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Climate and energy

Legislating for a low carbon and climate resilient transition: learning from international experiences. Elcano Policy Paper 3/2019
Climate and energy Policy Papers

Legislating for a low carbon and climate resilient transition: learning from international experiences

The study in particular aims to contribute to the current debate in Spain on a draft climate change and energy transition law, as well as aid other countries currently working on climate legislation

By Alina Averchenkova
30 Oct 2019 //
9 mins Reading time
Spanish citizens and Climate Change. Evening rush in Madrid (Spain). Photo: Francisco Anzola (CC BY 2.0). Elcano Blog
Climate and energy Experts Comments

Spanish citizens and Climate Change

Spanish citizens has a strong support for a Climate Change and Energy Transition Law and for the key elements of other countries’ robust climate laws.

By Lara Lázaro Touza, Gonzalo Escribano
11 Oct 2019 //
7 mins Reading time
Power plant in Spain. Photo: Jorge Franganillo (CC BY 2.0)
Climate and energy Analyses

Policy pathways for Spain’s energy transition

It is important to describe current and future Spanish energy policy decisions in order to assess a set of policy pathways for Spain’s energy transition.

By Gonzalo Escribano, Christoph P. Kiefer, Lara Lázaro Touza, Natalia Caldés, Yolanda Lechón, Pablo del Río, Richard Thonig, Johan Lilliestam
04 Jun 2019 //
36 mins Reading time
France’s Iran policy indicates INSTEX will not undermine sanctions. Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meets with France Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian in Tehran
Climate and energy Experts Comments

France’s Iran policy indicates INSTEX will not undermine sanctions

Despite its opposition to the Trump administration's policies towards Iran, France has remained largely in line with US objectives.

By Michaël Tanchum
25 Apr 2019 //
9 mins Reading time
Blackouts in Venezuela: why the power system failed and how to fix it.
Climate and energy Experts Comments

Blackouts in Venezuela: why the power system failed and how to fix it

Electricity rationing has become routine over the past decade in Venezuela. However, this blackout quickly proved to be different to most.

By Lisa Viscidi, Nate Graham
22 Apr 2019 //
6 mins Reading time
UN Secretary-General António Guterres during COP24 in Katowice. Photo: Sebastian Indra/MSZ (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Climate and energy Experts Comments

Climate action rules at COP 24: where the rubber hits the road

The mandate for COP 24 is to finalise a rulebook that will bring the Paris Agreement alive.

By Lara Lázaro Touza
04 Dec 2018 //
6 mins Reading time
Sonatrach headquarters in Oran, Algeria. Photo: Maya-Anaïs Yataghène from Paris, France (Algérie - Oranie) (Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0). Elcano Blog
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Experts Comments

The CEO who is changing Algeria’s energy landscape

The new Sonatrach team’s reformist spirit opens a window of opportunity to establish a closer cooperation framework between the EU and Algeria.

By Gonzalo Escribano
28 Nov 2018 //
4 mins Reading time
Algiers. Photo: OMAR-MALO (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Analyses

Algerian presidential elections and the energy reform agenda

A new hydrocarbon law seems imminent in Algeria and progress has been made in improving the country's relations with international oil and gas companies. However, it appears that the introduction of substantive reforms will have to wait for the 2019 presidential elections.

By Gonzalo Escribano
26 Nov 2018 //
27 mins Reading time
Europe and Latin America can blaze a trail on implementing the Paris Agreement. Photo: Elcano Royal Institute ©. Elcano Blog
Climate and energy Experts Comments

Europe and Latin America can blaze a trail on implementing the Paris Agreement

The EU and Latin American nations have the opportunity to ramp up their collective ambition and actions on climate change and the Paris Agreement.

By Guy Edwards
13 Jul 2018 //
7 mins Reading time

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