Energy

European natural gas imports

This dataset aggregates daily data on European natural gas import flows and storage levels.

Bypassing the German debt brake and continuing climate spending

There are ways around Germany’s debt brake, which limits government borrowing and is seen as a threat to the climate transition.

Poland: hope for rule-of-law correction, but serious economic challenges ahead

Obstacles created by Poland’s outgoing government and the deteriorating economic situation make the post-election outlook highly challenging.

Low-carbon allocation in monetary policy implementation

The massive value of European Union cross-border electricity transmission

High values for cross-border electricity transmission capacity show the EU needs more connections between countries.

De-risking and decarbonising: a green tech partnership to reduce reliance on China

Greater alignment of the major economic powers is needed around a collective effort to improve security of supply for decarbonisation goods.

Recessions, the energy mix and environmental policy

This paper highlights that recessions result in permanent increases in energy efficiency and in the share of renewables in total electricity.

How can a clean tech partnership de-risk and decarbonise global supply chains?

European natural gas demand tracker

Israel-Hamas war: implications for gas markets

The conflict has already cut gas supplies to Israel and could start to have wider impacts by weighing on exports

Europe and the US should work with China. Joint climate action could be a win-win

How worried does Europe need to be about the coming winter gas season?

Russian crude oil tracker

Israel-Hamas war: implications for the global oil market

Fears of Iranian involvement in the Hamas attack could destabilise the global oil market