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Podcast #4: Putin’ energy on the agenda: 2022 energy crisis

After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Europe was plunged into an energy crisis. Energy prices skyrocketed, there seemed to be a scramble for alternative energy sources, and European citizens were urged to consume less energy.

To help us understand what caused the energy crisis, and how it impacted the EU’s climate objectives, we are joined by Marco Giuli, an expert on EU energy policy and climate policy integration (Brussels School of Governance, VUB).

If you want to learn more about this topic, check out Marco’s articles ‘Third time lucky? Reconciling EU climate and external energy policy during energy security crises’, co-authored with Sebastian Oberthür in the Journal of European Integration, and 'Assessing the EU’s Evolving Position in Energy Geopolitics under Decarbonisation’, also co-authored with Sebastian Oberthür in the International Spectator.

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About the guest

Marco Giuli is a researcher in the Environment and Sustainable Research Centre at the Brussels School of Governance of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. In addition, he is a Scientific Advisor with the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) in Rome, and Associate Policy Analyst at the European Policy Centre in Brussels, where he led the EPC Climate and Energy Platform between 2015 and 2019. Prior to this, he was Research Fellow ad Project Manager at the Madariaga - College of Europe Foundation. Marco holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and a MA in Economics and Politics of European Integration from the University of Bologna. Marco’s research focuses on the external dimension of EU energy and climate policy, the international politics and governance of energy, and climate policy integration.

About the podcast series

Ever since the von der Leyen Commission launched the European Green Deal, European climate policy went into overdrive, and it seems like every week there is a new initiative.

To help you navigate, understand and unpack these complexities, GreenDeal-NET created a podcast in which researcher Jana Gheuens talks with leading climate experts about their work and insights. Topics range from the objectives of the Green Deal to climate adaptation and environmental movements.

Click here to discover all episodes