Apr. 13 at 2:52 PM
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Ursula von der Leyen called for a departure from fossil fuels toward renewable energy and nuclear power. “We are paying a very high price for our excessive dependence on fossil fuels,” von der Leyen said on Monday in Brussels. Oil and gas will remain “the most expensive option” for Europe for the foreseeable future.
“We must expand domestic, affordable, and reliable energy,” she emphasized. Factories, heating systems, and vehicles should in the future be powered electrically—using electricity from renewable sources and nuclear energy. The latter would provide the EU with “independence, predictability, and energy security.” The European Commission plans to present a strategy “by the summer” to accelerate electrification.
The 27 EU member states should coordinate short-term measures such as Germany’s fuel discount, according to von der Leyen.
