Rethinking resilience: energy security, fiscal constraints, and the financing of low-carbon development in African hydrocarbon producers
Nicolas Lippolis Executive summary This article examines how recent geopolitical tensions and volatility in global energy markets expose structural vulnerabilities in hydrocarbon-producing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite their importance in global oil and gas supply, these economies remain highly dependent on imported fossil fuels and are characterized by fragile energy infrastructure, limiting their ability to […]
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OPINION: Electromobility between China and Brazil: prospects for cooperation and challenges for the energy transition Despite cooperation with China bringing innovation, economic challenges and differences in market structures have hindered this partnership, writes Ricardo Lopes Kotz. Ricardo Lopes Kotz pesquisador do CEFD (Foto: arquivo pessoal) The global energy transition, increasingly linked to industrial competitiveness and […]
The Race for a Greener Future: Industrial Policy in China-Brazil Electric Vehicle and Battery Cooperation
CEFD China-Latin America Cooperation Policy Paper Series Ricardo Lopes Kotz Abstract By linking climate objectives to industrial competitiveness and technological upgrading, electric vehicles (EVs) have become strategic for the global energy transition, this study analyzes China–Brazil cooperation in electromobility, assessing whether Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) supports upgrading and innovation in Brazil, or risks reproducing […]
Workshop Summary: “Petrobras’ Role in the Energy Transition”
On December 8, 2025, the Center for Energy, Finance and Development (CEFD), the E+ Energy Transition Institute, and the Institute for Strategic Studies of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (Ineep) organized a workshop in Rio de Janeiro to discuss Petrobras’ role in the energy transition. With strong technological capabilities, access to capital, and significant political […]
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Countries present new targets at COP30 in Belém Understanding NDCs: climate targets to curb global warming NDCs are climate targets to curb global warming (Getty Images) Known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), these climate targets form the foundation of the Paris Agreement, which seeks to limit the rise in global temperature to 1.5°C above pre-industrial […]
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The Brazilian equation: study suggests ‘transforming’ Equatorial Margin oil into green assets Nicolas Lippolis, a researcher at Columbia University’s Climate School, proposes using wealth from the new oil frontier to finance biofuels, green hydrogen and synthetic fuels The approval of oil exploration in the Equatorial Margin ended a long debate over the risk of the […]