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European Union Imposes Partial Ban on Russian Oil
June 8, 2022 | Ben Cahill The European Union imposed a partial embargo on Russian crude oil and petroleum products, and a ban on shipping insurance for exports from Russia. But it may be hard to achieve the goal of driving Russian oil off the market and cutting its export revenue.

Commentary
Can Russia Execute a Gas Pivot to Asia?
May 4, 2022 As Europe tries to diversify away from Russian gas, Russia is looking to Asia for new markets, but the shift will be neither immediate nor easy.

Transcript
The Future of European Energy: A Conversation with EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson
February 8, 2022 The CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program hosted a conversation with the EU commissioner for energy Kadri Simson.

Commentary
The United Kingdom’s Carbon Capture Industrial Strategy
November 3, 2021 The United Kingdom is investing in carbon capture, usage, and storage to create economic opportunity and lower emissions. The country’s strategy will establish industrial clusters and pay companies to transport and store CO2.

Commentary
The United Kingdom’s Hydrogen Strategy
October 28, 2021 The United Kingdom wants to be a global leader on hydrogen by 2030. Its hydrogen strategy is broadly in line with its Sixth Carbon Budget and complements its goal to create four net-zero industrial clusters by 2030.

Commentary
Germany’s Hydrogen Industrial Strategy
October 28, 2021 | Isabelle Huber Probably more than a quarter of state funding committed by all 17 countries with hydrogen strategies to date is provided by the German government. In this Energy Rewired commentary, Isabelle Huber breaks down Germany's advanced hydrogen strategy.

Commentary
U.S.-Russian Arctic Relations: A Change in Climate?
March 31, 2021 | Colin Wall President Biden in the Arctic can secure two much-needed successes for U.S.-Russian cooperation on climate change and the environment: financing for research on the implications of permafrost thaw and creating a program to study fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean.

Commentary
How Can Europe Get Carbon Border Adjustment Right?
August 7, 2020 The European Union wants to tax imported goods based on their carbon content—an idea that can create as many problems as it solves, depending on how it is implemented.

Commentary
Why Europe’s Green Deal Still Matters
March 24, 2020 The European Green Deal is revolutionary in concept but deeply familiar in its details. Yet it includes six bets that could reshape the global fight against climate change.

Blog Post
Who Killed Coal in the United Kingdom?
October 28, 2019
From Energy Headlines Versus Trendlines

The decline in coal-fired power generation in the United Kingdom has been rapid and astonishing.

Newsletter
Energy Fact & Opinion: European Commission Releases Sustainable Energy Security Strategy
February 19, 2016 | Edward C. Chow

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Report
Implications of a Low-Carbon Future
November 16, 2015 | Sarah Ladislaw

The world relies heavily on fossil fuels to meet its energy needs, and the development and trade of those fuels has influenced relationships among countries throughout modern history.

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