Promoting low-carbon energies in Mediterranean partner countries
Renewable energies remain marginal in the European neighbourhood, and their contribution to economic and human development is still largely unexplored.
Climate and energy
A Political Economy Perspective on North Africa’s Transitions
From the point of view of political economy, a crucial point is whether the wave of popular revolts that overthrew the incumbent regimes will consolidate into economically-viable liberal democracies, and in what economic direction Algeria and Morocco will move, since to date they have been spared regime changes with a high budgetary cost.
Shifting Towards What? Europe and the Rise of Unconventional Energy
Although the emergence of the US as an unconventional energy power is shifting the global energy balance, its geopolitical consequences for the EU should not be exaggerated and should not distract attention from Europe’s already pressing energy policy agenda.
Emerging Economies and the New Energy Security Agenda (ARI)
The influence of the emerging economies on the energy markets is becoming as important as that of the developed economies. The new energy security agenda to be implemented in the coming years will have to deal with this scenario.
Ecuador’s Energy Policy Mix: Development, Conservation and Nationalism with Chinese Loans (ARI)
Ecuador’s energy policy faces a complex variety of political and economic objectives that are difficult to reconcile in a consistent manner.
Small Island Developing States and Climate Change: Effects, Responses and Positions beyond Durban
This working paper overviews the climate change impacts on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and reviews the policies implemented by SIDS in response to climate threats. The paper mainly uses the framework of the Bali Roadmap and considers areas of priority identified in the Barbados Programme of Action.
Energy Alternatives for the Transport Sector: The US and the EU Move in Different Directions (ARI)
This ARI looks at the current developments in alternative fuels/technologies for road transport in the framework of rising international prices for conventional fuels and climate change mitigation efforts.
Analysing Physical and Socio-economic Risk in the Adaption of Agriculture to Climate Change (ARI)
Adapting agriculture to climate change requires an understanding of both natural impacts and the underlying vulnerability of socio-economic systems.
The International Energy Agency Responds to the Libyan Crisis (ARI)
On 23 June, the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced the release of 60 million barrels of its members’ strategic petroleum reserves in July. In justifying the move, the IEA cited the need to mitigate the effects of the Libyan crisis, but it has been interpreted as a call for the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to boost production and not jeopardise the economic recovery, as well as giving Saudi Arabia time to make the announced production increase materialise.
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