"The commission's focus on swapping one source of dirty fuel with another keeps bankrolling environmental destruction and human rights abuses, and will lock in fossil gas for decades to come."
that is"still below the 50% target that would be compatible with the Paris climate agreement's goal" of limiting global heating this century to 1.5°C.This year, Brussels said the bloc can replace 60 billion cubic meters of Russian gas—last year it imported 155 bcm. That will be done by buying natural gas from other suppliers like the U.S.
"These plans will further line the pockets of energy giants like Saudi Aramco and Shell, who are making record profits on the back of the war, while people in Europe struggle to pay the bills," she warned."The commission's focus on swapping one source of dirty fuel with another keeps bankrolling environmental destruction and human rights abuses, and will lock in fossil gas for decades to come.
"Now is the time for renewables to be at the core of global energy policies. Ukraine is not just a wake-up call, it is an eye-opener in the heart of Europe." Nnimmo Bassey of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation and Oilwatch Africa similarly made the case that"now is the time for renewables to be at the core of global energy policies. Ukraine is not just a wake-up call, it is an eye-opener in the heart of Europe."