The war with Iran exposes the cost of reliance on imported fossil fuels. Spikes in oil and gas prices are symptoms of a deeper vulnerability. Accelerating Europe's energy transition is not only about decarbonization, but about strengthening energy security and insulating the region's economy against volatility.   Authors: Tommaso Buso, BwB Vice President and M. Belén Ortíz Torres, BwB Associate    With contributions from: Alison Shaw, Alvar Gener, Delphine Queniart, Lisa Engelen, Stephen Pack...

We were delighted to recently welcome @ Heather Buchanan – CEO of The Athena Foundation , Director of Policy and Strategy at APPG on Sustainable Finance  and new BwB Ambassador – as a Talk Series guest speaker. A leading practitioner working to connect finance, policy, and positive impact for the planet, Heather brings together banks, businesses, policymakers, and regulators to address the complex challenge of translating climate ambitions into deliverable outcomes. Her approach priorities...

For the latest BwB Talk Series discussion, we were delighted to welcome Justin Mundy and Nadine Coudel, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of Mapping Pathways for Security ( MPS ). MPS is a non-profit organisation dedicated to strengthening stability and improving resilience in conflict-affected contexts by combining state-of-the-art technology with human expertise and on-the-ground validation to translate conflict forecasting into integrated, actionable prevention strategies. Joined by their colleagues...