How can Europe attain energy sovereignty?

About this episode

This episode discusses Europe's energy dependence and the quest for energy sovereignty with guest Pascal Devaux.

Welcome to this new episode of MacroWaves , the podcast from BNP Paribas’s Economic Research department. In this episode, we’re joined by Pascal Devaux to discuss a crucial issue for Europe: its energy dependence. Reliance on imports highlights the European Union’s lack of energy sovereignty. This applies to both the primary energy mix and the infrastructure needed for its low-carbon transition. The EU is making progress, however, albeit very slowly. To what extent is the European Union dependent? What approaches could enable it to reverse the trend, or at least make progress? That is what we will explore in this episode. https://economic-research.bnpparibas.com/Home/en-US Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: BNP Paribas Economic Research

Guest: Pascal Devaux

Topics covered

• energy sovereignty
• European Union
• energy dependence
• low-carbon transition
• energy infrastructure

Keywords

• energy sovereignty
• European Union
• energy dependence
• low-carbon transition
• energy infrastructure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BNP Paribas

Places: Europe, European Union

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