How permitting processes are hampering Europe’s energy transition
As new technologies such as hydrogen, carbon capture and storage become critical to the EU’s energy transition, their complex permitting needs require strategic planning.
Marushia is leading the World Economic Forum's engagement with the European Commission and is responsible for the Forum's CEO Action Group for the European Green Deal. She has extensive previous experience as an economist from the Swedish Central Bank, the IMF and the private sector. Most recently before joining the Forum she was team lead and senior economist at the financial stability department of the Riksbank, where she also led cross-regional collaboration on a variety of policy issues.
As new technologies such as hydrogen, carbon capture and storage become critical to the EU’s energy transition, their complex permitting needs require strategic planning.
The EU can meet its climate targets if urgent action is taken on support, financing, fossil fuel phase-out, regulatory efficiency and electrification.
La UE tiene muchos beneficios, pero sigue a la zaga en términos de crecimiento y productividad. He aquí dos areas en que el bloque debe invertir para volverse más competitivo.
A version of this article was originally published in Euronews.
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