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Lessons Learned from Oily Pelicans? A Comparative Policy Paper on Maritime Oil Spill Disasters

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Turn on the news or open the paper and sure enough there will be mention of the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Although it has retreated from the big headlines, the disaster still looms large as people deal with the aftermath of the BP catastrophe. 

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The Deepwater Horizon disaster has put offshore drilling and emergency oil spill response on the forefront of everyone's minds in the international community. Maritime oil disasters, no matter how you look at them, affect everyone. Their oily consequences create a ripple effect in which not only does the industry suffer and those who must daily deal with the pollution, but governments and policy makers must attempt to draw policy conclusions and find ways in which to limit such events in the future....

 

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Lessons Learned from Oily Pelicans? A Comparative Policy Paper on Maritime Oil Spill Disasters

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Climate & Energy
Center for Energy & Climate
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Ifri's Energy and Climate Center carries out activities and research on the geopolitical and geoeconomic issues of energy transitions such as energy security, competitiveness, control of value chains, and acceptability. Specialized in the study of European energy/climate policies as well as energy markets in Europe and around the world, its work also focuses on the energy and climate strategies of major powers such as the United States, China or India. It offers recognized expertise, enriched by international collaborations and events, particularly in Paris and Brussels.

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The Strategic Dimension of Power System Flexibility: Opportunities in Europe

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30 April 2025
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The European Union has embarked on an energy transition aimed primarily at replacing fossil fuels by electrifying demand. 

Cédric PHILIBERT Arthur de LASSUS
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Energy Developments in the United Kingdom

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19 May 2025
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The United Kingdom (UK) has traditionally been an example for its neighbours and the world in developing ambitious, innovative and effective energy policies. 

Rémy CARBONNIER
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India’s Green Hydrogen Strategy in Action: Policy Actions, Market Insights, and Global Opportunities

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24 April 2025
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India is poised to remain the world’s fastest-growing major economy, and this rapid growth is driving a sharp rise in energy demand. As the most populous country on the planet, India urgently needs to decarbonize its energy systems.

Akul RAIZADA
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Water in Mexico: an Emergency that Will Wait

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22 April 2025
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Access to water is already and will become increasingly problematic for Mexican economic actors due to the progressive scarcity of the resource resulting from climate change, a geographical distribution that does not coincide with that of the population or economic activity, and management that has so far been far too lax. 

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