Study Group: Energy / Utilities Experts: Legal, Economic, and Regulatory Affairs (France)(?)

There is another flaw in the Arrhenius argument, not mentioned in peer reviews dealing with the distinction between wholesale power market spot and future prices. The Arrhenius authors appear to assume that green certificates would be issued or required on top of the German feed-in tariff...

By restricting Microsoft's ability to bundle unrelated features (such as media players, server software) to Windows, the EU ruling will bolster competition & innovation in the software industry.   The judgement further asserts that companies may not unfairly prevent rival products from...

French business and equities would take a plunge if Ms. Royal were elected President in April next. Ms. Royal’s personal economic views are statist & interventionist; if elected she would have to govern with an alliance of unreconstructed Socialists and Communists. Far from...

The European Commission plans to propose measures to bring emissions of greenhouse gases from the average new car down to 120g of CO2 per kilometer by 2012 - 25% below the 2005 level of 162g/km.Final provisions will depend on a host of complex negotiations, but the overall trend is clear: ...

Total’s incoming CEO has declared his company’s intention to enter the nuclear electricity business. Given France’s wealth of nuclear expertise, Total seems better positioned than many other oil companies to acquire this new competence.   Yet, Total may be tempted to buy, as opposed to...