📢Calling climate & energy journalists—what would a good outcome from the #G7 Energy, Environment, & Climate Ministerial look like?

Leading climate experts will outline current energy commitments & next steps for G7 countries at a #MediaBriefing Friday.👇
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1/3 The EU has signed too many LNG contracts, and by 2030 will be forced to buy almost twice as much LNG as it needs.

That's the verdict today from the EU's own agency for energy regulators.

It's time to move on from the 2022 'dash for gas'.

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A great overview of #CleanEnergy value chains in the #EU . This shows the new industrial being distributed similar to the 'old' one, w Southern Eastern Europe exempt from the emerging clean economy. Something #EU must remedy in its relations w Balkan countries in particular.

Great start of the Berlin energy week where today we chaired a strategy workshop on EU Energy Diplomacy: shaping the new strategic agenda co-organised by E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism & Clingendael Institute and closed the day at the REN21 - Renewables Now reception! #BETD24

To tackle methane emissions, greater transparency is essential

Emissions implied by oil & gas sector reporting were 95% lower than IEA estimates for 2023

But the growing number of satellites monitoring methane can help provide a clearer global picture 👉 iea.li/3ThA2IV

How to unlock #NorthAfrica 's #renewables potential & what role can Europe and Germany play to help?

Join us for our official #betd24 partner event:
📅10:00-12:00 CET Mon 18 March
📍Berlin and online

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In 2023, industrialized nations saw a record 4.5% drop in emissions, reaching levels lower than 1973, despite a 1.7% GDP growth. 2023 marked the largest percentage decline in CO2 emissions without sacrificing economic growth. 1/3

“The IEA has not gotten greener, but they’ve gotten much more observant and have more understanding of what the actual trends of the energy market really are,” says Maria Pastukhova on the controversies around the IEA in Cipher News.

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My recent co-authored study examines the role of interconnected mini-grids (IMGs) in net-zero emissions energy systems. IMGs can help minimize stranded generators and decrease the reliance on captive diesel gen-sets. Ihttps://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad259f

A Summary of our new paper on ...
Why rethinking electricity maket integration is crucial for Europe's future competitiveness and security
... in 15 tweets.

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Kamala Harris empty, Scholz mushy, Zelensky tired. Lots of words, no concrete commitments. And when the explanation for this state of affairs is that “democracy takes time”, I just despair. It’s a sad MSC2024 so far

That’s not the point of development aid

1/9 Before yesterday’s #Italy AfricaSummit 28-29 Jan, #Italy rightly sought “serious strategic relationships in Africa as equals not predators”. But on energy at least, the Summit outcomes show that Italy has a way to go yet. A thread.governo.it/en/articolo/it…

Very excited about Richard Smith joining @E3G's #energy diplomacy team and bringing a wealth of hands-on #foreignpolicy experience to drive our work on #EU 's energy relations.
#energy twitter do reach out to say hi & follow his work!

Looks like #SaudiArabia has finally caught up w global #oil demand trends. Investing into new long-lead upstream is a risk if you're already producing @ 75% capacity & there is a 'safer' way to free up more oil for exports: decarbonise domestic oil use. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

After the US pause of new LNG export approvals, we get today another good sign that the global energy transition is moving fast: Saudi Arabia drops its plan to boost oil output capacity from 12mn barrels per day to 13mn b/d by 2027, in a major reversal from previous policy.