Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) can contribute to the achievement of climate neutrality, especially for hard-to-abate sectors and to remove carbon for any residual emissions. For the successful deployment of CCUS, it is necessary to develop infrastructure for transporting captured...

Broadband communications have become the most important focus in the current evolution of the Internet. But there is a significant difference in the broadband performance of different countries, raising critical issues about the United States, Japan and Korea, and the European Union. The United...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Preface -- One. A Giant Historic Mistake? -- Two. Before the Fall -- Three. Greece and the Idolatry of Debt -- Four. Ireland: The Private Is Political -- Five. Europe Digs Deeper -- Six. Righting the Course: From Bail-Out to Bail-In...

In this paper we investigate the role of EU structural funds in promoting economic growth of Italian provinces (NUTS 3), and whether a more developed local banking sector may expedite the process. We focus on total value added growth for the period 2000-2019, and employ a panel growth regression...

The green energy transition and its boost to the deployment of renewable energy can offer a unique opportunity for rural areas to benefit from their natural resources. The present study aims to provide a quantitative assessment of the technical potential of renewable energy sources in the EU's...