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Samuel Abettan

Junior Economist

Samuel Abettan is a Junior Economist, mainly covering energy and climate topics. He joined ING in October 2020 after graduating with a master's degree in international economics and business from Université Paris Dauphine-PSL in France. Samuel is based in Brussels.

Samuel Abettan is no longer part of the ING THINK team

Latest from Samuel

Pressure to reduce Russian gas dependence builds – but there's no silver bullet for sectors

Energy

23 March 2022

Pressure to reduce Russian gas dependence builds – but there's no…

Corporate decision-makers have a handful of measures available to them to significantly reduce gas demand from Russia. Gas to coal switching, curtailment…

Is REPowerEU too focused on renewables as a way to cut out Russian gas?

Energy Sustainability

10 March 2022

Is REPowerEU too focused on renewables as a way to cut out Russian gas?

The European Commission has rolled out its plan to reduce gas dependence on Russia. Renewables get too much attention considering their limited potential…

Carbon prices in the EU crash despite rising fossil fuel prices

Commodities, Food & Agri Energy Sustainability

7 March 2022

Carbon prices in the EU crash despite rising fossil fuel prices

Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the price of carbon allowances in the EU has fallen drastically, lowering the cost to emit carbon despite…

Just how fit is the EU’s Fit for 55 climate strategy for Europe’s economy?

Energy Sustainability

16 February 2022

Just how fit is the EU’s Fit for 55 climate strategy for Europe’s economy?

Fit for 55 is the European Commission’s package of measures to make sure it hits its climate targets. We don’t think economies will be…

Podcast

Sustainability

26 January 2022

Listen: Putting a price on carbon

Carbon markets have been hailed by policymakers as a solution to climate change. But how do they work? Will they be effective in bringing emissions down…