The Future of Natural Gas in South America
Latin America is one of the most dynamic regions for the development of natural gas markets at the global, regional and national levels.
Climate and energy
Spanish investors can capitalize on the low-carbon transition in Latin America
The implementation of the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer significant opportunities for Spanish investors while supporting Latin American countries in the achievement of low-carbon and resilient development. Institutional, knowledge and infrastructure challenges require attention to maximise these opportunities.
Libya: finding a way out of the labyrinth must be by way of the oil terminals
The decline in the oil price and the problems in restoring the level of exports are causing Libya’s economy and current accounts to haemorrhage.
Climate change and Big Data
Immense amounts of data from a wide variety of sources are becoming available at an incredible speed. What is the link between climate change and Big Data?
The Paris Climate Agreement could positively disrupt Latin America’s development
Even though the Paris Climate Agreement will not enter into force until 2020, Latin America should continue to develop and implement its climate policies.
COP21 and the Paris Agreement: a diplomacy masterclass in search of greater climate ambition
The Paris Agreement is a turning point in the multilateral fight against climate change. Implementation will, however, be key in determining the extent of our collective will to limit dangerous interference with the climate system.
Lessons from the Paris Climate Summit: the inductive global governance
The Paris Climate Summit (COP21) has given rise to a new type of governance. The process has been undertaken from the bottom up.
The EU and resource governance: rules and facts
Resource governance is a relatively novel issue in global and European energy governance
The Energiewende and Germany’s Industrial Policy
The Energiewende is bringing about fundamental changes to Germany’s energy mix through short, medium and long term targets.
Cheaper oil, geopolitical effects
Oil has already dropped to three-quarters of the price it had in June. This may have economic consequences: some wished for while others are to be feared.
Climate change diplomacy in Spain’s future foreign policy
This paper analyses Spain’s climate diplomacy in line with the Elcano report titled ‘Towards a Strategic Updating of Spain’s Foreign Policy’ and the State Foreign Action and Service Law (Ley de la Acción y del Servicio Exterior del Estado, LAESE).