ICT4PolicyMaking Community

Welcome to the Policy Modeling Community that aims to strengthens the use of ICT in the Policy Making process and therewith enable made policies to achieve a higher sustainability, impact and efficiency. To include ICT in policy making requires also changes in the policy making process, what’s intended by the advancement of existing policy making process and refine them for the use and consideration of new technologies.

Latest News

• How China and a tariffs row cast a shadow over the US’s booming solar power11/09/2024
  The source of new renewable energy is also a battleground over China’s cheap exports of panels that has split US firms.   Author: European Council for an Energy…
• China has more than 1 billion tons/year of new coal mines in pipeline, report says11/09/2024
  China accounts for more than half of the world’s pipeline of new coal mines, risking a significant increase in methane emissions, a new study published on Tuesday showed….
• Rich countries silencing climate protest while preaching about rights elsewhere, says study11/09/2024
  Report says governments in global north increasingly using draconian measures while criticising similar tactics in global south.   Author: European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (Source: http://www.eceee.org/all-news/news/news-2024/rich-countries-silencing-climate-protest-while-preaching-about-rights-elsewhere-says-study/)
• Why ‘the UK’s biggest carbon emitter’ receives billions in green subsidies11/09/2024
  The Drax power plant burns 7m tonnes of biomass pellets a year and generates 4% of the UK’s electricity needs.   Author: European Council for an Energy Efficient…
• Bulgaria and Germany agree to cooperate on energy11/09/2024
  Bulgaria and Germany signed a declaration on cooperation in energy, green policies and climate protection, the Bulgarian Energy Ministry announced on Sunday.   Author: European Council for an…
• Car industry pours cold water on von der Leyen’s ‘lead markets’ plans08/09/2024
  Boosting demand for green steel by mandating minimum quotas for carmakers is not the right way to decarbonise steel production, automotive associations said, while environmentalists consider the sector…