Improving energy access in Africa can have a tremendous impact on other sectors, particularly when it comes to water supply, agriculture, and forestry. Moreover, it can stimulate local economies and trigger social change. However for this potential to be harnessed an effort should be made to...

A study carried out as part of the FEP research program (Future Energy Program) has developed an online interface that combines satellite, geographical and demographic data to represent the progress of electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2014 to date. Through satellite data it is possible...

This paper compares different just transition pathways in China, the European Union and the United States of America by comparing the current state of the coal sector and just transition policies away from coal. How can social justice in the energy transition be achieved under different models...

This paper compares how the pursuit of self-sufficient Lithium-ion battery production by the three main geo-economic players (China, the European Union, and the United States) is unfolding by looking at the electrification of the transport sector. The analysis of this paper uses the concept of...

This paper compares the different multi-level climate and energy governance in China, the European Union and the United States. While many comparisons across these three economies exist, they concentrate on comparing the climate and energy 'policy instruments' and their results. This paper puts...

Part I – Context And Drivers For The Regional Energy Transformation -- Chapter 1 – The Mena Region: An Economic, Energy, And Historical Context -- Chapter 2 – Domestic And International Drivers And Challenges For The Energy Transformation In The Mena Region -- Part II – The Energy Sector...

Between now and 2050, humanity must face a double problem: the growing scarcity of oil and the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These “bathtub problems” cannot be considered independently as hydrocarbon scarcity paves the way to coal, while climate policies open the path...