Open, CBAM!
On 13 December, in an enthusiastic press release, the European Commission welcomed the political agreement reached on the same day between the European Parliament and the European Council on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), better known by its Irish acronym CBAM, whose principle is to tax the carbon content
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Each month, one of our experts publishes an article describing his view on a specific topic of the constant changes taking place in the energy market, with special focus on the French market.
Coal phase-out in the EU: gaining momentum?
As part of the Energy Transition process, and in line with the EU Green Deal – namely aimed at reducing CO2 emissions by way
Carbon: a market under pressure
Since the carbon market was created more than fourteen years ago, the price per tonne of carbon has never been higher. On March 31st,
A new breath for hydrogen
Hydrogen, the most widespread atom in the universe, cannot claim to be a story in itself. The notoriety of this atom (or molecule: dihydrogen,
Communication Breakdown
It is well known that EDF has a majority presence in the electricity generation in France. More specifically, EDF is the only player which
Mecapa in 2020: chronicle of a peculiar mechanism in uncertain times
Year 2020 would have been a very special year for the Capacity Mechanism Market, too. It would have started “normally” following the 2019 trend.
New trend: your electricity bill financed by the public debt
It is still France which, through its tax inventiveness, is at the origin of this trend. On 1 January 2016, the CSPE (Contribution to
Fifty shades of green growth
Draping themselves in environmentalist morality, Europe and its States have wasted an absolute fortune on reducing emissions (and primary energy), with appallingly lacklustre results:
Gas and oil: dancing cheap, too cheap ?
Since the beginning of 2020, European gas markets have seen their prices drop to levels not seen since the previous global economic recession back
Climate-proofing for the energy industry: evolve…or die?
What was, a few years ago, merely a theory has now become a proven fact. Global warming caused by the greenhouse effect is inexorably
