Energy

After the great energy crisis: Europe’s new landscape

Briefing to the US Senate Climate Change Task Force.

China's growing economic ties with the Gulf States

How China and the Gulf States are building bilateral economic relations.

Russian LNG: what measures will help the EU kick the habit?

Europe’s critical struggle with its economic paradigm

As the European elections approach, the main policy choices are more existential than perhaps ever before.

How should the European Union’s industry respond to the energy crisis?

Having weathered the 2022 energy crisis, it is time to consider its longer-term repercussions on the European Union’s industry.

How can an EU industrial policy mitigate the effects of rising energy costs?

Not Even a Recession: The Great German Gas Debate in Retrospect

The German economy coped with the end of Russian gas and could have equally withstood an April 2022 cut-off

Sanctions against Russia will worsen its already poor economic prospects

Sanctions, coming on top of longstanding domestic shortcomings, are gradually weakening Russia.

The ‘Green Golden Rule’ for the Green Transition

Given the need to reduce large budget deficits, what are some strategies for increasing public climate spending?

The Net-Zero Industry Act puts EU credibility at risk

The EU Net-Zero Industry Act looks like it’s been set up to keep everyone happy – and to achieve limited results.

Phased European Union electricity market reform

In this paper, we set out a framework for evaluating the many interrelated issues in the current EU electricity market reform.

EU electricity market design reform: too quick a fix for a complex problem?

EU proposals on stimulating energy investment signal a paradigm shift; much more clarity is needed before they can be agreed.

Europe is out of the immediate energy crisis

The challenge now for policymakers and industry alike is to smoothly facilitate a transition toward structurally lower gas consumption.