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
A teacher plays with children at the Kleiner Fratz child daycare center in Neukoelln on September 14, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Child daycare centers across Germany are facing rising costs for energy and food as well as a shortage of staff. At the Kleiner Fratz center, instalment payments for energy have gone up 50 percent and food prices 9 percent, yet the amount of money the center receives from the city per child has been unchanged.
