| Author (Person) | Eyl-Mazzega, Marc-Antoine, Mathieu, Carole |
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| Publisher | French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) |
| Series Title | IFRI Policy Papers: Études de l'Ifri |
| Publication Date | April 2019 |
| ISBN | 979-10-373-0020-1 |
| Content Type | Research Paper |
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Summary: The low-carbon energy transition in France, the European Union (EU) and the world is today taking place unevenly and too slowly to preserve the climate and biodiversity. CO2 emissions are continuing to rise, while governments’ commitments are insufficient: in the long-term, the world is set to see temperatures increase by +3°C. Efforts to fund adaptation measures still need to be strengthened considerably. The geopolitical and geo-economic issues related to energy and climate policies are becoming more complex. They are expanding and reinforcing themselves. New rivalries are emerging on top of issues related to supply security in fossil fuels which remain acute (Ukraine-Russia, Iran-Saudi Arabia, maritime straits and terrorism). They follow from new risks and even threats that are geopolitical and geo-economic, linked to the energy transition. These include: critical metals, technologies, innovation and value chains, market access and the control of strategic assets, the establishment and spread of standards, which can be instrumentalized to shape the dominant technological choices and serve industrial interests. |
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| Source Link |
https://www.ifri.org/en/publications/etudes-de-lifri/strategic-dimensions-energy-transition-challenges-and-responses-france
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| Subject Categories | Energy |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
