The main blockage on the way to Europe s energy security is neither technical nor financial but bureaucratic leading to increasing calls to fast-track approval for renewable schemes
(Bloomberg) Ten-thousand euros to print binders full of documents. Years in court to defend lawsuits. Hiring local contractors to lobby small-town bureaucrats.
Energy producers say these time-consuming bottlenecks are thwarting Europe’s push to ditch Russia and be more self-reliant.
Ten-thousand euros to print binders full of documents. Years in court to defend lawsuits. Hiring local contractors to lobby small-town bureaucrats. Energy producers say these time-consuming bottlenecks are thwarting Europe’s push to ditch Russia and be more self-reliant. European leaders promised to scale up the continent’s renewable-power capacity while reducing…
European leaders promised to scale up the continent’s renewable-power capacity while reducing imports of Russian gas, but words move faster than permits.