While the United States and friendly European Union powers have taken important steps toward energy independence in the year since the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, much critical infrastructure is still not in place and the aligned nations have a great deal of work to do to ensure the security and accessibility of their energy supplies in the months to come.
A responsible and sustainable energy policy is not yet in place, as reflected in high electricity and coal prices, and a lack of financial support for the development of badly needed infrastructure.
That’s the view of Dr. Anna Mikulska, a fellow in energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University and a witness at a Feb. 16 hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources entitled “One Year Later: The Impact of the Russian Federation’s War in Ukraine on European and Global Energy Security.”…