Von Der Leyen: Immediate Action Is Needed Due to High Energy Prices
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Ursula von der Leyen urged strategic decisions to ensure Europe's energy independence in a European Parliament debate ahead of the EU summit, stressing the need to replace fossil fuels with clean European electricity. According to the Commission President, doubling the rate of electricity use could reduce the EU's annual fossil fuel imports by around €260 billion by 2040. Von der Leyen warned that rising energy prices had increased Europe's ener…
By importing fossil fuels, we are also importing shocks and crises, and Europe's response should be to increase the production and consumption of clean electricity, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in the European Parliament.
Reformatorisch Dagblad
The EU must “make strategic choices today to secure our energy independence for the future,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday. According to her, this means that the EU must replace fossil fuels with “clean electricity generated here in Europe.”
berlingske.dk
BTThe energy crisis must be used to accelerate the shift from oil and gas to green electricity, it says.
Europe has paid an additional 100 billion euros since the end of February due to more expensive fossil fuels, Ursula von der Leyen warned.
"We need to take a strategic decision today to ensure our energy independence in the future. This means replacing fossil fuels with clean electricity produced here - in Europe," stressed the Commission President.
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