The myths keeping eastern Europe in the fossil age
Eastern European leaders frequently hinder climate negotiations in Brussels, but this attitude is damaging their development as well as efforts to tackle climate change.
Russia
US-Russia gas battle is building stranded assets in Europe
For too long the US has supported gas projects in Europe that offer alternatives to Russian gas imports.
Russian climate decree raises false hopes
A decree published by Moscow this week caused a flutter of excitement that Russia was finally stepping up its climate action. But on closer reading these hopes were soon dashed.
Will Russia fully engage with the geopolitics of clean energy?
A refusal by Russia to fully take part in the global clean energy transition could have serious economic and political repercussions for the country.
