Is EU “energy security” a trick question?
Tom KirkmanIndependent Project Manager
Is EU “energy security” a trick question?
After shutting down nuclear power plants and coal power plants and adding intermittent solar and wind at a fraction of the nuclear and hydrocarbon energy security, EU has actively dismantled any semblance that it might have ever had in “energy security”. This is a self-inflicted problem.
The EU (and U.S. and UK) response is to blame Russia.
Zero sense of personal accountability for its own actions.
Just … BLAME RUSSIA !
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“The recent record-high gas prices have triggered legitimate concerns regarding the EU’s energy security, especially with dependence on natural gas from Russia. This brief discusses the historical and current risks associated with Russian gas imports. Researchers from the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics Chloé Le Coq and Elena Paltseva argue that decreasing the reliance on Russian gas may not be feasible in the short-to-mid-run, especially with the EU’s goals of green transition and the electrification of the economy. …”
