Europe’s new energy crisis fuels a green 'told you so'
15 Apr Foreign & Security Policy

Europe’s new energy crisis fuels a green 'told you so'

The war in Iran has already added €22 billion to the EU’s fossil fuel bill. Climate campaigners say much of it could have been avoided.
by Federica Di Sario
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