Giovanni Sgaravatti

Research analyst at @Bruegel. Working on energy, climate change and, in the little spare time, productivity.

[Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta]

NEW from me: China's CO2 emissions fell ~1.6% in the first quarter and have now been flat or down for more than a year. This is the first time on record that emissions are falling due to clean energy growth, not slow power demand.

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

Ukraine is Europe!
We stand by Ukraine.

We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor.

Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

As President Reagan once said, “Peace is not just the absence of war.” We’re talking about just and lasting peace—freedom, justice, and human rights for everyone. A ceasefire won’t work with Putin. He has broken ceasefires 25 times over the last ten years. A real peace is the only solution.

[International Energy Agency @IEA]

Today, utility-scale batteries paired with solar PV are already competitive with new coal plants in some countries like India

In just the next few years, batteries + solar will be cheaper than new natural gas plants in the US & new coal in China �� https://t.co/79VDGVnidi

[Bruegel @Bruegel_org]

Free carbon allowances for EU industrial companies are being phased out, but inconsistencies remain. Read the analysis by @GSgaravatti.

https://t.co/GPx3MteLWr

[Giovanni Sgaravatti @GSgaravatti]

Shocking to see China so far ahead the EU and the US in electrification rate, especially as EVs don't seem to be the main driving factor.

A high electrification rate means huge potential for rapid emissions cuts as China moves away from coal power generation.

#PowerBarometer24

[Ugne Keliauskaite @keliauskaite]

.@Bruegel_org EU gas import tracker:
- total EU gas imports from Russia for the second quarter in the row exceeded LNG imports from the US;
- weekly EU gas imports are below seasonal levels;
- EU gas storage is 94% full.
https://t.co/zrnNGuJvpf

[Giovanni Sgaravatti @GSgaravatti]

Shocking to see China so far ahead the EU and the US in electrification rate, especially as EVs don't seem to be the main driving factor.

A high electrification rate means huge potential for rapid emissions cuts as China moves away from coal power generation.

#PowerBarometer24

[Conall Heussaff @c_heussaff]

🆕@Bruegel_org: Europe’s 2040 climate target faces four critical risks. How can they be managed?🌍
With PRISMA project colleagues: @GunnarLuderer, @RobertPietzcker, @JohannesEmm, Rupert Way, Renato Rodrigues and Severin Reissl.
https://t.co/XOOylFiG9R

[Georg Zachmann @GeorgZachmann]

As the proposed new structure of the European Commission puts, both, #competition and #transition policy in the hands of @Teresaribera, I thought to re-share our conceptual paper on how the two areas interplay.

[PubAffairs EU Debates, News & Opinions 🇪🇺 @PubAffairsEU]

[Opinion] #EUpolitics & #Climate: The European #GreenDeal must go global, by @Tagliapietra_S, Cecilia Trasi and @GSgaravatti | Politico
https://t.co/IKn6acN198

[Cecilia Trasi @CeciliaTrasi]

Our latest op-ed in @POLITICOEurope makes the case for why the European Green Deal must focus on external decarbonization efforts. Without it, we risk undermining domestic and global climate targets. With @Tagliapietra_S and @GSgaravatti
https://t.co/nTjCVrtG2B

[IISD Energy @IISD_Energy]

📣Next week—Aviation & shipping have broad fossil fuel tax exemptions, how can gov'ts reform subsidies to support the energy transition?

On Sept. 17 don't miss this event featuring speakers from @Bruegel_org, @MinisterieKGG, @UCL_Energy, & IISD.
Register: https://t.co/vqAr6XJ9QE

[Bruegel @Bruegel_org]

In Q2 2024, Russia overtook the USA in terms of gas imports for the first time since Q4 2022; Norway is the key source of gas imports to the EU

Source: Bruegel based on ENTSOG, GIE and Bloomberg, via @GeorgZachmann @keliauskaite @GSgaravatti @McwilliamsBen

https://t.co/6UHHbeCBBP

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

When Haussmann transformed Paris into the city it is today, it involved the planting of 600,000 trees — and building wide boulevards to accommodate them.

There's a reason history's greatest city planners placed such heavy emphasis on street trees...

[Ember @ember_energy]

The data is in 📈

Here’s what happened in EU electricity in the first six months of 2024 🇪🇺

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[Ember @ember_energy]

Fossil fuels generated 17% less in H1-2024 than in H1-2023.

A majority of this fall came from only a few Member States, with Germany seeing the largest drop.

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[Ugne Keliauskaite @keliauskaite]

.@Bruegel_org EU gas import tracker:
-weekly EU imports decreased, driven by lower LNG and NO imports;
-pipeline imports from Russia exceed 2023 level due to record flows via Turkstream;
-reverse flows into UA are up;
-EU gas storage at 85% capacity.
https://t.co/xBGQVy6noY

[Bruegel @Bruegel_org]

🎙 Making buildings greener: EU decarbonisation plans

Listen to the full episode with @rebeccawire, @GSgaravatti, Michael Pahle @PIK_Klima & Marion Santini @RegAssistProj⬇️

https://t.co/yALPFtovor

[Bruegel @Bruegel_org]

📗Making buildings greener: EU decarbonisation plans

How can the EU bridge the investment gap for energy renovations to meet climate targets? @rebeccawire discusses with @GSgaravatti, Michael Pahle @PIK_Klima & Marion Santini @RegAssistProj.

Listen now https://t.co/yALPFtovor