The War in Ukraine and Energy Politics [Audio]
Publisher: NEWS, the bigger picture
Author(s): Alexander Verbeek
Date: 2022
Topics: Climate Change, Extractive Resources, Renewable Resources
Countries: Denmark, Germany, Russian Federation, Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has dominated the news and pushed the IPCC report from the front pages. It also made painfully clear how much the European economy is dependent on Russian fossil fuels. We need more energy independence and we can't ignore the other crisis: climate. That makes more renewables an attractive option.