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Brussels spells out plan to end dependence on Russian energy – POLITICO

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The plan aims to rapidly find alternative sources of energy while ramping up energy savings and renewables.

The European Commission on Wednesday presented its €300 billion plan on how the EU can wean itself from Russian fossil fuels "well before 2030." It's a consequence of the Kremlin's bloody invasion of Ukraine, which highlighted the political and economic risks of relying on Russian oil and gas. The response aims to immediately hunt for alternative sources of fossil fuels while also boosting green energy and cutting energy use — the latter goals feeding into the bloc's long-term ambition to become climate neutral by 2050. Advertisement Advertisement The plan, called REPowerEU, is a package of do

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