There used to be very little attention paid to energy security in Europe, and it was hardly thought of as a critical problem. Instead, the conversation was dominated by themes such as climate change, or the climate crisis. To this you could add decarbonisation, net-zero, renewables, green new deal, energy transition or 'Energiewende' as it is known in Germany, 'build back better' and other similar topics. This was where politicians, and international organisations had their focus, that is until Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.
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