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Climate and energy

The destabilising effect of cheap oil. Foto: Josh Sullivan / Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0). Blog Elcano
Climate and energy Experts Comments

The destabilising effect of cheap oil

By Andrés Ortega
04 Jul 2017 //
4 mins Reading time
The Paris Agreement after Trump and the future of climate action. Two demonstrators in the Climate March on 29 April.
Climate and energy Experts Comments

The Paris Agreement after Trump and the future of climate action

The message from world leaders is clear: there is no intention of abandoning the Paris agreement that has taken over five years to negotiate.

06 Jun 2017 //
6 mins Reading time
Oil refinery in Halifax, Canada. Photo: Glenn Euloth (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Climate and energy Analyses

Energy and the climate in 2017: limited volatility, climate implementation and political uncertainty

The main factors likely to shape the energy and climate fields in 2017 are: a relatively contained volatility in the prices of oil and the implementation of increasingly ambitious climate policies in a context of political uncertainty.

By Gonzalo Escribano, Lara Lázaro Touza
23 May 2017 //
32 mins Reading time
Climate finance and climate risk. Photo: Benjamin Stephan / Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). Elcano Blog
Climate and energy Experts Comments

Climate finance: definition, integration, alignment, scaling and disclosure imperatives

Climate finance has no agreed definition to date. What is hard to define can lend itself to fuzzy conceptualisations

By Lara Lázaro Touza
28 Apr 2017 //
7 mins Reading time
Wind farm close to a vineyard in Huéneja, Granada. Photo: Antonio Zugaldia (CC BY 2.0)
Climate and energy Working Papers

Assessing the design elements in the Spanish renewable electricity auction: an international comparison

The RES-E (electricity from renewable energy sources) auction in Spain is quite different from other international experiences regarding key design elements, namely investment-based support, uniform pricing, lax prequalification and penalties.

By Pablo del Río
17 Apr 2017 //
1 min Reading time
Wind turbine in Thorpe Salvin, England. Photo: Gerry Machen (CC BY-ND 2.0)
Climate and energy Analyses

Running out of steam? Brexit and the future of EU energy policy

The UK, a traditional energy importer, will have to realign its domestic energy and climate policy goals. It also remains to be seen whether the EU can hinge upon an ambitious international climate policy to compensate for Brexit.

By Aurélie Faure-Schuyer
07 Mar 2017 //
15 mins Reading time
Climate action now. Photo: Stephen Melkisethian / Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). Elcano Blog
Climate and energy Experts Comments

Trump versus the planet? No global climate action derailment but uncertainty on the horizon

Should Trump insist in pursuing his approach to climate action, China and the European Union will be looked upon by the international community to lead on.

By Lara Lázaro Touza
22 Feb 2017 //
8 mins Reading time
Wind farm in California. Photo: Chuck Coker (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Climate and energy Analyses

Trump’s supply-side energy policy and the low-carbon transition

Trump’s ‘supply-side’ energy policy proposals imply only minor impact on the trajectory of renewable energy and the low carbon transition; however, his trade and foreign policies could significantly magnify such impact.

By Paul Isbell
17 Feb 2017 //
29 mins Reading time
COP22 closing day plenary. Photo: UN Climate Change (CC BY 2.0)
Climate and energy Analyses

Climate change in COP 22: irreversibility of action and rulebook development despite the elephant in the room

The design of the Paris Agreement set the stage for a technical meeting in COP 22 but the stakes were raised in the aftermath of the US election. Implementation, increased ambition and a just transition are the pending tasks.

By Lara Lázaro Touza
19 Dec 2016 //
39 mins Reading time
Solar panels in Morocco. Photo: Isofoton.es (CC BY 2.0)
Climate and energy Experts Comments

A roadmap for sustainable electricity trade between Morocco and Europe

Will the fate of the roadmap be any different this time round? It is to be hoped so, but will mostly depend on the narrative deployed by the signatories.

By Gonzalo Escribano
16 Dec 2016 //
4 mins Reading time
A political economy of low oil prices in Algeria. Algerian flag.
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Experts Comments

A political economy of low oil prices in Algeria

Low oil prices seem to have slightly shifted Algerian political economy balances, making economic (and energy) reform more attractive.

By Gonzalo Escribano
19 Oct 2016 //
5 mins Reading time
The EU-Algeria energy forum: a new narrative in the making or just another missed opportunity?
Climate and energy Experts Comments

The EU-Algeria energy forum: a new narrative in the making or just another missed opportunity?

The Algeria-EU business forum on energy cooperation held in Algiers last 23 and 24 May has for the first time put together Algerian and European industry representatives and public officials, including regulatory authorities.

By Gonzalo Escribano
06 Jun 2016 //
7 mins Reading time

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