Russia's war on Ukraine, European energy policy responses & implications
for sustainable transformations
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has refocused European energy policy on geopolitical security, accelerating the transition to clean energy sources like renewables, hydrogen, and possibly nuclear. However, this shift has created complications for fossil fuel phase-out, triggered negative knock-on effects for sustainable transitions in the Global South, and raised significant energy equity concerns within and beyond Europe.
WRAP-Russias-war-Ukraine-European-energy-policy-responses-implications-sustainable-transformations-22.pdf