What are the implications of China’s plans to be carbon neutral by 2060? .....This monumental task has global implications – notably for the sectors of China’s economy responsible for its emissions, but also for energy markets worldwide and the global energy transition. In this thinkpiece we focus on both the domestic implications for electricity, industry and transport – representing 90% of domestic emissions – and outline early possible global implications..... Click here to read more

Peaking before 2030 raised no eyebrows, but net-zero by 2060 dropped many jaws ....The implications of this commitment are still being worked out and there remain many unanswered questions on how this new target will be achieved, but for now we celebrate this most welcomed announcement, one of the largest — in terms of emissions reductions — in history...... Click here to read more

Energy service company-based models could accelerate capital mobilization toward energy-efficiency projects. The International Energy Agency estimates that $24.5 trillion of energy-efficiency (EE) investments will be needed through 2040. Debt- and self-financed projects are expected to contribute only a third of this capital due to multiple barriers. On the one hand, self-financed projects require ....... Click here for more information and download the report

On 17 September 2020, Dr Florian Ermacora, DG ENER Head of Wholesale Markets, Electricity & Gas Unit, Directorate for Internal Energy Market, European Commission delivered a keynote presentation, “Electricity Market Design for Europe” to close to 300 participants at the Joint Annual Conference of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE) Automation of Electric Power Systems Professional Committee and Power Market Professional Committee & Power