{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"A secure Europe","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65aa870b43029e00165401f4/65aa87152e64140016647ac2.png?height=200","description":"Our guest this week is Kristian Ruby, secretary-general of Eurelectric, to discuss what role the energy market can play in shutting off Russian influence, what that means for energy consumers across Europe and the energy transition.\r\n\r\nThe fallout from Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine will be felt for many years to come across all areas of society.\r\n\r\nWhile the questions over Europe’s dependency on Russian oil and gas—and whether it has been a millstone around the neck of the energy transition—have been around for many years, there is now new political momentum to shut off the supply and end this dependency.\r\n\r\nCan Europe go it alone and what does it mean for the shift to a decarbonised economy – and the economy in general?\r\n\r\nListen and subscribe to Watt Matters wherever you get podcasts! Follow us on Twitter at @WattMattersPod or email us at show@wattmatterspodcast.com. You can also find FORESIGHT Climate & Energy on LinkedIn.\r\n\r\nSHOW NOTES:\r\n- Australia sets offshore wind ambition: https://www.cleanenergycouncil.org.au/news/victoria-puts-offshore-wind-at-the-centre-of-its-clean-energy-future\r\n- Fossil fuels are a dead end, says António Guterres: https://twitter.com/antonioguterres/status/1500443576668495873\r\n- The IEA’s ten-point plan to reduce the reliance on Russian natural gas: https://www.iea.org/reports/a-10-point-plan-to-reduce-the-european-unions-reliance-on-russian-natural-gas\r\n- The Amazon is at a tipping point: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/03/07/americas/amazon-tipping-point-climate-scn/index.html\r\n\r\nTRY FULL ACCESS TO FORESIGHT CLIMATE & ENERGY FOR €1 A DAY\r\nJoin over 100,000 policymakers, energy experts in business, finance, and academia, city leaders, and leading NGOs in having access to FORESIGHT Climate & Energy\r\nGET YOUR 30 DAY TRIAL: www.foresightdk.com/subscribe/.","author_name":"FORESIGHT Media Group"}