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Covid-19 shaping energy trends

A health global crisis turning into an energy crisis or an opportunity?

The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus seems to have hit every aspect of modern societies; from the economy, health, employment, energy and transport to politics. Media analysts and policy experts talk about the disastrous impact of the virus on the global economy and the unknown that will follow, once the global lockdown is lifted.

Amid this panic and darkness, an interesting article published on Bloomberg Green on the 1^st of May appears to bring hope for the future. The article spots some interesting aspects of the lockdown on the energy sector and its positive impact on the climate (Lombrana, 2020). Read more

3 May 2020/0 Comments/by Athina

Renewables: The end of energy geopolitics?

Reality or just a myth

Are we entering an era where renewables and low carbon technologies are going to replace fossil fuel and the associated geopolitical complexities? Early this year, the executive director of the International Energy Agency, Dr Fatih Birol highlighted the rapid penetration of clean energy technologies into the future energy mix – especially in China, the largest energy consumer and carbon emitter. Inevitably, the energy status is changing, but little is known about the impact on the global energy economy.

Mapping Energy trends

Valuable conclusions from 2015: COP21 in Paris, Oil price drops and WEO 2015

The world has seen many developments in the international scene within 2015. Recession with drops in the oil prices, tensions in the Middle East and the COP21 that discussed the climate change action and the dynamic of the emerging green economies. With certainty, all these phenomena are intertwined and will affect future energy trends.