Publications

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Latest publications on fossil fuels

Spain | From gas vulnerability to renewable resilience

April 1, 2026

Spain’s renewable-based power model has increased resilience to external energy shocks, especially at the wholesale level, but incomplete grid readiness, limited storage and high non-energy costs constrain how much of that advantage reaches final consumers.

Global | Uncertainty Looms over Climate Policy Rollbacks in Trump's Second Term

January 17, 2025

Trump's second term could roll back climate policies like the Inflation Reduction Act and ESG standards, but renewable energy and decarbonization are expected to demonstrate resilience to changes, supported by state and local policies and geopolitical dynamics.

Europe | The colors of inflation

July 11, 2022

Inflation is at record highs and is expected to remain at high levels, involving a major challenge for Governments and monetary authorities. The fight against climate change and the transition to a more sustainable economy would have contributed, in part, to the increase in energy prices.

Global | Climate change mitigation: emergency in the middle of a disaster

May 3, 2022

The disaster resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine has diverted much of the attention away from the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), but we need to take notice of it — not least because its conclusions are not particularly favorable.

U.S. | Natural gas in the long-term: facing two paradigms

December 15, 2020

As news of the vaccine unfolds, and it becomes more evident that the Covid-19 pandemic could be controlled sometime next year, attention will shift back to climate change as one of the most pressing crises of our time. Across the world, the pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is mounting.

Renewable Energy: the answer is blowing in the wind

August 21, 2017

The use of fossil fuels in electricity production is being eroded by the rapid expansion of clean energy. At the global level, installed capacity to generate electricity through wind energy has increased fivefold since 2007, reaching 487GW in 2016. Wind energy is becoming more competitive.

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