Energy and climate policy

European natural gas imports

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

Europe has a solid basis for battery and electric vehicle manufacturing growth

Europe is successfully building up battery and EV manufacturing capacity, though mainly thanks to foreign investment

Europeanised energy infrastructure planning is a good idea if done right

A European Commission bid for more central oversight of energy infrastructure planning promises benefits if buy-in of EU countries can be secured

Resource Productivity: Europe’s Overlooked Route to Economic Security

EU renewables value tracker

The case for delaying the application of the EU’s carbon border levy to electricity

The inclusion of electricity in CBAM creates more problems than it solves; ways should be found to exempt it

How can carbon credits work better?

New ideas on reaching climate targets as COP30 gets underway

Europe’s electricity capacity mechanisms need to be better coordinated

This paper analyses EU capacity mechanisms, their cost and security impacts, and the pros and challenges of deeper regional coordination

The solution to Europe’s housing affordability crisis must include building decarbonisation

The EU can help tackle Europe’s housing crisis by reducing energy costs, decarbonising buildings and adhering to climate goals

The Case for a European-Chinese Green Pact

Climate, data and complacency

Why economists need to take the costs of climate change more seriously