About: Jonathan Gaventa

Podcast: World Energy Outlook
Renewables and natural gas are expected to be the big winners in meeting energy demand growth until 2040.
Why the EU’s electricity market design proposal actually matters
The European Commission’s vision of an Energy Union with citizens at its core, where consumers take ownership of the energy transition, is to be applauded but needs to be followed up with genuine policy change, writes Jonathan Gaventa. VideoPromoted content

State of the Energy Union
At the start of 2015, the European Commission shared some sobering statistics. As the world’s largest energy importer, the EU imports 53% of its energy. Ninety-four percent of its transport relies on oil, of which 90% is imported.