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Reflections on a ravaged EU energy sector (plus some boardroom tips)

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The CEO’s of Europe’s major energy companies  seem to be in an unenviable position. They complain that they are facing a ‘perfect storm’ and warn policymakers that policies need to be drastically reformed or European security of supply might go under. In his first post for Energy Post, our chief editor Karel Beckman wonders if things are really that bad – and has some tips to offer to our beleaguered energy executives how they might withstand the … [Read more...]

What is behind France’s call for a “European energy community”

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France’s sudden interest in a common EU “energy community” signals an important policy change that has everything to do with the country’s troubled domestic energy outlook. The French government seems to be pursuing more European cooperation to make it possible to push through unpopular reforms at home and to prepare France for a less nuclear future, writes Iana Dreyer, a Paris-based energy and trade economist.  Photo: Cattenom Nuclear Power … [Read more...]

How to compete with China in renewables

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Professor John Mathews of LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome, argues that, ultimately, there is only one effective response to the serious competitive threat posed by China’s strong support for renewables — and that is equally strong support for innovation and market expansion by Western countries. Photo: Solar hot water in Beijing (Photo: Popolon) … [Read more...]

Nuclear terror in the Middle East: lethality beyond the pale

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An Israeli nuclear attack on Iran would result in unimaginable disaster, according to a new study. Nick Turse, managing editor of TomDispatch.com, points out that the risk of a nuclear war is still the gravest danger the world is facing today. “It’s a freight train coming down the tracks”. "In those first minutes, they’ll be stunned. Eyes fixed in a thousand-yard stare, nerve endings numbed. They’ll just stand there. Soon, you’ll notice that … [Read more...]