“Carbon lock-in snubs EU climate goal (again)”, John Szabó Climate Central has stylized the horror of rising yearly average temperatures […]
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Category: Climate & Energy
“FSR Global Forum Report”, Pia Alessi, Pradyumna Bhagwat, Swetha Bhagwat, Jean-Michel Glachant, Samson Hadush, Giuseppe Montesanto, Carlo Papa, Ignacio Perez-Arriaga and Niccolò Rossetto (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
Pia Alessi, Pradyumna Bhagwat, Swetha Bhagwat, Jean-Michel Glachant, Samson Hadush, Giuseppe Montesanto, Carlo Papa, Ignacio Perez-Arriaga and Niccolò Rossetto, FSR Global […]
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“Revisiting the management of stationary fuel supply security and gas diversification in Hungary”, Csaba Weiner (IWE, Hungary)
“Revisiting the management of stationary fuel supply security and gas diversification in Hungary”, Csaba Weiner This paper aims to assess the […]
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“Policy pathways for Spain’s energy transition”, Natalia Caldés, Gonzalo Escribano, Lara Lázaro, Yolanda Lechón, Christoph Kiefer, Pablo del Río, Richard Thonig & Johan Lilliestam (Elcano, Spain)
Natalia Caldés, Gonzalo Escribano, Lara Lázaro, Yolanda Lechón, Christoph Kiefer, Pablo del Río, Richard Thonig & Johan Lilliestam, Policy pathways […]
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“Europe’s Green Wave and the Future of the Energy Union, IAI Commentaries”, Lorenzo Colantoni (IAI, Italy)
Lorenzo Colantoni, Europe’s Green Wave and the Future of the Energy Union, IAI Commentaries, 19:36, IAI, May 2019. The May […]
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“The energy security trap: liquefied natural gas in Croatia”, John Szabó (IWE, Hungary)
John Szabó: The energy security trap: liquefied natural gas in Croatia. In: Energy Transition – The Global Energiewende blog, 31 May […]
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The Islamic State oil and gas strategy in North Africa, Lukáš Tichý (IIR, Czech Republic)
The new article by Lukáš Tichý, Head of our Centre for Energy Policy, published in the Energy Strategy Review, Vol. […]
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“Eastern Mediterranean hydrocarbons prospects: in need of a pragmatic geopolitical assessment”, Harry Tzimitras (IAI, Italy)
Harry Tzimitras, Eastern Mediterranean Hydrocarbons Prospects: In Need of a Pragmatic Geopolitical Assessment, IAI Commentaries, 19:18, IAI, March 2019. New […]
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“East Med gas: the impact of global gas markets and prices”, Charles Ellinas (IAI, Italy)
Charles Ellinas, East Med Gas: The Impact of Global Gas Markets and Prices, IAI Commentaries, 19:16, IAI, February 2019. Ever […]
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“Legislating for a low carbon and climate resilient transition: learning from international experiences”, Alina Averchenkova (Elcano, Spain)
Legislating for a low carbon and climate resilient transition: learning from international experiences. Alina Averchenkova. Elcano Policy Paper 3/2019 – […]
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“What’s next for UN climate negotiations? The UNFCCC in the era of populism and multipolar competition”, Antto Vihma (FIIA, Finland)
Antto Vihma, What’s next for UN climate negotiations? The UNFCCC in the era of populism and multipolar competition, 03 2019 […]
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Economic Perspectives on Recommunalization in the Energy Sector, Christoph Burger and Jens Weinmann (CIDOB, Spain)
Christoph Burger and Jens Weinmann, Economic Perspectives on Recommunalization in the Energy Sector, March 2019 With the energy transformation, multi-level […]
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“Energy infrastructure as a target of terrorist attacks from the IS”, Lukáš Tichý (IIR, Czech Republic)
Lukáš Tichý, Energy infrastructure as a target of terrorist attacks from the IS Attacks on energy sectors and transport infrastructure […]
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“Towards sustainable cities, a matter of faith?”, Eva Garcia Chueca (CIDOB, Spain)
Eva Garcia Chueca, Towards sustainable cities, a matter of faith?, February 2019 Since the Brundtland Report coined the notion of […]
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“Assessing EU-Mediterranean Policies in the Field of Energy from a Bottom-Up Perspective: the Case of Morocco” Margherita Bianchi et al. (IAI, Italy)
MEDRESET Papers The purpose of this report is to evaluate the effectiveness of EU policies and measures in the energy […]
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“Assessing European Energy and Industrial Policies and Investments in the Southern Mediterranean Region from a Bottom-Up Perspective” Margherita Bianchi et al. (IAI, Italy)
MEDRESET Papers This report is aimed at presenting the views of European stakeholders on EU policies relating to industry and […]
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“Rethinking Euro-Mediterranean Policies in the Fields of Energy and Industry” (IAI, Italy)
MEDRESET Papers This MEDRESET Policy Brief summarizes the findings of MEDRESET’s WP6 on industry and energy in the Mediterranean and […]
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“Winter surprised the builders of Nord Stream 2”, Mariusz Marszalkowski (College of Europe Natolin)
“Winter surprised the builders of Nord Stream 2”, Mariusz Marszalkowski, January 2019 Mr Mariusz MARSZAŁKOWSKI, Project Assistant in the European Civilization […]
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“The Role and Place of Ukraine’s Energy Sector in Global Energy Processes” (Razumkov, Ukraine)
This publication is specifically designed to identify the main development trends in the global and domestic energy sector, to determine […]
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“EU-Russia Energy Relations – A Discursive Approach”, Lukáš Tichý (IIR, Czech Republic)
The new book by Lukáš Tichý, Head of the IIR Centre for Energy Policy, published by Springer explores the timely […]
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“Assessing EU-Mediterranean Policies in the Fields of Industry and Energy from a Bottom-Up Perspective”, Nora AbouShady (IAI, Italy)
“Assessing EU-Mediterranean Policies in the Fields of Industry and Energy from a Bottom-Up Perspective”, Nora AbouShady, MEDRESET Papers, Policy Paper […]
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TEPSA student paper: “Climate change and environment protection, a new EU body to ensure intergenerational solidarity?”, Nuša Muršič
TEPSA is happy to present the student paper “Climate change and environment protection, a new EU body to ensure intergenerational […]
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TEPSA student paper: “Intergenerational solidarity and environment protection: reconfiguration of public gardens”, Ina Cergol
TEPSA is happy to present the student paper “Intergenerational solidarity and environment protection: reconfiguration of public gardens” written by Ina […]
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“The CEO who is changing Algeria’s energy landscape”, Gonzalo Escribano and Virginia Crespi De Valldaura (Elcano, Spain)
Gonzalo Escribano and Virginia Crespi De Valldaura, The CEO who is changing Algeria’s energy landscape, 28 November 2018. The new Sonatrach team’s reformist spirit […]
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“Energy Union Watch” no. 13, Nicolò Sartori, Lorenzo Colantoni, Margherita Bianchi (IAI, Italy)
Nicolò Sartori, Lorenzo Colantoni, Margherita Bianchi, Energy Union Watch no. 13 (July-October 2018), Energy Union Watch, IAI, November 2018. It looks […]
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“Brexit and the Future of European Energy Integration: The Stakes”, Margherita Bianchi, Alessandro Valentini (IAI, Italy)
Margherita Bianchi, Alessandro Valentini, Brexit and the Future of European Energy Integration: The Stakes, IAI Commentaries, 18:64, IAI, November 2018. With […]
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“Security of energy supply and gas diversification in Poland”, Csaba Weiner (IWE, Hungary)
Csaba Weiner: Security of energy supply and gas diversification in Poland Poland entered the twenty-first century with an unsustainable energy/electricity […]
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“Yellow vests’: the first rebellion against the ecological transition”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Andrés Ortega, ‘Yellow vests’: the first rebellion against the ecological transition, 4 December 2018. A few extra cents on fuel cannot explain […]
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“Algerian presidential elections and the energy reform agenda”, Gonzalo Escribano (Elcano, Spain)
Gonzalo Escribano. Algerian presidential elections and the energy reform agenda, 26th November 2018. A new hydrocarbon law seems imminent in Algeria and progress […]
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“The European Dimension of Nuclear Deterrence: French and British policies and future scenarios”, Bruno Tertrais (FIIA, Finland)
While the idea of a “European nuclear deterrent” has a long history, it has recently made a comeback in the […]
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“New Political Economy of Energy in Europe. Power to Project, Power to Adapt”, Jakub Godzimirski (NUPI, Norway)
This edited collection details and analyses the dramatic changes that the international political economy of energy has undergone in the […]
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“Security of energy supply and gas diversification in Poland”, Csaba Weiner (IWE, Hungary)
Poland entered the twenty-first century with an unsustainable energy/electricity mix, strongly overdependent on coal. This situation seems to be changing […]
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“Too much trash and overflowing dustbins!”, Jean-Marie Rousseau (CIFE, France)
On June 5th, 2018, Benoît Lecomte, a French architect established in the United States for more than 25 years, embarked […]
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“Russia’s evolving gas relationship with the European Union: Trade surges despite political crises”, Marco Siddi (FIIA, Finland)
Gas trade between the European Union and Russia increased considerably in both 2016 and 2017, despite the ongoing political crisis. […]
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“Europe’s Dependence on Critical Raw Materials: Implications for the Competitiveness and Independence of Strategic Industries”, Francesco Paron (IAI, Italy)
Since the launch of the Raw Materials Initiative back in 2009, the European Commission has stepped up efforts to ensure […]
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“The Divisive Nord Stream Two Gas Pipeline”, John Szabó (IWE, Hungary)
All eyes were on the 2018 NATO summit in Belgium in the first half of July, as U.S. President Donald […]
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“Energy Union Watch”, Nicoló Sartori et. al. (IAI, Italy)
The Energy Union has started its great debate on the future of Europe’s decarbonization – a long, heated discussion which […]
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“Europe and Latin America can blaze a trail on implementing the Paris Agreement”, Guy Edwards (Elcano, Spain)
On Monday 18 June, I had the pleasure to speak at a seminar on Ibero-America and the energy transition and climate […]
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“A Soviet project tempts Europe…again”, John Szabó (IWE, Hungary)
All eyes were on the 2018 NATO summit, as President Trump was poised to wreak havoc during his time in […]
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“Three reasons to be ambitious with the Climate Change and Energy Transition Law”, Lara Lázaro (Elcano, Spain)
Spain’s ratification of the Paris Agreement – with the government now committed to developing a Climate Change and Energy Transition […]
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“Egypt, a Future Gas Supplier to the European Union?”, Jan Mazac, Lukas Tichy (IIR, Czech Republic)
New paper of Jan Mazač and Lukáš Tichý from the IIR’s Centre for Energy Policy focuses on possible energy cooperation […]
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“Sustainability-oriented cross-functional collaboration to manage trade-offs and interdependencies”, Andrea Szalavetz (IWE, Hungary)
in: International Journal of Management and Economics, 54(1), 3-17 Andrea Szalavetz in her article identifies the barriers to environmental performanceimprovement that […]
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Energy Union Watch, No. 11 (January-March 2018) – Nicolò Sartori, Lorenzo Colantoni, Margherita Bianchi (IAI, Italy)
In this number: The Energy Union in action Foreword | Nicolò Sartori and Lorenzo Colantoni Five Guiding Dimensions – Details […]
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“Prioritising People and Planet – A New Agenda for Global Progress. Proposals by the ‘Pascal Lamy Group’”, András Inotai et al (IWE, Hungary)
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“EU gas supply security – the power of the importer”, Jakub Godzimirski, Zuzanna Nowak (NUPI, Norway)
This chapter examines how the European Union can exert its market and regulatory power in its relations with key external […]
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“Climate change in 2018: from post-Trump global climate governance to Spain”, Lara Lázaro Touza (Elcano, Spain)
What climate change developments are foreseeable in 2018 at the global level, in the EU-28 and in Spain? Read more […]
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“Energy Union Watch, No. 10”, Nicolò Sartori (IAI, Italy)
October-December, 2017 The Energy Union in action • Foreword | Nicolò Sartori and Lorenzo Colantoni • Five Guiding […]
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IWE Working Papers: “Managing energy supply security and gas diversification in Hungary – Putting theory into practice”, Csaba Weiner (IWE, Hungary)
For a long time, gas has been the fuel that Hungary is particularly sensitive to in terms of security of […]
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Year one of Trump´s energy policy, Gonzalo Escribano (Elcano, Spain)
in Experts Comments, 30 January 2018 Since Trump´s arrival to the White House the energetic policies have suffered a major turnaround. […]
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Villes sobres: Nouveaux modèles de gestion des ressources, Dominique Lorrain, Charlotte Halpern, Catherine Chevauché dir. (Sciences Po, France)
Ville durable, frugale, sobre, résiliente, intelligente… Face à l’urgence environnementale, partout à travers le monde se multiplient les projets urbains […]
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“Climate Change & COP23: urgency, exams rules and the Tanaloa spirit”, Lara Lázaro- Touza, January 2018 (Elcano, Spain)
International resolve to address climate change infused COP23 with an inclusive spirit that resulted in enough progress to take us […]
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“Energy Union Watch, No. 9 (June-September 2017)”, Nicolò Sartori, Lorenzo Colantoni, (IAI, Italy)
Untying the Energy Union knot Foreword Five Guiding Dimensions – Details of the evaluation: 1. Security of Supply: 6/12 2. […]
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“Action Plan for Climate Change Adaptation – National Park Risnjak.”, Gašparac, M., Turk, D., Boromisa, A., Tišma, S., Funduk, M., (IRMO, Croatia)
The IRMO team in cooperation with the National Park Risnjak and the Nature Park Medvednica and with support of the […]
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“Action Plan for Climate Change Adaptation – Nature Park Medvednica”, Tišma, S., Boromisa, A., Funduk, M., Polić, (IRMO, Croatia)
The IRMO team in cooperation with the National Park Risnjak and the Nature Park Medvednica and with support of the […]
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“Intergovernmental organizations and climate security: advancing the research agenda”, Lisa M. Dellmuth, Maria‐Therese Gustafsson, Niklas Bremberg, Malin Mobjörk, (SIIA-UI, Sweden)
Climate‐related security challenges are transnational in character, leading states to increasingly rely on intergovernmental organizations (IGOs)—such as the European Union […]
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The effects of the Fukushima disaster on nuclear energy debates and policies: a two-step comparative examination, Luca Bernardi, Laura Morales, Maarja Lühiste, et al (Sciences Po, France)
in Environmental Politics, October 2017 Under what conditions do critical events trigger large-scale public discussion and mobilisation, and can these […]
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‘Mourning for America’: Donald Trump’s Climate Change Policy, Michael Mehling & Antto Vihma (FIIA, Finland)
Donald Trump projects slogans more than strategy, yet his administration has moved quickly and with vigour to dismantle existing […]
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Handbook for drafting action plans for adaptation to climate change in national parks and nature parks in the Republic of Croatia, Tišma, S., Boromisa, A., Funduk, M. and Polić, M. (IRMO, Croatia)
Authors from the Institute for Development and International Relations from Zagreb have prepared a handbook, for national parks and nature […]
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The Environmental Impact of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies: Examples from Hungary, Andrea Szalavetz (IWE, Hungary)
The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate the beneficial impact of advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) on firms’ environmental performance. […]
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Energy Union Watch Nº 8, Nicolò Sartori and Lorenzo Colantoni (IAI, Italy)
It is a time of global confusion vis-à-vis topics which are key to the European energy sector, from decarbonization to […]
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Fighting against Food Losses and Waste: An EU Agenda, Daniele Fattibene and Margherita Bianchi (IAI, Italy)
The extremely unequal distribution of food worldwide has generated a paradox: while almost a billion citizens do not have access […]
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Energy once again in the spotlight: New forms of Russian investment presence in Hungary, Csaba Weiner (IWE, Hungary)
The author, Csaba Weiner, joins the latest trend of focusing on Russian attempts at developing their political but also economic […]
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Energy and the climate in 2017: limited volatility, climate implementation and political uncertainty, Gonzalo Escribano and Lara Lázaro (Elcano, Spain)
The main factors likely to shape the energy and climate fields in 2017 are: a relatively contained volatility in the prices […]
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In depth, Volume 14 Issue 2, April 2017 (University of Nicosia, Cyprus)
The volume is accessible here. Charles ELLINAS – Energy Boost Success Panayiotis TILLIROS – The Role of East Med Gas in […]
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The Antitrust dispute between the European Commission and Gazprom: Towards an amicable deal, Marco Siddi (FIIA, Finland)
The European Commission has endorsed Gazprom’s commitments to revise its monopolistic practices in East-Central Europe, which would allow a better […]
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Assessing the design elements in the Spanish renewable electricity auction: an international comparison, Pablo del Río (Elcano, Spain)
The RES-E (electricity from renewable energy sources) auction in Spain is quite different from other international experiences regarding key design […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 2: Energy and Climate Strategies, Interests and Priorities of the EU and Turkey
The FEUTURE Online Paper No. 2, authored by Lorenzo Colantoni, Dicle Korkmaz, Nicolò Sartori, Mirja Schroeder, Duygu Sever-Mehmetoglu and Suhnaz Yilmaz. […]
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FEUTURE PhD Online Paper No. 1: The discursive construction of Turkey’s role for European energy security: a critical geopolitical perspective
The FEUTURE PhD Online Paper Series have been launched, with a first issue on “The discursive construction of Turkey’s role for […]
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Running out of steam? Brexit and the future of EU energy policy, Aurélie Faure-Schuyer (Elcano, Spain)
The UK, a traditional energy importer, will have to realign its domestic energy and climate policy goals. It also remains […]
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The Southern Gas Corridor: Challenges to a Geopolitical Approach in the EU’s External Energy Policy, Marco Siddi (FIIA, Finland)
Natural gas is considered an important component of the EU energy mix, both as a replacement for more polluting fossil […]
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Energy Union Watch, No. 7, Nicolò Sartori and Lorenzo Colantoni (IAI, Italy)
December 2016-February 2017, 19 p. Index The road to implementation Foreword | Nicolò Sartori and Lorenzo Colantoni Five Guiding Dimensions […]
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Energy Union Watch, No. 6, Nicolò Sartori and Lorenzo Colantoni (IAI, Italy)
September-December 2016, 26. p. Index: Foreword | Nicolò Sartori and Lorenzo Colantoni Five Guiding Dimensions – Details of the evaluation […]
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Climate change in COP 22: irreversibility of action and rulebook development despite the elephant in the room, Lara Lázaro-Touza (Elcano, Spain)
The design of the Paris Agreement set the stage for a technical meeting in COP 22 but the stakes were […]
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Climate Security: Strategy or Necessity for Finland? Emma Hakala (FIIA, Finland)
Climate change will have security effects, both directly in the form of natural disasters and indirectly through societal upheavals. In […]
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“International Nuclear Law in the Post-Chernobyl Period”, Vanda Lamm (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary)
Vanda Lamm: International Nuclear Law in the Post-Chernobyl Period The Chernobyl disaster of 1986 caused the Vienna Convention on Civil […]
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