With elections looming, EU energy policy may shift further away from a dogmatic green agenda to greater pragmaticism and a focus on energy security and affordability.
“It is unrealistic to completely phase-out fossil fuel energy”…oil, gas, and coal will continue to play a crucial role in global energy supply and in maintaining energy security. [Gas in Transition, Volume 3, Issue 10]
Advocates would have us all abandon fossil fuels today and wake up tomorrow to a zero-carbon world. The reality, however, is that a low-carbon future is a three-legged stool, and at least two of those legs, in one way or another, rely on fossil fuels. [Gas in Transition, Volume 2, Issue 1]