European Energy Independence Is Impossible With the Current Policies

European Energy Independence Is Impossible With the Current Policies
Wind turbines stand behind a solar power park near Werder, Germany on Oct. 30, 2013. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Daniel Lacalle
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Europe isn’t going to achieve a competitive energy transition with the current interventionist policies. Europe doesn’t depend on Russian gas due to a coincidence, but because of a chain of mistaken policies: banning nuclear in Germany and prohibiting the development of domestic natural gas resources throughout the European Union, combined with a massive and expensive renewable rollout without building a reliable backup.

Daniel Lacalle
Daniel Lacalle
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Daniel Lacalle, Ph.D., is chief economist at hedge fund Tressis and author of the bestselling books “Freedom or Equality” (2020), “Escape from the Central Bank Trap” (2017), “The Energy World Is Flat”​ (2015), and “Life in the Financial Markets.”
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