As countries around the world increase sanctions on the Russian economy, one crucial sector has not yet seen sanctions - oil and gas. Paul Bledsoe is a former advisor to the Clinton White House, Congress and the Department of the Interior on climate and energy policy and he joins the podcast to talk about how Europe is dependent on Russian natural gas and what can be done about it. How badly does Europe need the fossil fuels that Russia exports?  What alternatives exist, and how quickly could they be deployed?  And what are the climate considerations in moving away from Russian natural gas? We discuss all this and more as Europe struggles to break up with their reliance on Russian fuel.

Read Paul's report on how Europe can move away from Russian natural gas - https://www.progressivepolicy.org/publication/the-role-of-natural-gas-in-meeting-global-energy-and-climate-change-goals/

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