Ilaria Mazzocco

@ilariamazzocco.bsky.social

Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, CSIS Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics. I write about industrial policy, trade, climate&energy, and China.

Europe is facing a competitiveness crisis & increased competition with China in the automotive sector and can enhance innovation in the EV sector by leveraging investment and supporting growth of the EV market, writes @chinaecon.csis.org expert @ilariamazzocco.bsky.social Read more:

Driving Diplomacy

Competition with China in the automotive sector is a challenge for Europe, but also presents opportunities. Coordination is needed at the EU level to develop local value chains and to ensure that…

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Trump moves to reimpose 25% tariffs on steel & aluminum imports from all countries, ending exemptions for allies. Key difference from similar moves on Canada/Mexico/China: using Section 232 authority vs IEEPA. 1/

UPDATE: Today is my first day at RAND's new China Research Center. I look forward to working with Jude Blanchette to expand RAND's research into new areas, especially relating to China's economy and US-China economic competition.

A common perception is that clean energy is replacing fossil fuels in developed economies where power demand is not growing fast or even at all, but cannot scale up fast enough to cover demand growth in rapidly developing countries. Can you guess which five countries provide a counter-example?

Keep a close eye on this case: "The Supreme Court on Friday said it will wade into a case over whether California can set its own vehicle emissions standards under a scheme laid out in the Clean Air Act." www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme... 🔌💡 🔌🚗

Supreme Court takes up case over California vehicle emissions standards

The Supreme Court said it will wade into a case over whether California can set its own vehicle emissions standards under a scheme laid out in the Clean Air Act.

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The results from BloombergNEF's 2024 lithium-ion battery price survey are out. Lithium-ion battery pack prices dropped 20% from 2023 to a record low of $115 per kilowatt-hour. This is the largest decline observed in our survey since 2017. 🧵⬇️

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