What the war means for the Green Deal

On one hand, we are facing rising energy prices due to the war in Ukraine and possibly a partial return to coal. On the other hand, however, there is unprecedented motivation to implement the Green Deal as quickly as possible.

The Green Deal has become a security policy task. That was the analysis nearly everyone agreed on in light of the war in Ukraine when Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans came to the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee to exchange views Monday. „The only way not to be pressured because you are Putin’s customer is to stop being his customer,“ the Green Deal commissioner said, promising to present the relevant tools on Tuesday. The Commission will then explain in a communication how the EU can reduce its energy dependence on Russia (Europe.Table reported).

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