With the outbreak of the first serious European war in 75 years, Germany finds itself in a situation similar to that faced in World War II: an energy crisis. Then, it was due to failure to secure the oil resources of the Caucasus; today, Russian fossil fuels are similarly at issue. The invasion of Ukraine is likely to end the era of Russian-supplied natural gas to Germany. As Europe’s largest economy, the outcome of a transition to alternate sources and technologies is important. What will they do? Jim Anderton comments.

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