Russia’s war on Ukraine has significantly altered the geopolitics and geoeconomics of energy on the European continent. Since the invasion began nearly a year ago, energy prices have risen substantially and countries have been forced to reconsider their energy sources. This all comes at a time when the consequences of climate change and environmental degradation are becoming increasingly apparent.

In ENGAGE’s third webinar, Christian Kremer, Yana Popkostova and Marie Vandendriessche examine how the European Union and its Member States can best deal with the challenges of energy security. Gustavo Müller moderates.

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Speakers

Christian Kremer is a political scientist and associate senior fellow at GLOBSEC, working on climate change and energy topics. In the past, he worked in the German Bundestag and served as deputy secretary general of the European People’s Party.

Yana Popkostova is an associate analyst at the European Union Institute for Security Studies. Focusing on the environmental security portfolio, she investigates the compound security challenges posed by climate change, environmental degradation and ecosystems depletion.

Marie Vandendriessche is a senior researcher and research coordinator at EsadeGeo Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics. Her work focuses on the interface between energy and climate change, covering policy, global governance and geopolitics.

Moderator

Gustavo Müller is a senior researcher at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies at KU Leuven. His research focuses on the external action of the European Union, EU-Latin America relations, comparative and inter-regionalism, and the legitimation of global governance institutions.