April 25, 2017 by Manon Dufour

Eurelectric, the association defending the interests of the European electricity industry, presents itself as a defender of the European consumer and the internal energy market. And yet many of its recommendations serve neither, argues Manon Dufour, head of the Brussels office of independent organisation E3G. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, EU Policy Tagged With: capacity markets, climate change, coal power, energy transition, energy union, EU energy policy, grid, internal market, renewables

March 6, 2017 by Manon Dufour

This year European energy ministers will have to come to a decision on the European Commission’s legislative package “Clean Energy for all Europeans”. Many observers expect the alliance between Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia (known as the Visegrád Group), to try to rein in European ambition on clean energy. But this year may be the start of something different, writes Manon Dufour, head of the Brussels office of independent think … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, EU Policy Tagged With: coal power, electricity market, energy transition, energy2030, EU energy policy, EU ETS, infrastructure, internal market, renewables

July 9, 2015 by Jonathan Gaventa, Manon Dufour and Dave Jones

Gas demand has consistently been overestimated by EU bodies in recent years, write Dave Jones of Sandbag and Jonathan Gaventa and Manon Dufour of E3G. Even today, with gas demand at its lowest since 1995, the possibility of lower future demand is hardly taken into account. As a result, the EU‘s energy security strategy, focused on sourcing more gas, may be misguided. In addition, infrastructure investment may be wasted. Time for a reality check. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: *, Energy, EU Policy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: energy efficiency, energy transition, energy2030, EU energy policy, European gas market, gas pipelines, geopolitics, infrastructure, natural gas