EU unveils $220-billion plan to sidestep Russian gas

The European Union Commission announced a €210 billion plan ($221 billion) to boost the bloc’s target for renewable energy from 40% to 45% by 2030, as part of efforts to move away from Russian hydrocarbons. CNN’s Anna Stewart reports. #CNN #News

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I love this. We will all share the cost. I am convinced that the real world will crush fascist Russia financially in the long run,

[augustus]

As a European, I'm so glad that our Union is getting their purpose back.
Our vast investments in renewables, digitalisation and the military will make Europe a geopolitical player once more.

Russia has expedited the inevitable...most industrialized countries have been be moving towards clean energy, but given this turn of events they are doing it with vigor. Russia's economic survival (let alone prosperity) is dependent on oil and gas sales. Many countries will still purchase their energy but at highly discounted rates. Putin has taken a country that was making enormous democratic and economic advances, and virtually plunged it back into the Soviet stone age.

[DavidJ]

Putin has made Russia even weaker, and NATO even stronger. 🤣

[raycombest]

It's great to see that the E U is standing up and looking towards the future. 👏

[DavidJ]

It's almost as if Putin is working for NATO and the European Union. 🤣🤣

[nahelbeuk]

Every bit counts when it comes to stopping Russia, may they crumble into nothingness and a better nation emerge from its ashes.
It's sad that Russians have to go through this but unless they "solve" the problems themselves, we have to do it for them. The entire Earth is more important than 1 country.

[michaeladams]

Took a war to finally start using renewable energy 🙌👏🙏

[MrKfadrat]

The thing about green energy is its independent most of the time. Its crazy that govs didnt push for it earlier

[jmus]

Reduced fossil fuel consumption, lower energy costs in the future, investment in technology and less funds for Russia. Whats not to like

[matthewarnold]

This is a great advance in the direction of caring for the earth, not only in the sense of helping to bring an end to the Putin Regime Money Making Machine, but in the sense of weaning off Green House Gas Produced energy sources... Bravo Europeans

[occamselectricrazor]

germany already tried that renewable energy thing but the laws of physics gave them a bitchslap

[aaronvallejo]

Cheap, clean and abundant renewables are the future for our global economy.

[crayone]

“Proposing” to speed up? Should of done it 3 months ago! Proposing don’t mean shit.. just do it.

[afxlexx]

Whats next in this silly scenario? …Pee in shower, switch car to bike, eat insects, move from home to hostel?

[luckyluke]

They have been trying to do that for decades now.

[SeemoreDunkan]

The way Russia has affected this planet with this senseless war is amazing..

[KernowekTim]

At Last! Some money being well spent! Cheers Putin. Your war is disgusting, your greed deplorable, and your motives evil, yet some good often comes from the need to adapt being forced upon others that might otherwise have continued to line your pockets indefinitely. Bravo you.

[mrbliss]

Putin is such a genius. Everything has gone his plan. (sarcasm)

[RandomRealmFactsX]

What she said at 3:44 really speaks to me