The Paris Agreement five years on: are congratulations in order?
Despite the Paris Agreement, there are significant emission and adaptation gaps, and climate finance is far from being aligned with climate goals.
Climate and energy
The Biden-Harris Administration and climate change: good news, caveats and warnings
Biden has pledged to re-join the Paris Agreement, raise America’s climate ambition, ‘build back better’ (and greener) and reverse recent climate legislative rollbacks.
Does the EU really promote the good governance of energy resources?
The EU is one of the few major importers of oil and natural gas promoting good energy resources governance standards in the Global South.
Full decarbonisation is coming: time to plan for the last 20% emission reductions from 80% to 100%
In recent months the EU has significantly increased its decarbonisation ambition to make Europe the first carbon neutral continent by 2050.
The EU-China climate agreement: building success at the crucial Glasgow summit
The response to the climate crisis has not been of the same scale in terms of its seriousness and the mobilisation of resources. This working paper highlights the importance of an ambitious climate agreement between Europe and China as key to building a renewed response from the international community.
Libya, energy, and the Mediterranean’s new ‘Great Game’
Turkey’s military presence in Libya may prompt policymakers in Rome to shift away from Ankara and towards a deeper partnership with France to protect Italy’s extensive energy and economic interests
The design of an independent expert advisory mechanism under the European Climate Law: what are the options?
The European Parliament and Council are currently discussing the draft European Climate Law. The aim of this report is to inform the debate on the need for, and the design of, an independent expert advisory mechanism under the European Climate Law, based on experiences with the implementation of national climate change legislation.
Balancing geopolitics with Green Deal recovery: in search of a comprehensive Euro-Mediterranean energy script
The EU’s new Energy Diplomacy Action Plan requires a comprehensive and appealing approach to rapidly shifting Euro-Mediterranean energy geopolitics.
A look at the geopolitics of the European Green Deal
The European Green Deal can actually act as a driver for the economic recovery after the COVID-19 crisis not only for Europe.
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