Reaching carbon neutrality cannot rely on renewable energy resources and electrification alone and will need the widespread development of hydrogen as a vector of decarbonization. Developing countries in the Mediterranean region with good renewable energy resources could produce green hydrogen locally, generating economic opportunities, increasing...

This article is part of the CMI/FEMISE joint “COVID-19 Med Policy Brief Series”, aimed at addressing the urgent issue of the COVID-19 socio-economic effects and impact on the EU-Mediterranean region.

A quarter century ago, countries in the Mediterranean region made a strong political commitment to set the region on a path of peace, stability, and prosperity through the Barcelona Declaration. As we mark the anniversary of this declaration, we should be reminded that countries on both shores of the Mediterranean Sea pledged to enter a path...

The world is now at a crossroads: should recovery from the economic crisis triggered by COVID-19 be a series of individual go-it-alone country efforts, or instead an internationally cooperative effort? Should the fight to avert the climate crisis be about what each of us does, or instead about what all of us do together? Much of that...

  Enhancing Mediterranean Integration: Regional Knowledge Series Session 1. Setting the Stage: A New Vision for the Mediterranean   Context   Previous studies on regional integration across the Mediterranean highlighted a large underexploited potential of increasing the trade flow of goods and services, contributing to the economic and social...

  World Bank – CMI Joint Webinar Series  Knowledge Exchange on Green Hydrogen for the Mediterranean Region Prospects for Green and Blue Hydrogen in the Mediterranean:  Gas transport infrastructure implications Thursday March 18, 2021 | 10:00 EDT/15:00CET     Background   Carbon neutrality will require widespread adoption of hydrogen as an energy...