Putin in Africa
This Africa Policy Brief analyses why Russia’s renewed Africa policy is an extension of its political ambition to build strategic control over energy networks. African leaders insist that dealing with […]
Energy and climate
Publications
Commentaries
The EU’s 2030 agenda and the Energy Union: Member States’ bargaining positions and the way forward
The EU’s 2030 climate and energy package and the Energy Union have both the ambition to create a framework that will lead the energy sector towards decarbonisation. However, if the […]
The energy performance of buildings: promises still unfulfilled
Energy-consuming buildings have to disappear from the European building stock. Improving their energy performance is thus pivotal and the EU has been active in this domain
Turkish Stream and its implications for the EU
A first assessment is that this would not work, EC Vice-President in charge of Energy Union Mr. Maros Sefcovic said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal at the […]
Commentaries
The European energy union: Behind the hype, where is the beef?
What is a European Energy Union? Well, this is a tough one. Although the European circles of power have been discussing the question since 2007 at least, the concept remains […]
Smart electricity grids: A very slow deployment in the EU
The European electricity sector will have to deal with a huge challenge in the decades to come. On the one hand, electrical power is increasingly substituted for other forms of energy.