This is the second event in the series “Fueling the War,” which is bringing together experts and leading thinkers on energy, climate, and social justice from Ukraine, the EU, and Russia to examine the complexities of EU energy sanctions and the ongoing energy crisis.
Following the agreement by EU leaders to ban shipments of Russian oil, this panel will focus on the unprecedented opening this moment presents to catalyze a transition to greater energy efficiency and the build-out of clean energy infrastructure in Europe—but also the challenges to the green agenda posed by the unforeseen and abrupt current decoupling from Russian energy sources.
What solutions are offered by the green transition and what are the risks as member states rush to secure alternative sources of fuel? What EU-level measures will be needed to help the most exposed member states to make the transition, and how can companies and households best be incentivized to shift their consumption patterns? How can a fuel embargo enhance efforts to accelerate Europe’s energy transition and how can we avoid the dangers of falling back onto outdated and unsustainable technologies and the lock-in effects of new projects and infrastructures?
A recording of the first event in this series can be seen here.
Speakers
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Matthew Baldwin
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Matthew Baldwin is deputy director-general for the European Commission’s Energy Directorate-General.
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Heather Grabbe
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Until November 2023, Heather Grabbe was a senior adviser to the Open Society Foundations.
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James Kanter
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James Kanter is founder and editor of the podcast EU Scream.
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Jesse Scott
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Jesse Scott is director of Agora Energiewende.
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Kirsten Westphal
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Kirsten Westphal is executive director of H2 Global Stiftung’s Analysis and Research Division.
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