Japan’s economic security and the clean competitiveness challenge
The current Japanese government’s trade agenda centres on economic security, supply-chain resilience and industrial competitiveness. Yet, one critical element remains underemphasised: the role of decarbonising industrial value chains in achieving…
LCAW 2026: Climate cooperation in a fragmented world
London Climate Action Week (LCAW) 2026 is being held in the shadow of what the IEA sees as the most severe energy supply crisis in modern history, continuing conflicts around…
Timing matters: energy security is India’s economic opportunity
Recent disruptions around critical energy chokepoints have exposed the fragility of global fossil fuel systems. For energy-importing countries like India, the Iran war is a recurring reminder of how fossil…
EU–Egypt partnership: win–win for trade, industry and the clean transition
Strengthening trade cooperation with Egypt in support of its ambitious renewable energy targets offers unique benefits for the EU's regional influence, supply chain resilience, and industrial competitiveness. To retain a…
Hundreds of green businesses call on UK Chancellor to protect funding for home insulation and electric heating
In November 2025, the Guardian reported that the UK government was considering a policy which would create a multi-billion-pound black hole in the budget for the Warm Homes Plan. This…
E3G’s COP30 insight tracker
Welcome to E3G’s COP30 insights page, featuring expert analysis and commentary from Belém, Brazil. Explore our latest updates and reflections on the climate negotiations before and during COP30. Explore E3G's…
Protect fuel poverty alleviation funding at UK Autumn Budget, call businesses, charities and environmental groups
On 4 November, the Guardian reported that the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer was looking to cut the national insulation scheme, ECO, which is currently levied on energy bills. While…
The End of Addition: Clean energy’s economic and political takeover
Entering COP, many commentators like to use the line that renewables are just about meeting additional energy needs, or "energy addition”. But this misses the real story. The economics and…