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Elisabetta Cornago
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Economist. Senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, Brussels. Working on EU climate & energy policy. Previously OECD, IEA, Université Libre de Bruxelles.
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Kadri Simson: We must save Ukrainians from catastrophic winter energy shortages www.ft.com/content/7564... EU energy policy is also about securing energy supply to Ukraine.

We must save Ukrainians from catastrophic winter energy shortages
We must save Ukrainians from catastrophic winter energy shortages

A pre-emptive international effort is needed now to blunt the impact of Russia’s deliberate destruction of infrastructure

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Spend a little time reading about climate solutions and you're bound to see "hard to abate" used to say that some industries find it too difficult to cut emissions. Well, that may have been true in the past. Now it's not. My newsletter this week: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Time to Retire ‘Hard to Abate’ as Climate Solutions Become More Affordable
Time to Retire ‘Hard to Abate’ as Climate Solutions Become More Affordable

There was a time when there was no technical or affordable way to reduce emissions from steel or aviation, but those arguments aren’t holding up as well.

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Europe has diversified its gas supply since Russia attacked Ukraine. This has improved energy security but Europe’s increased reliance on liquefied natural gas makes it more exposed to price fluctuations on the global gas market. New policy brief by @elisabettaco.bsky.socialbuff.ly/46ZzwV3

Chart: EU imports of LNG have quickly risen, while imports of Russian pipeline gas have dropped
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Both gas and electricity prices have come down substantially from their 2022 highs, which means energy should be more secure and affordable in the coming winter. New policy brief by @elisabettaco.bsky.socialbuff.ly/46ZzwV3

Chart 1: Electricity and natural gas prices in Europe are down from their summer 2022 highs
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Join us at our hybrid event on 'Is the European power grid ready for the energy transition?', 22 November, in Brussels/online. With Joachim Balke (TBC), @elisabettaco.bsky.social, Robert Kuik, Marion Labatut, Rebecca Sedler & Christelle Verstraeten (TBC) Email brussels@cer.eu for further info.

Hybrid discussion on 'Is the European power grid ready for the energy transition?' 22 November 2023
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Is the European power grid ready for the energy transition? @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social is organising a timely panel discussion on this on November 22 in Brussels/online: note that the COM will publish its action plan to facilitate grid roll-out just a week later. Registration info below!

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Thank you to Josep Borrell Fontelles, Carl Bildt, Alicia García Herrero, @heathergrabbe.bsky.social@jfkirkegaard.bsky.social and Mark Leonard for speaking at our conference on 'Europe and the world' Thank you to Microsoft Europe for hosting & supporting the event along with Google

Charles Grant, director, CER
(L to R) Ian Bond, Mark Leonard, Carl Bildt, Alicia García Herrero, Jacob Funk Kirkegaard and Heather Grabbe
( L to R) Charles Grant and Josep Borrell Fontelles
Josep Borrell Fontelles
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Europe is divided on the Israel-Hamas war and has few good options to deal with it. But Europeans won’t be able to escape the conflict’s consequences. New article by @lscazzieri.bsky.socialwww.cer.eu/insights/eur...

Europe and the Gaza conflict
Europe and the Gaza conflict

Europe is divided on the Israel-Hamas conflict and has few good options to deal with it. But Europeans won’t be able to escape the conflict’s consequences. 

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Elisabetta Cornago
@elisabettaco.bsky.social
Economist. Senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, Brussels. Working on EU climate & energy policy. Previously OECD, IEA, Université Libre de Bruxelles.
236 followers146 following9 posts