THE IMPACT OF THE RUSSIAN UKRAINIAN WAR ON GERMANY’S CLIMATE POLICY: BALANCING ENERGY SECURITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
The Russian-Ukrainian war disrupted Germany’s energy landscape, impacting its Energiewende climate policy. Reduced Russian gas supplies prompted shortterm reliance on coal and accelerated development of LNG infrastructure, which led to increasing emissions and challenging the 2022-2023 climate targets. Concurrently, the crisis catalysed a renewable energy surge, with increased investments in green hydrogen, grid infrastructure, and…