Executive summary

This document contributes to the analysis of the energy and climate diplomacy priorities of the EU during the new 2024-29 political cycle, from a Spanish perspective. It contains the following key messages: (a) energy and climate will remain a priority, but in a different context; (b) a significant implementation legacy; (c) greenshoring, a template for open, competitive decarbonisation for the EU; (d) addressing the risks of fossil-fuel geopolitics; (e) applying the CBAM and managing the new geoeconomics of carbon; (f) mitigating the geopolitical risks of…