European countries have spent unforeseen billions of euros on fossil fuel imports due to the drastic surge in prices that followed the war against Iran. Meanwhile, European and international groups are urging Ursula von der Leyen to set out a plan to phase out fossil fuels. #EuropeNews

Tldr: green energy = price stability

  • Ooops@feddit.orgEnglish
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    2 months ago

    And our deeply corrupt politicians: Let’s deepen our dependency on fossil fuels! Those bad renewables are making power so much more expensive!!

    • Melchior@feddit.orgEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Looking at who countries like Russia and the US support in European politics makes me question that.

  • kubofhromoslav@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    For comparison: Europe as a continent is paying around 1 billion euros every month just for Microsoft (Office) 365. And additional around 4 billion euros for just a couple of other softwares and services, mostly cloud.

    If you want to offset those losses of more expensive fossil fuels, you may request your government to not only transition to clean energy but also massively use free / libre / open source, or at least European software.