Elisabetta Cornago
@elisabettaco.bsky.social
Economist. Assistant director at the Centre for European Reform, Brussels. Working on EU climate & energy policy. Previously OECD, IEA, Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Links to my in-depth articles:
🔸Towards a decarbonised energy system in a larger EU www.cer.eu/insights/tow...
🔸The EU Emissions Trading System in a larger EU www.cer.eu/insights/eu-...
🔸Summary op-ed: www.cer.eu/in-the-press...
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🔸Towards a decarbonised energy system in a larger EU www.cer.eu/insights/tow...
🔸The EU Emissions Trading System in a larger EU www.cer.eu/insights/eu-...
🔸Summary op-ed: www.cer.eu/in-the-press...
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As it prepares for another wave of enlargement, bringing in candidate countries from the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe, Brussels faces a critical challenge: how to expand while maintaining its climate ambitions, writes @elisabettaco.bsky.social for @encompasseurope.bsky.social
Europe’s climate future calls for smart enlargement
As it prepares for another wave of enlargement, bringing in candidate countries from the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe, Brussels faces a critical challenge: how to expand while…
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November 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Links to my in-depth articles:
🔸Towards a decarbonised energy system in a larger EU www.cer.eu/insights/tow...
🔸The EU Emissions Trading System in a larger EU www.cer.eu/insights/eu-...
🔸Summary op-ed: www.cer.eu/in-the-press...
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🔸Towards a decarbonised energy system in a larger EU www.cer.eu/insights/tow...
🔸The EU Emissions Trading System in a larger EU www.cer.eu/insights/eu-...
🔸Summary op-ed: www.cer.eu/in-the-press...
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... and on liberalisation of the energy market, security of supply & renewable energy & energy efficiency. bsky.app/profile/cent...
Candidate countries must align with the EU acquis in three main areas: liberalisation of the energy market, security of supply & renewable energy & energy efficiency.
@elisabettaco.bsky.social discusses their progress in a new @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight.
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@elisabettaco.bsky.social discusses their progress in a new @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight.
Read here: buff.ly/pnzWUnR
November 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
... and on liberalisation of the energy market, security of supply & renewable energy & energy efficiency. bsky.app/profile/cent...
In these articles, I also assessed progress of candidate countries in key areas of EU climate and energy policy: on carbon pricing... bsky.app/profile/cent...
Carbon pricing is a work-in-progress among EU candidate countries: few have already implemented it, and progress in establishing the regulatory framework to join the EU ETS is slow.
New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @elisabettaco.bsky.social
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New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @elisabettaco.bsky.social
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November 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
In these articles, I also assessed progress of candidate countries in key areas of EU climate and energy policy: on carbon pricing... bsky.app/profile/cent...
Instead, the EU should support gradually rising national carbon prices as stepping stones toward ETS membership. More in my insight 👇
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Integrating EU candidate countries into the EU ETS would incentivise them to decarbonise their emissions-intensive electricity mix and heavy industries.
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New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @elisabettaco.bsky.social
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Instead, the EU should support gradually rising national carbon prices as stepping stones toward ETS membership. More in my insight 👇
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The carbon-intensive energy mix in EU neighbours also presents a challenge for the EU ETS. Integrating EU candidates into the ETS at once could be disruptive.
November 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The carbon-intensive energy mix in EU neighbours also presents a challenge for the EU ETS. Integrating EU candidates into the ETS at once could be disruptive.
A larger, more integrated energy union serves everyone's interests: interconnected European electricity markets = lower average prices + enhanced energy security. More in my full article 👇
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Integrating candidate countries in the energy union means bringing into the EU electricity market a region with great potential for renewable energy.
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New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @elisabettaco.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/pnzWUnR
November 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A larger, more integrated energy union serves everyone's interests: interconnected European electricity markets = lower average prices + enhanced energy security. More in my full article 👇
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Investing in clean energy infrastructure in neighbouring countries and improving grid connections can
▶️deliver a larger supply of affordable clean electricity ▶️help candidate countries leapfrog to decarbonised energy systems.
▶️deliver a larger supply of affordable clean electricity ▶️help candidate countries leapfrog to decarbonised energy systems.
November 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Investing in clean energy infrastructure in neighbouring countries and improving grid connections can
▶️deliver a larger supply of affordable clean electricity ▶️help candidate countries leapfrog to decarbonised energy systems.
▶️deliver a larger supply of affordable clean electricity ▶️help candidate countries leapfrog to decarbonised energy systems.
But candidate countries also have ample renewable energy potential: solar capacity potential in these regions exceeds the EU average.
November 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
But candidate countries also have ample renewable energy potential: solar capacity potential in these regions exceeds the EU average.
EU candidate countries have more carbon-intensive economies than current EU members.
> Their combined emissions from sectors covered by the EU ETS equal 15% of the current EU emissions cap.
> Most rely heavily on coal for electricity generation 👇 bsky.app/profile/cent...
> Their combined emissions from sectors covered by the EU ETS equal 15% of the current EU emissions cap.
> Most rely heavily on coal for electricity generation 👇 bsky.app/profile/cent...
Coal-fired power plants remain the main generators of electricity in much of the Western Balkans.
New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @elisabettaco.bsky.social
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New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @elisabettaco.bsky.social
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November 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
EU candidate countries have more carbon-intensive economies than current EU members.
> Their combined emissions from sectors covered by the EU ETS equal 15% of the current EU emissions cap.
> Most rely heavily on coal for electricity generation 👇 bsky.app/profile/cent...
> Their combined emissions from sectors covered by the EU ETS equal 15% of the current EU emissions cap.
> Most rely heavily on coal for electricity generation 👇 bsky.app/profile/cent...
How can the EU expand while maintaining its climate ambitions? It should turn potential climate liabilities into assets, going for a gradual integration of candidate countries into the EU energy market and in the EU ETS.⚡🏭
November 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
How can the EU expand while maintaining its climate ambitions? It should turn potential climate liabilities into assets, going for a gradual integration of candidate countries into the EU energy market and in the EU ETS.⚡🏭
But some balancing acts were not credible:
> claim resistance to US pressure on EU regulations, while slashing regulations that were heralded as fundamental just a few years back?
> rightly condemn dependence on RU fossil fuels as a liability, while promising a surge in imports of US fossil fuels?
> claim resistance to US pressure on EU regulations, while slashing regulations that were heralded as fundamental just a few years back?
> rightly condemn dependence on RU fossil fuels as a liability, while promising a surge in imports of US fossil fuels?
September 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
But some balancing acts were not credible:
> claim resistance to US pressure on EU regulations, while slashing regulations that were heralded as fundamental just a few years back?
> rightly condemn dependence on RU fossil fuels as a liability, while promising a surge in imports of US fossil fuels?
> claim resistance to US pressure on EU regulations, while slashing regulations that were heralded as fundamental just a few years back?
> rightly condemn dependence on RU fossil fuels as a liability, while promising a surge in imports of US fossil fuels?