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Global clean energy transition will be slow

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INTERNATIONAL

Carbon reduction strategies.

Ukraine war threatens European climate goals

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EUROPE

The situation presents a major opportunity to accelerate Europe’s clean energy transition, if the EU can prioritise the roll-out of energy efficiency measures and low-carbon…

Ukraine war makes EU climate targets less achievable

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EUROPE

The plan focuses on decoupling from Russian energy primarily via an acceleration of the energy transition, rather than falling back on more carbon-intensive coal or building new…

The energy transition will make firm progress in 2023

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INTERNATIONAL

With shocks from the pandemic and invasion of Ukraine easing, this year will demonstrate how fast the transition can proceed in 'normal' circumstances. The United States, EU and…

Environmental policy is shaping the EU’s energy market

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EU

The EU's single market for energy.

The EU will struggle to achieve REPowerEU targets

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EU

The overarching objectives of the proposals are to diversify the source of gas imports away from Russia and to shift away from gas in the medium-to-long term via the acceleration…

EU power sector options may be mutually contradictory

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EU

The electricity sector is undergoing a radical shift in structure, owing to the build-out of variable sources of renewable energy, in pursuit of reductions in carbon emissions. On…

Policy mix will fail to tackle Balkan air pollution

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BALKANS

Monitoring detected an improvement in air quality, allowing the emergency measure against smog to be withdrawn. However, atmospheric pollution is a chronic problem in the Western…

Ukraine war challenges Germany's climate commitments

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GERMANY

The government has committed to building new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, buying gas from new partners and boosting investment in renewables. However, the role accorded…

EU will struggle to meet new climate targets

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EU

If approved, the targets will profoundly shape EU economic and environmental policy over the next two decades. The power sector will bear most of the decarbonisation burden to…