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Agora views today's Commission proposals on the EU Emissions Trading System and the Electrification Action Plan as sending mixed signals for Europe's transformation. The action plan's welcome electrification push needs strong policy to deliver, while stee

The share of biomass used for materials could nearly double by 2050 as it shifts from energy towards higher-value material uses, a new Agora study finds. This transition, alongside electrification and sustainable land use, is crucial to strengthening inno

Energy costs shape Europe's industrial competitiveness, yet electricity still plays a limited role. Agora and IDDRI show electrification can strengthen competitiveness under the right conditions. Beyond just power price support, success requires combining

Electrified process heat is already cost-competitive with fossil fuel-based heat in many low-temperature applications. A new study finds that for medium-temperature processes, electricity prices must fall further while CO₂ prices need to rise to achieve b

According to new forecasts, CO₂ storage in the North Sea will be even more expensive than expected. Transport and storage could soon cost EUR 100 to 150 per tonne. The costs are likely to rise further in the future.

Staring at a pile of freshly cut beechwood, forestry manager Johannes Brodowski wonders if he is looking at the future of Germany's chemicals industry.

Agora welcomes the European Commission's bioeconomy strategy as an important step towards developing bio-based materials and new business opportunities for the agriculture, forestry and industry sectors. To unlock the bioeconomy's full potential, a coordi