Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused a shock to global energy markets – and Europe (particularly Germany) has been impacted. As EU member states attempt to reduce their dependence on energy from Russia, they are likely to import more from the United States, North Africa, and the Middle East. Some countries are. even likely to increase their coal usage while they make the transition to other sources and build capacity for renewable energy sources. What does the war in Ukraine mean for energy security in Europe? What are the short-, mid-, and long-term consequences? And, what does it mean for the climate?
The American Council and 1014 hosted a virtual conversation with Samantha Gross, Director of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative at the Brookings Institution, and Rainer Quitzow, whose research focuses on sustainable innovation, industrial policy, and governance of the energy transition in Germany and beyond. Speakers discussed the impact of the war in Ukraine on global energy markets and energy security in Europe.
Samantha Gross is a fellow and director of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative. Her work is focused on the intersection of energy, environment, and policy, including climate policy and international cooperation, energy efficiency, unconventional oil and gas development, regional and global natural gas trade, and the energy-water nexus. Gross has more than 20 years of experience in energy and environmental affairs. She has been a visiting fellow at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center, where she authored work on clean energy cooperation and on post-Paris climate policy.
Rainer Quitzow joined the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in December 2014. His research focuses on sustainable innovation, industrial policy, and governance of the energy transition in Germany and beyond. In particular, he has focused on the internationalisation of emerging renewable energy industries and the changing role of emerging economies in this context. He regularly engages in policy-oriented advisory work for both German and international clients. Before his career as a researcher, Rainer Quitzow worked in the field of international development with a focus on governance and environmental and trade policy. At the World Bank in Washington, D.C., he conducted governance and policy impact analyses for development programmes in Latin America and Africa.
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