Climate policy becomes industrial policy The Commission's publications are framed less as conventional climate measures than as a response to competitiveness, energy security, and the political cost of Europe's continued dependence on imported fossil fuels. The Middle East conflict earlier this year added more than €50 billion to the EU's fossil fuel import bill. Energy prices remain a structural drag […]
Demand for clean energy technologies is rising across Europe at the very time that European countries are falling behind on deployment targets in critical sectors. Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have reaffirmed the case for accelerating the clean energy transition as a route to greater energy security. Yet supply chains underpinning key technologies […]
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) in Great Britain are moving from technological experiments to real world pilots, driven by advances in AI, sustained private investment, and growing interest in safer and more innovative transport systems. AVs are seen as a “status symbol” for cities, associated with the Silicon Valley. London wants to show it is an early […]
In our latest blog, Flint experts Lisa Keuper and Lisa Ross explore how the securitisation landscape is evolving across two very different financial regions: APAC and the European Union. While the EU cautiously navigates regulatory frameworks with a focus on financial stability, markets across APAC show a more dynamic, albeit measured, approach to growth.
Introduction International climate negotiations will begin in Baku on 11 November. COP29 is being dubbed as the ‘finance COP’, with countries needing to set a new global target to mobilise as much as $1 trillion per year of climate finance to developing countries. Ahead of COP30 in Brazil, a key moment for global climate ambition, […]
Download the PDF version here. The starting gun has been fired and the UK general election campaign is now well underway. Over the coming weeks, the major parties will set out more detail about their respective policy programmes and publish their manifestos. This will include policies on the energy and climate agenda, some of which […]
1. What is COP28? In this look-ahead post, we provide a brief guide to COP28, the key issues and items of agenda headed into the event. COP (“conference of the parties”) takes place every year and is the world’s only multilateral decision-making forum on climate change, attracting high-level global participation and interest. Each COP seeks […]
Key Points: For a deeper dive into how Brussels is managing market volatility and whether current proposals will genuinely cap costs, see our recent analysis on EU gas price plans: Is Europe ready for winter? While the EU acted fast and in a coordinated way to diversify its oil and gas supplies and cut its […]
A booming market For business and investors seeking to shape the UK’s policy and regulatory framework for electric vehicles (EVs), 2022 is set to be a busy year. EV sales were the auto sector’s standout success story last year. Even with the wider auto market down over 28% compared to pre-covid levels, more electric vehicles […]
Key takeaways This tension reflects a wider debate about how far governments can push sustainability objectives while managing growth, energy security and competitiveness pressures. State of play: UK and EU UK The Government is keen to maintain momentum in the aftermath of COP26. The Greening Finance Roadmap sets out an approach of early adoption and alignment […]
In the aftermath of the final deal at COP26 our experts provide analysis of the deal itself, as well as what it means for the domestic and international agenda on climate change in the months and years ahead. Flint Partner Kiran Horwich chairs a discussion between Flint Partner Josh Buckland (Former adviser to the Business Secretary on energy and […]
Social injustice is incompatible with a sustainable environment
It is good that net zero carbon emissions and a ceiling of 1.5 degrees of climate warming have become established goals of international policy. But the muted success of COP26 in Glasgow shows there is still a mountain to climb to turn lip-service into reality. Tackling climate change is increasingly central to governments’ wider economic […]
