'Soaring natural gas prices could leave hundreds of millions in cold homes and facing huge bills -- but there are ready solutions.' | Analysis by angeladewan
Politicians are blaming the surge in prices on an increase in natural gas demand as the world wakes up from the pandemic, supply disruption caused by maintenance, and a less-windy-than-usual summer that saw a drop in wind-generated power. But really, Europe's crisis is in its renewables sector. The region has invested heavily in renewables, such as wind and solar, but it can't get enough of this green power to the people who need it.
You will get more if it is sunny, but even in Manchester, you'd get plenty of electricity and there's opportunity for that."Another part of the answer is focusing on the demand side, not just supply, said Lisa Fischer, who leads the climate think tank E3G's program on the decarbonization of energy systems.
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