Energy prices have broken all-time record highs during 2022. This, together with the need to strengthen decarbonization efforts, makes the analysis of energy and climate policies more relevant and exciting than ever. There is consensus regarding the need to reduce carbon emissions, promote renewables, and improve energy efficiency, but security of supply concerns have also come to the forefront of the policy debate. 

The BSE Intensive Course on The Energy Crisis and the Energy Transition: Economics and Policy will provide you (whether you are an economist, engineer, or lawyer, working in the private or public sector) with a thorough understanding of the most recent developments and economic insights to analyze the performance of current and potential energy and climate policies.

Learn with leading international scholars and practitioners with extensive experience in the field, who are currently involved in the debates and policy-making in the energy sector

The course will provide an informed overview of the energy crisis (its causes and effects), the policy reforms that have been put in place (e.g., the Iberian exception to reduce electricity prices and the EU Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Market Package, among others) or those that are currently being discussed (e.g., the European Commission’s proposal on the electricity market reform).

Time will also be devoted to discussing some of the challenges likely to arise during the energy transition, such as those related to industrial competitiveness and the need to finance low-carbon investments.

Acquire a thorough understanding of the causes and implications of the energy crisis

After successful completion of the course you will be also able to:

• Analyze the recent policy reforms that have been implemented in energy markets in Europe and those which are being discussed

• Identify the distinguishing economic features and likely effects of energy and climate policies, and understand how existing policies could be improved

• Learn to assess the regulatory and market risks of firms and agents involved in the energy transition

• Discuss the competition policy implications that arise during the energy transition

• Debate over recent reports and papers on the energy transition and market design, and current as well as proposed regulatory energy and climate policies (e.g., ACER, European Commission, IEA, or IRENA, among others)