Not that long ago, officials and experts thought transitioning to cleaner, greener energy would bring an end to the difficult geopolitics of a world dependent on fossil fuels. But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the ensuing energy crisis, have brought home “the risks posed by a jagged, largely uncoordinated scramble to develop new energy sources and to wean the world off old, entrenched ones,” write Jason Bordoff and Meghan O’Sullivan in a new essay for Foreign Affairs.
Now, policymakers must recognize that energy security and climate security go hand in hand and begin building a more resilient energy system that can withstand geopolitical shocks, Bordoff and O’Sullivan write. Without this shift, energy crises could derail global efforts to fight climate change—leaving everyone worse off.
Read more from Foreign Affairs on the geopolitics of energy and climate change:
“The New Geopolitics of Energy” by Jason Bordoff and Meghan L. O’Sullivan
“How Commerce Can Save the Climate” by Gordon H. Hanson and Matthew J. Slaughter
“The Coming Carbon Tsunami” by Kelly Sims Gallagher
“A Shock-Proof Energy Economy” by Gregory Brew
“The Divestment Delusion” by Yemi Osinbajo
