Russia's War in Ukraine: Why doubling down on the Green Deal is the best strategy

The document asserts that the EU must accelerate its green transition to break dependence on Russian fossil fuels, warning that short-term emergency energy measures could create detrimental lock-in effects. It advocates for a unified European energy strategy focusing on renewables, energy efficiency, and solidarity through mechanisms like the Social Climate Fund, while urging the EU to strengthen diplomatic cooperation with the Global South, particularly Africa.

• The authors warn that short-term emergency measures to replace Russian energy, such as finding alternative fossil fuel suppliers, risk creating "detrimental lock-in effects" that could hinder long-term carbon neutrality.
• Achieving "green strategic autonomy" requires the EU to end its dependence on foreign fossil fuels and increase the security of supply for green energy, impacting policies such as the Fit for 55 package and the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy.
• The document calls for a unified European energy strategy that transcends the Energy Union, emphasizing renewable energy, green energy storage, demand-management, and solidarity to address the unequal impact of cutting Russian supplies on member states.
• The authors suggest that the EU should use the current crisis to deepen relationships and diplomatic cooperation with the Global South, specifically Africa, to avoid regional fragmentation.

APA

Charveriat, C., Bausch, C., Treyer, S., Nilsson, M., Müller, A., Bernasconi-Osterwalder, N., Sánchez, M. J. S., Christopoulou, I., Zwolak, K., Dostál, V., Méhes, M., & Orsini, R. (2022). Russia's War in Ukraine: Why doubling down on the Green Deal is the best strategy. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/articles/insight/russias-war-ukraine-why-doubling-down-green-deal-best-strategy

Chicago

Charveriat, Céline, Camilla Bausch, Sébastien Treyer, Måns Nilsson, Alexander Müller, Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, María José Sanz Sánchez, et al. Russia's War in Ukraine: Why doubling down on the Green Deal is the best strategy. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2022. https://www.iisd.org/articles/insight/russias-war-ukraine-why-doubling-down-green-deal-best-strategy.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{charveriat2022russias, author = {Charveriat, Céline and Bausch, Camilla and Treyer, Sébastien and Nilsson, Måns and Müller, Alexander and Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Nathalie and Sánchez, María José Sanz and Christopoulou, Ioli and Zwolak, Katarzyna and Dostál, Vít and Méhes, Martina and Orsini, Raimondo}, title = {{Russia's War in Ukraine: Why doubling down on the Green Deal is the best strategy}}, publisher = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2022}, month = mar, url = {https://www.iisd.org/articles/insight/russias-war-ukraine-why-doubling-down-green-deal-best-strategy}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }