Europe enters a new energy landscape: Energy prices have been rising and the dependency on fossil fuels is increasing. Thus, energy supply and demand will in the future have to turn more towards renewable energy sources and focus more on efficient use of energy. EU Ministers responsible for territorial development have given priority to this issue by expressing their intention in the Territorial Agenda (2007) to explore and develop opportunities of new forms of renewable energy supply. Considering this, this project focuses on opportunities to support competitive and clean energy supplies for regions in Europe and to generate and strengthen sustainable energy sources. It delivers future-oriented territorial evidence on the impact of rising energy prices on the competitiveness of European regions as well as on cohesion in Europe in a long-term perspective. Achievements: Reports:Final Report PDF Draft Final Report PDF Press Release 25 May 2009 PDF Updated Interim Report Version 26/10/2009 PDF Updated Interim Report, annex 1) Area Typologies - Clustering Version 30/10/2009 PDF Updated Interim Report, annex 2) Case studies and Scenarios Version30/10/2009 PDF Discussion Paper: Impacts of Climate Change on Regional Energy Systems PDF Interim Report PDF Inception Report PDF Project Specification PDF http://www.espon.eu/main/Menu_Projects/Menu_AppliedResearch/rerisk.html