/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-ban-of-the-ban-on-new-thermal-cars-a-cure-worse-than-the-disease https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-ban-of-the-ban-on-new-thermal-cars-a-cure-worse-than-the-disease/#respond Wed, 07 Jan 2026 05:42:01 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36187 The widely circulated news that the EU is backtracking on the ban on selling cars with internal combustion engines in 2035 is greatly exaggerated. Rather than a U-turn, it’s more…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-ban-of-the-ban-on-new-thermal-cars-a-cure-worse-than-the-disease/feed/ 0 The double standard of information on climate change https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-double-standard-of-information-on-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-double-standard-of-information-on-climate-change https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-double-standard-of-information-on-climate-change/#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2025 03:19:02 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35959 Among the many endangered species, there is one in particular: natural disasters not caused by climate change. The massive landslide triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, which almost…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-double-standard-of-information-on-climate-change/feed/ 0 Can Central Banks Enforce Net Zero Goals? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/can-central-banks-enforce-net-zero-goals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-central-banks-enforce-net-zero-goals https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/can-central-banks-enforce-net-zero-goals/#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2024 05:36:24 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35722 European regulators have focused on climate change.  Specifically, the mandating of a ‘green transition’ requiring a rapid take-up of electric vehicles, ending of the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles,…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/can-central-banks-enforce-net-zero-goals/feed/ 0 Climate change: follow (all) the science and do not forget the economy https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/climate-change-follow-all-the-science-and-do-not-forget-the-economy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climate-change-follow-all-the-science-and-do-not-forget-the-economy https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/climate-change-follow-all-the-science-and-do-not-forget-the-economy/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:56:09 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35594 “Shocking data”: according to the Corriere della Sera, the main Italian newspaper, “the cold has disappeared” as a result of climate change and last year, the Guardian tells us, heatwaves…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/climate-change-follow-all-the-science-and-do-not-forget-the-economy/feed/ 0 Transport policy in Paris: a success or a failure? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/transport-policy-in-paris-a-success-or-a-failure/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=transport-policy-in-paris-a-success-or-a-failure https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/transport-policy-in-paris-a-success-or-a-failure/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 05:02:01 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35541 Cars are bad. More cars mean more accidents, pollution, climate change and congestion. Less cars are the way to go, whatever it takes. Or so the story goes. In 1999…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/transport-policy-in-paris-a-success-or-a-failure/feed/ 0 EU Carbon Border Tax: A Misguided Approach to Climate Action https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/eu-carbon-border-tax-a-misguided-approach-to-climate-action/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eu-carbon-border-tax-a-misguided-approach-to-climate-action https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/eu-carbon-border-tax-a-misguided-approach-to-climate-action/#respond Wed, 08 May 2024 03:53:03 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35472 On October 1st, 2023, the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) began its transitional phase, with reporting requirements starting in October 2023 and full charges scheduled for implementation by 2026. The CBAM…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/eu-carbon-border-tax-a-misguided-approach-to-climate-action/feed/ 0 KlimaSeniorinnen and climate change https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/klimaseniorinnen-and-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=klimaseniorinnen-and-climate-change https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/klimaseniorinnen-and-climate-change/#respond Wed, 01 May 2024 08:52:28 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35463 The European Court of Human Rights found the Swiss government guilty for not doing enough to protect the Swiss from climate change and, particularly, from heat waves that affect, above all, the elderly.…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/klimaseniorinnen-and-climate-change/feed/ 0 Green Protectionism in Disguise: The Hidden Facets of the Inflation Reduction Act https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/green-protectionism-in-disguise-the-hidden-facets-of-the-inflation-reduction-act/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=green-protectionism-in-disguise-the-hidden-facets-of-the-inflation-reduction-act https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/green-protectionism-in-disguise-the-hidden-facets-of-the-inflation-reduction-act/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2024 03:44:03 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35418 In August 2022, US President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which promises massive investment by the US government in US-built green infrastructure and industry. The IRA will provide $400bn-$1trn over…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/green-protectionism-in-disguise-the-hidden-facets-of-the-inflation-reduction-act/feed/ 1 2023: annus horribilis or best year ever? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/2023-annus-horribilis-or-best-year-ever/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2023-annus-horribilis-or-best-year-ever https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/2023-annus-horribilis-or-best-year-ever/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 06:51:20 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35337 Surface and satellites measurements agree: 2023 has been the warmest year on record at 1.43°C above the preindustrial level and around 1°C since 1970. The effects of El Niño, a…

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