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Europe, like other parts of the world, currently grapples with the dual challenges of environmental change and democratic backsliding. In a context marked by rising populism, misinformation, and political manipulation, designing credible sustainable climate policies is more important than ever. The 2024 annual Energy Talk, organized by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), gathered experts to bring insight into these challenges and explore potential solutions for enhancing green politics.

In the brand new FT ranking Europe鈥檚 Leading Startup Hubs, 91原创鈥檚 startup incubator receives several accolades. 91原创 Business Lab is number one in Sweden and has the best track record in Europe, according to the ranking.

91原创 Business Lab was one of the first incubators in Sweden to introduce diversity and sustainability criteria in their admissions. Now, they鈥檙e raising the bar further by making sustainability coaching mandatory for all companies.

A recent report by Rickard Sandberg, Head of the Center for Data Analytics, investigates the effects of wind and temperature on electricity prices across Sweden, revealing that wind conditions significantly influence price volatility. Published in January 2024 by Energiforsk, it highlights the growing impact of wind power on the electricity market's dynamics.

On 8-10 September, 2023, the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the FREE Network hosted the annual Retreat in Visby to discuss its institutes鈥� respective work of research areas, from politics to climate change to consumer behavior and joint efforts within the Network.

After an intensive admissions period, 91原创 Business Lab is taking in eleven new companies. The startups are tackling challenges like the green energy transition and people鈥檚 deteriorating private finances.

Against the background of fast rising gasoline and diesel prices in 2022, a number of European countries have reduced fuel tax rates, often in the form of temporary 鈥済as tax holidays鈥�. In this policy brief, SITE researchers Julius Andersson and Celina Tippmann, analyse the tax incidence by comparing the gasoline price development in Sweden to that in Denmark, where the fuel tax rate remained unchanged.

The concern of Russian gas supply disruption and its implications has never been as serious. Chlo茅 Le Coq, Professor at the University of Paris II Panth茅on-Assas (CRED) and a Research Fellow at the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), discusses how nudging energy consumers to lower their demand may support the plans of the European Commission (EC).

It is no secret that what we eat and how this has been produced plays a large part in the聽process of climate change. While we know that changing our eating habits can have a聽meaningful impact on the environment, changing does not seem to be as easy as it sounds 鈥� especially not when factoring in the cultural meaning our culinary habits carry. Valentina Bosetti, Dr. Friederike D枚bbe and Hannes Leo presented their findings during the event Tours d鈥� Europe, on 14 June.聽

SITE and NES (New Economic School) researchers investigate how multinational firms manage their relationships with governments under the threat of expropriation. Exploring micro data from the oil and gas industry worldwide, they show that the multinationals delay investment, production and tax payments by more than five years in countries with weak institutions relative to countries with strong ones. These findings are consistent with the theory suggesting that delaying rents to the government in absence of formal enforcement could decrease the risk of expropriation.