COP27: what's left of Russian climate action?
As COP27 draws to a close, we take another deep dive into the impacts of Russia’s war against Ukraine on the climate negotiations and climate action at large. What were Moscow's priorities this year? ...
18 Nov 202243min
Countdown to COP27: the Eurasian delegations
Just a year ago, in the run-up to COP26 in Glasgow, we published the first Eurasian Climate Brief episode. With this year's COP on the doorstep - this time in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt - we are now bring...
6 Nov 202225min
The state of renewables in Albania (and beyond)
The six Western Balkan countries are struggling to embrace the EU’s plan on green energy. Albania produces almost all its electricity from hydropower plants, but at what cost to the environment? The c...
31 Okt 202227min
Nord Stream leaks: discussing new climate security threats
In late September, four leaks were detected in the gas pipelines linking Russia to Europe, Nord Stream 2 and Nord Stream 1. The incidents, were, in all likelihood, an act of sabotage. In a joint lett...
3 Okt 202221min
War in Ukraine: the knock-on effects on the minerals necessary for the green transition
Energy prices were rocked by the Russian invasion, with Aluminium and Nickel prices increasing sharply in the first two weeks after the conflict began with the latter up by more than 100 percent. Fea...
5 Sep 202226min
War in Ukraine: the fallout on Russian climate action
In September 2019, Russia formally joined the Paris Agreement, raising hopes the world's fourth emitter would finally throw its weight behind global decarbonisation efforts. The move followed years o...
1 Aug 202224min
War in Ukraine: the impact on climate diplomacy
The Eurasian Climate Brief is a podcast dedicated to climate issues in the region stretching from Eastern Europe to Russia down to the Caucasus and Central Asia. In this episode, we're speaking with B...
24 Jun 202230min
War in Ukraine: can energy transition and security reinforce each other?
The Eurasian Climate Brief is a podcast dedicated to climate issues in the region stretching from Eastern Europe to Russia down to the Caucasus and Central Asia. In this episode, we're speaking with o...
12 Mai 202227min
