Blackout: The energy crisis looming over Europe and the rest of the world
A looming global energy crisis—triggered by the Russia Ukraine war—threatens to spiral out of control this winter as a sharp increase in tariffs and the pressure to meet climate goals fuel rising discontent in Europe and elsewhere
By: Madhu Kapparath
Protesters Tracey Booker (left) and Pauline Jones, with dog Lizzie, at a fracking site in Little Plumpton, near Blackpool, England, on September 8, 2022. A ban on fracking in England has been lifted as the government pushes for an increase in domestic energy production in the face of soaring bills. Prime Minister Liz Truss has said the controversial move to end the moratorium, which was imposed in 2019 after tremors were caused by fracking in Lancashire, could get gas flowing from onshore shale wells in as little as six months.
