Arctic policy will define Europe's energy, security and innovation landscapes
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has critically damaged ‘Arctic exceptionalism’ — and Greenland is just the tip of the iceberg, writes Zsanett Gréta Papp.
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Our favourite articles this month. Hand-picked by the EEI team.
Europe's protein transition faces cultural and regulatory problems
Europe's diet has an environmental hoofprint, but diversifying its protein sources means tackling cultural as well as scientific hurdles, writes Tomé Morrissy-Swan
Can Europe challenge China on sodium-ion batteries?
Chinese companies already produce them at scale and will likely dominate global production for a decade, writes longstanding EEI contributor Xiaoying You.
Opinion: Farms and farmers are integral to Europe's energy and resilience
The European Commission cannot ignore that feeding Europe and powering Europe are vital pillars of defending Europe in the next MFF, writes Barry Cowen, MEP.
Defending climate progress in a wartime economy
European military spending could exacerbate the climate crisis – and by extension, global instability itself, writes Ellie Kinney at the Conflict and Environment Observatory.
Reactor corps: why SMRs force a total rethink of security
Small modular reactors pose an existential challenge to conventional security practices, writes terrorism, intelligence and resilience expert Professor Fraser Sampson
Energy poverty in Europe's largest shanty town
EEI writer Harriet Barber travels to the 'informal settlement' of Cañada Real to discover how extreme energy poverty affects lives on Europe's margins.
How the Baltic states decoupled their grids from Moscow
After decades of wrangling, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have synchronised their grids with the EU. EEI writer Elizabeth Meager explains what it means for the region.
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Feb 01
Arctic policy will define Europe's energy, security and innovation landscapes
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has critically damaged ‘Arctic exceptionalism’ — and Greenland is just the tip of the iceberg, writes Zsanett Gréta Papp.
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Jan 08
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Europe's protein transition faces cultural and regulatory problems
Europe's diet has an environmental hoofprint, but diversifying its protein sources means tackling cultural as well as scientific hurdles, writes Tomé Morrissy-Swan
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Nov 03
Can Europe challenge China on sodium-ion batteries?
Chinese companies already produce them at scale and will likely dominate global production for a decade, writes longstanding EEI contributor Xiaoying You.
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Oct 01
Opinion: Farms and farmers are integral to Europe's energy and resilience
The European Commission cannot ignore that feeding Europe and powering Europe are vital pillars of defending Europe in the next MFF, writes Barry Cowen, MEP.
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Sep 06
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Aug 21
Opinion: The daunting task of large-scale grid renewal
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Jul 18
Defending climate progress in a wartime economy
European military spending could exacerbate the climate crisis – and by extension, global instability itself, writes Ellie Kinney at the Conflict and Environment Observatory.
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A new social leasing scheme for Europe's rural families
A European Social Leasing Scheme would ensure the Green Deal works for rural families, who might otherwise be left behind by EV policy writes MEP Thomas Pellerin-Carlin
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