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EU Green Deal will involve greater state regulation

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EU

European Green Deal.

EU climate policy to face challenges beyond COP21

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EU

Having tabled a relatively ambitious offer for COP21, the EU is seeking to recover its leading role in tackling climate change at the global level.

R&D spending could help global productivity recovery

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INTERNATIONAL

High on the agenda is the need for science to work across disciplines to address complex societal problems. In 2015, research and development (R&D) funding increased by 5.1…

EU methane curbs challenge MENA gas exporters

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MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA

Cutting methane is one of the fastest and cheapest ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The EU is nonetheless looking to manage its policy carefully to avoid cutting itself…

Key EU response unlikely to soothe industry concerns

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EU

The proposals are the EU’s response to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) announced by the US government in August. Thus far, IRA subsidies appear to be encouraging major…

European state intervention will persist beyond COVID

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EU

Building on previous strategies, it will focus on the twin priorities of Europe becoming a global player in the green and digital economies. It may also offer clues concerning the…

Greece will rely more on gas as transition fuel

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GREECE

Over the past few months, the new Greek government under the leadership of Kyriakos Mitsotakis has demonstrated both its commitment to reforming the domestic energy market and its…

Uzbek president’s problems will mount in long term

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UZBEKISTAN

Constitutional change could keep him in power until 2037, providing an opportunity to transform Uzbekistan’s socio-economic conditions. However, significant domestic and foreign…

Eastern EU will develop nuclear energy without Russia

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EU/RUSSIA

High electricity prices and concerns about Russian energy supplies have put the eastern EU nuclear industry into the spotlight. Finland, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and…

Prospects for the United States in the fourth quarter

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PROSPECTS Q4 2015

Prospects for the United States in the fourth quarter.