Energy Policy: Fast Forward to Renewables

How can we increase and speed up the roll out of clean energy? We've seen a big boost in renewables lately. This is great news, but there's still a long way to go. What's holding us back? Issues like permits, grid development, and storage are just a few of the challenges we need to tackle.

Our activities in the area of energy policy

04.06.2026 | EN, Going local and let people drive change, Event, News

28.04.2026 | Blog/Kommentar, DE, EN, Just European Green Deal, Energize it, industrialize it and make it work, Social media, News | Press

Russia benefits from disinformation around energy and climate in several ways at once: it secures fossil revenues, weakens Europe, and fosters…


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| DE, EN, Just European Green Deal, The Nuclear Series, Social media, News | Press

Deutschlandfunk Kultur "Studio 9" Interview mit Claudia Detsch, Leiterin FES Kompetenzzentrum Klima und soziale Gerechtigkeit, 16 April 2026

„Studio…


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09.03.2026 | Blog/Kommentar, DE, EN, Just European Green Deal, Energize it, industrialize it and make it work, Social media, News | Press

Turning equality into a culture war issue may result in economic self-harm. Dismissing equal opportunities and skills development as so-called »woke«…


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27.02.2026 | EN, Just European Green Deal, Social media, News
"View through a series of stacked, unpainted steel car body shells on a production line, creating a tunnel-like perspective. In the centre, a smiling worker in a blue uniform and cap is visible, inspecting the vehicles. Photo: picture alliance / dpa / Julian Stratenschulte."

28.01.2026 | EN, The Nuclear Series, Event, News
Abstract artwork showing a large yellow circle against a blue background, intersected by white geometric shapes; logos of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Heinrich Böll Stiftung Brussels, and the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management appear at the bottom.

At the limits of feasibility – what role for nuclear in Europe’s energy supply?


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| Blog/Kommentar, DE, EN, Just European Green Deal, Energize it, industrialize it and make it work, Social media, News | Press
"Thermal image of an interior room showing heat loss through a radiator. The radiator displays a gradient from red-orange (hottest) at the top to yellow-green (cooler) below, while surrounding walls and furniture appear in blue tones (coldest), indicating significant temperature differences and potential energy inefficiency."

Unaffordable housing and energy erode trust — and increase Europe’s vulnerability to coercion. Staying the course on efficiency and renewables creates…


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11.12.2025 | EN, Just European Green Deal, Event, News

The high level conference is taking place on 11 December 2025 at Martin's Brussels EU hotel, Blv Charlemagne 80, 1000 Brussels.


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Klingler-Vidra, Robyn ; Pacheco Pardo, Ramón

Scaling Europe's clean-tech industry

lessons from East Asian startup-fuelled industrial policy

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Lowitzsch, Jens ; Bucha, Monika ; Lonscher, Sarah

De l'accès à la propriété

communautés énergétiques et inclusion sociale dans la transition énergétique de l'UE

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