Alfonso Medinilla
amedinil.bsky.social
Alfonso Medinilla
@amedinil.bsky.social
Energy and green transition
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The geography of green iron and steel: Opportunities for Europe and North Africa

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January 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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What could green industrialisation imply for the geography of current production in sectors like iron and steel? Could it usher opportunities for industrial partnerships between Europe and (North) Africa? Read our @ecdpm.org discussion paper with @amedinil.bsky.social on this topic for more!
📝 Steel production accounts for 8% of global emissions, making green production a priority for Europe's climate neutrality ambitions.

But with European steelmakers at a crossroads, imports from North Africa could be essential.

Read the paper 👉 bit.ly/3ZOuD0n
December 20, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Final dose of EU-angst... Happy holidays🥂
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has pledged to boost the EU’s ability to compete with the US and China.

Will she be able to deliver?

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December 20, 2024 at 9:03 AM
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❗ NEW BRIEF❗
Our fellow Theophilus Acheampong outlines cooperative pathways for Europe and Africa on critical minerals. The EU should provide seed funding to develop the human capital and technological capacity to integrate African countries into global value chains.

ecfr.eu/publication/...
Rules of entry: Cooperative pathways for Europe and Africa on critical minerals
European countries want to secure supplies of African critical raw materials. To achieve this, they must increasingly meet locally set requirements that channel benefits into local economies in Africa...
ecfr.eu
December 19, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Join us on 15 January 2025 for a discussion with
Behnam Lot, Bellona Europe
Soroush Basirat @ieefainstitute.bsky.social
Zaffar Hussain @agoraind.bsky.social @agoraew.bsky.social, Richard Smith @e3g.bsky.social
@poorvak.bsky.social @ecdpm.org

👉More info and registration link here: lnkd.in/eR_5TWHQ
December 18, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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To make #CBAM a success, the EU should use CBAM revenues to support investments in industrial #decarbonisation abroad. Its climate diplomacy should make use of financial aid & technology transfers.

New CER policy brief by @elisabettaco.bsky.social & @aslak.bsky.social: https://buff.ly/4fVeThI
December 11, 2024 at 12:00 PM