Since the 1980s, scientific research has shown the extent of the climate change and emphasized that the changes anticipated will have major impacts on all
Category: Analysis
EU’s Prospects in East Med: Gas Discoveries as Means for Regional Cooperation
Sohbet Karbuz (Barcelona Center for International Affairs – CIDOB) A number of major natural gas discoveries that have been made in recent years as well
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: For OPEC, the Struggle is Real
Eckart Woertz (Barcelona Center for International Affairs – CIDOB) In December last year, OPEC’s three largest oil producers managed to find common ground on the
Analysis: The UK’s Future in the EU Energy Market
Team of Authors (Chatham House) Energy policy is also part of the Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU. The talks present an important
Analysis: Algeria’s Merry-Go-Around in Energy Sector Leadership
Francis Ghilès (Associate Senior Researcher, CIDOB) The appointment of Moumen Ould Kaddour as the new CEO of the state-run Algerian oil and gas company Sonatrach
Ukraine Might Lose Chinese Money to Revamp Its Energy Infrastructure
Arief Budiman (Jakarta, Indonesia) Ukraine could end up missing out on generous funding from China worth almost $3.65 billion due to the quarrels between its
Channeling Progress in Central and South East European Energy Market Integration
Central and South Eastern European countries have often been exposed to gas supply crises. The most serious one was the 2009 Russia-Ukraine gas dispute in
China’s Uphill Battle in EU Solar Panel Case
Arief Budiman (Jakarta, Indonesia) A top European Union last week rejected an appeal by Chinese solar panel companies to lift anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures imposed
Euro-Mediterranean Energy Community: Promoting Energy Cooperation Between Europe and Africa
Louis Boisgibault and Mourad Preure Climate change is a common challenge for a number of Mediterranean countries both in the north and in the south
Proving Malthus Wrong: Fertilizer – An Underappreciated Innovation
Arief Budiman (Jakarta, Indonesia) Most people do not think of fertilizer as of an important innovation of modern life. Yet, two out of every five