{"id":14719,"date":"2026-03-24T14:18:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/?p=14719"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:18:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:18:44","slug":"europe-energy-transformation-legacies-and-new-pathways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ces\/2026\/europe-energy-transformation-legacies-and-new-pathways\/","title":{"rendered":"New EU Policy Video Series: “Europe\u2019s Energy Transformation: War, Geopolitics, Legacies, and New Dependencies” with Dr. Miranda Schreurs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Miranda Schreurs<\/span><\/a> (Chair of Climate and Environmental Policy, Bavarian School of Public Policy at the Technical University of Munich<\/a>) explains how Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 reshaped Europe\u2019s energy transition in this interview with Ilija Nikolic (Research Assistant, Centre for European Studies). <\/span><\/p>\n

She discusses Europe\u2019s rapid shift away from Russian energy and the most significant policy changes and the \u201cpolicy entrepreneurs\u201d who used the crisis to accelerate climate reforms at both the EU and national levels. Next, Dr. Schreurs examines Russia\u2019s deepening energy ties with China to bypass sanctions and what that means for Europe\u2019s growing dependence on China for clean-energy technologies and the critical minerals behind them. <\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Schreurs also compares Canada and Germany, including the roles of federalism and EU climate legislation, and offers ways to overcome \u201cfossil fuel legacies\u201d without sparking major backlash or disruption. The interview closes by discussing how rising geopolitical tensions and uncertainty in the transatlantic partnership are shaping energy policy in Europe and Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n