This is the third piece in our Frontiers of Trade Policy series, which examines the places where international commerce is running ahead of the law meant to govern it. The first asked which country owns a resource mined in space, where rules of origin have no territory to point to. The second asked who is […]
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 […]
The Middle East conflict risks sparking a renewed affordability crisis The ongoing conflict in the Gulf has led to a sharp rise in gas prices across the globe. For example, the NBP one-month forward gas future price, a key benchmark for UK gas prices, has risen by over 50% since the start of the year. Energy consumers in the UK are particularly exposed: gas sets the UK wholesale electricity price around 60% of the time according to DESNZ, and almost 90% of households in England use gas as the main […]
Introduction A strange new term is echoing through the corridors of power in Whitehall: the ‘puffin’ (or, strictly, the PuFIn). Public financial institutions have long been a feature of government activity outside the UK – from the US mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to Germany’s Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau or KfW, eyed with envy from Whitehall for decades. But for reasons of history and public accounting, they have […]
In this episode, Flint experts examine what Andy Burnham’s first Labour Party Conference as leader and Prime Minister means for policy and politics, and what the announcements made at conference reveal about the direction of his Government. They explore the priorities set out by Burnham, the Chancellor and wider Cabinet, how Burnham’s approach differs from […]
As COP30 in Brazil approaches, Flint experts unpack what this pivotal summit means for global climate action and international business. In this episode, our panel explores the key themes and initiatives shaping COP30 — from the next round of national emissions targets (NDCs) to the implications for global investment, carbon markets, climate finance, and sustainable […]
