The European Union is about to take up the challenge of tackling an energy policy aimed at respecting the environment through multilateral responses and reinvigorating global governance. The recent Russian-Ukrainian conflict has opened a rift between the member states and Putin’s Russia that is leading to an energy crisis, with supply agreements, especially gas, which have been disregarded and unilaterally revised by the Russians. The European Commission will present a European plan to tackle the energy emergency by reducing demand. This was announced by the president of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the end of the EU summit, where she declared that she will work with countries to avoid fragmentation and the return to fossil fuels, preparing to face new interruptions in gas supplies by of Russia. It will therefore be necessary to work hard to ensure that national contingency plans are adequate. With this in mind, we will work on an emergency plan to reduce demand together with industrial partners and member countries. Specifically, the European Commission is working “on different models” to intervene on expensive energy, including a “reform of the electricity market” with the “decoupling of gas and electricity for the formation of market prices”. As a world leader, the EU continues to lead international efforts and, together with dialogue partners, promotes the implementation of ambitious climate, environment and energy policies around the world. Through bilateral efforts, it accompanies partners in the transition towards more sustainable development paths.
