Don’t jump from frying pan to fire on energy supplies warns Cuffe

Green MEP Ciarán Cuffe is warning the EU “not to jump from the frying pan into the fire” as the bloc tries to wean itself off Russian energy supplies.

The EU is now proposing to ban imports of Russian coal.  But so far EU countries have not agreed to impose an embargo on Russian gas and oil because of their dependence on them. 

However, Ciarán Cuffe says the EU must resist the temptation to take gas and oil from other countries with poor human rights records. We should focus instead on renewable energy sources says the Dublin MEP.

Out words: fuel addiction

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