'How to withstand Russia's energy blackmail': IEA warns further clean energy measures 'vital' to closing gas supply gap in 2023

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Russia supplied Europe with a quarter of its crude oil and 40 per cent of its fossil gas before the invasion of Ukraine | Credit: iStock
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Russia supplied Europe with a quarter of its crude oil and 40 per cent of its fossil gas before the invasion of Ukraine | Credit: iStock

Additional €100bn for renewables, heat pumps, energy efficiency, and biomethane needed as EU faces 'sterner' gas supply test next year, IEA warns

Further expansion of renewables, heat pumps, energy efficiency measures, and biomethane production next year is "vital" if Europe is to effectively respond to looming gas supply shortages next year precipitated...

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