Russia’s war on Ukraine has weakened European governments’ commitment to EU climate goals. European leaders should intensify their efforts to build clean, sustainable energy security.
Germany’s new energy partnership with Canada faces a range of technical and political challenges. But sticking with it could bring major benefits for both sides.
Western Balkans states need to join the EU’s energy transition. They can do so in several ways.
Can Europe remain true to its climate agenda despite Russia’s war in Ukraine?
Climate change is increasing the strain on Iraqi society and public services. Despite this, the country’s political figures are overlooking the huge benefits that climate investment would bring.
Russia’s war on Ukraine has weakened European governments’ commitment to EU climate goals. European leaders should intensify their efforts to build clean, sustainable energy security.
How can member states co-operate concretely to build European energy and climate sovereignty? What role for the new French government and other member states? And what is the role of the financial development institutions such as the EIB?
What were this World Economic forum’s biggest themes? Which discussions on the Ukraine crisis were the most convincing?
The EU can protect its energy security in the long term by transforming its approach to green diplomacy
Europeans risk over-dependence on China for the green technologies needed to build the low-carbon economy of the future. They should take steps to reduce their exposure – while recognising they will have to work with Chinese suppliers in some instances.
Rhodium Group are delighted to invite you to the virtual launch event of our new policy paper “Circuit Breakers: Securing the Green Energy Supply Chain”
Climate change is increasing the strain on Iraqi society and public services. Despite this, the country’s political figures are overlooking the huge benefits that climate investment would bring.
Russia’s war on Ukraine has weakened European governments’ commitment to EU climate goals. European leaders should intensify their efforts to build clean, sustainable energy security.
Europeans risk over-dependence on China for the green technologies needed to build the low-carbon economy of the future. They should take steps to reduce their exposure – while recognising they will have to work with Chinese suppliers in some instances.
Africa’s burgeoning innovation economies offer huge opportunities for the continent – and for Europe as it looks to tackle the climate crisis and respond to China’s BRI global connectivity programme
The bloc should reframe the international debate on energy security to focus on clean energy resources and efficiency, engaging in the market reforms needed to incentivise this shift
If the EU is to achieve its climate and geopolitical goals, it will need to substantially increase its engagement with Gulf states on the European Green Deal
EU member states should help Turkey manage the impact of the new trade regulations the deal would bring in
Member states are not divided into two diametrically opposed camps. This makes the implementation of the European Green Deal an intricate puzzle – yet achievable.
The EU should become a global standard-setter for the energy transition, and prepare to manage the profound geopolitical repercussions of the Green Deal in its relationships with its neighbourhood
North African countries such as Morocco and Tunisia can help Europe meet its carbon emissions targets and strengthen its position in the face of fierce competition from China
Germany’s new energy partnership with Canada faces a range of technical and political challenges. But sticking with it could bring major benefits for both sides.
Western Balkans states need to join the EU’s energy transition. They can do so in several ways.
The EU can protect its energy security in the long term by transforming its approach to green diplomacy
Initiatives to improve energy efficiency can reduce the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels. They can also help increase the union’s influence in the global south.
The EU should do far more to reduce its dependence on imports of energy and critical raw materials. This would help the union preserve its independence in an increasingly dangerous world.
The EU’s efforts to address climate change should place more emphasis on bilateral alliances and partnerships. But these efforts will only be credible if they are firmly rooted in domestic policies.
The EU’s diplomacy on the European Green Deal will face real tests in the months and years to come. To meet the challenge, the union should focus on trade, climate finance, multilateralism, and domestic implementation of the deal.
The roles of gas and nuclear power in the EU’s transitional energy mix present France with one of the first big fights of its EU presidency
The EU and the US lack a shared strategy for tackling economic coercion involving critical raw materials, and it could increase transatlantic competition during severe supply disruptions
COP26 concluded on 13 November with the Glasgow Climate Pact, an agreement that sets out the next phase of the fight against climate change. The pact may have disappointed many, but views of it vary a great deal depending on where you sit. Below, experts from three of ECFR’s offices – in Rome, Paris, and Berlin – discuss the implications of the deal.
Can Europe remain true to its climate agenda despite Russia’s war in Ukraine?
What were this World Economic forum’s biggest themes? Which discussions on the Ukraine crisis were the most convincing?
Is the EU in a position to deliver a green grand bargain, or is its role as peripheral now as it was at COP15?
Whoever wins the election, the next German government must approach climate action more systematically and in a more sustained fashion
How will the European Green Deal affect the EU’s relationship with Turkey?
How would a (partially) Green government affect German foreign policy?
What are the geopolitical repercussions of the European Green Deal?
Mark Leonard and Jeremy Shapiro predict ten bright and bold policy projections for the year to come
How can member states co-operate concretely to build European energy and climate sovereignty? What role for the new French government and other member states? And what is the role of the financial development institutions such as the EIB?
Rhodium Group are delighted to invite you to the virtual launch event of our new policy paper “Circuit Breakers: Securing the Green Energy Supply Chain”
Il conflitto in Ucraina ha confermato l’urgenza di un’azione congiunta europea su energia e clima
To what extent can the European Green Deal and Global Gateway be shaped to satisfy both European and African interests?
Our experts will talk about European climate sovereignty, energy security and potential partnerships with the neighbourhood
Over the course of the day, we will discuss how Europe and Asia can redefine the Indo-Pacific in terms compatible with their mutual interests. The 3 sessions will look specifically at trade, connectivity, and the Green Transition.
The green transition is vital to Europe’s future. Rebuilding economies to achieve climate neutrality is essential not only to avoid a catastrophe but also to…
The European Union has made efforts towards its vision of Europe as the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, as laid out in the #EuropeanGreenDeal. To…
How can the EU and its member states take on this role and enact change to advance climate ambitions in a practical way?
How can the EU and its member states seize the opportunity for a cohesive policy on green issues?
Ellie Geranmayeh comments on the significant amounts of Iranian oil European countries imported before American sanctions were reimposed in 2018
This will affect Sweden’s policy also internationally, for example lower ambitions in climate policy
If Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson still can form a new government in Sweden, he will be very dependent on the Sweden Democrats, explains Mats Engström
Over the next five years, global energy markets will be more volatile and fragmented
Adaptation is not as sexy as mitigation. It’s egregiously underfunded. So that’s a hard sell in the best of times
Theodore Murphy comments on European leaders’ lack of engagement for climate change adaptation in Africa
The German newspaper refers to ECFR’s policy brief on how Europe’s climate policy can survive the war in Ukraine
