Energy Geopolitics
Growing preference for SUVs challenges emissions reductions in passenger car market
Authors: Laura
Cozzi and Apostolos Petropoulos*
With major automakers announcing new electric car models at a regular
pace, there has been growing interest in recent years about...
A Century of Russia’s Weaponization of Energy
In 1985 a
joint meeting between U.S. President Ronald Reagan, and former Soviet leader,
Mikhail Gorbachev conveyed this enduring sentiment
during the height of the Cold War,...
More of a good thing – is surplus renewable electricity an opportunity for early decarbonisation?
We are entering a world where renewables will make up an increasing
share of our electricity supply –the electricity sector was the leading sector
for energy...
Is government support for EVs contributing to a low-emissions future?
Authors: Leonardo
Paoli and Simon Bennett*
The value of government incentives rose by 72%, but smart policy will be
needed to avoid booms and busts, and encourage...
Non-traditional energy companies lead a record year for corporate investment in energy start-ups
More money than ever is going to energy venture
capital deals, but spread across fewer start-ups. This needs to change if
venture capital is to have...
Placing innovation and efficiency at the heart of Korea and the world’s energy future
Authors: Sung Yun-mo and Dr Fatih Birol
Major shifts are occurring in the global energy system due to the rapid spread of technologies, including...
First steps in a reshaping of the energy industry landscape
Authors: Alessandro
Blasi and Alberto Toril
Recent data shows that there is a growing disconnection between current
energy trends and climate goals. With global emissions on the...
Passions over gas
Representatives of Russia,
Ukraine and the European Commission are due to gather for gas negotiations in
Brussels on September 19th. Experts say the talks may play...
The world can’t afford to relax about oil security
Authors: Tim Gould and Tae-Yoon Kim*
The recent attacks in Saudi Arabia were a sharp
reminder that the world can’t take oil security for granted, even...
U.S. Fracking Will Continue Its Forward March
The Abqaiq attack in Saudi Arabia by Iran,
or one of its proxies is the largest oil and petrochemical disruption in over
fifty years. Over 5.7...