Focus Corner
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Selected perspectives on energy, infrastructure and industrial transition
Focus Corner features in-depth perspectives on long-term transitions, strategic trade-offs and execution challenges across energy, infrastructure and industrial systems.
The focus is on governance, system constraints and real-world implications shaping policy dialogue, delivery and investment decisions.
Latest Articles
EU ETS and Industrial Competitiveness: the price alone is not enough
The EU ETS has played a real role in reducing European emissions. But it no longer operates in the context in which it was originally…
COP30 and the Realism of Divergent Pathways
COP30 did not deliver a breakthrough in ambition. What it did deliver was something more consequential: the end of the illusion that climate transition can…
The Great Illusion of “Cost-Free” Decarbonisation
Decarbonisation is often presented as economically neutral, if not cost-free. It is neither. The real issue is not only how much the transition costs, but…
From ambition to execution: why Europe’s energy transition succeeds or fails
Europe’s energy transition is often discussed in terms of ambition and targets.
Less attention is paid to execution, system constraints and industrial competitiveness.
This article reflects on…