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Climate Change

  • Delegates and participants at the opening day of the COP30 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Belém, Pará, Brazil | ©  European Union, 2025

    Paris Agreement to power politics: The EU's climate leadership in a time of contestation

    As global climate ambition stalls and geopolitical rivalry deepens, the EU faces a choice: retreat or compete. Europe must recast climate diplomacy as a strategy for energy security and industrial strength – and seize its chance to lead.

    Commentary
    18 November, 2025 By: Caspar Hobhouse
  • Abandoned industrial buildings of Pyramiden on Svalbard stand weathered and colorful against a stark Arctic landscape and glacier backdrop.

    The northern frosts: The EU should contain and unpower Russia in the Arctic

    The Arctic is a pillar of Russia’s power. It is also its Achilles’ heel. As the challenge Russia poses to European security intensifies, the EU must devote more attention and resources to the region in its efforts to unpower Russia – limiting Moscow’s capacity to wage war in...

    Analysis
    30 October, 2025 By: Ondrej Ditrych
  • Wind turbines next to "World on Fire" logo. Credit photo: Getty image via Canva

    Keep calm and carry on: The EU’s energy transition should not bow to Trump

    In the face of shifting US politics and fossil fuel pressures, the EU must hold steady on its energy transition. It's methodical, rules-based approach to climate and energy policy is not just an asset—it’s a geopolitical strength.

    Commentary
    30 April, 2025 By: Caspar Hobhouse
  • Cartoon drawing of a heroic figure holding a globe © Created with ChatGPT

    Playing God with climate

    Although increasingly touted as offering a solution to the worst effects of global warming, geoengineering technologies are controversial. But as the planet’s temperatures continue to rise, the EU must consider whether geoengineering could provide deliverance from our climate...

    Briefs
    16 September, 2024 By: Lukas Trakimavičius
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    The power shift - The impact of the low carbon transition on the oil and gas economy

    In the light of the energy crisis engulfing Europe and the world since autumn 2021, this Chaillot Paper examines the transformation of the global energy system and its concrete implications for the EU in terms of its energy and national security, strategic sovereignty and...

    Chaillot Papers
    9 March 2023 By: Yana Popkostova
  • Europe's energy crisis conundrum

    The energy crisis that engulfed Europe in 2021 continues to be a major source of concern. This Brief looks at the causes of the crisis, analyses its impacts and proposes strategic responses to enhance the EU’s resilience to energy market volatility as it pursues its ambitious...

    Briefs
    28 January, 2022 By: Yana Popkostova
  • Arab Climate Futures

    This Chaillot Paper shows that successfully tackling climate change in MENA will depend on decisions taken both in the region and outside. Assisting the Arab world in meeting the challenges posed by climate change will be a matter of strategic importance for Europe.

    Chaillot Papers
    19 November 2021 Edited By: Florence Gaub, Clémentine Lienard
  • Melting ice, frozen heart

    As global warming and the need for a decarbonisation strategy have risen to the top of the EU’s agenda, fighting climate change has emerged as one of the prospective areas for cooperation with Russia. This Brief shows that despite the detrimental effects of climate change in...

    Briefs
    22 September, 2021 Edited By: Stanislav Secrieru, Federica Prandin
  • Green digital diplomacy

    The environmental impact of digital consumption and new technologies calls for globally sustainable data practices. This Brief argues that embracing ‘green digital diplomacy’ represents a strategic opportunity for the EU’s foreign and security policy to exercise influence in an...

    Briefs
    13 September, 2021 Edited By: Patryk Pawlak, Fabio Barbero
  • The future of conflict prevention

    Looking ahead to the horizon of 2030, this Chaillot Paper analyses the need for a conflict prevention approach in the face of three megatrends that will have far-reaching global repercussions.

    Chaillot Papers
    18 June 2021 By: Katariina Mustasilta

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