Ukraine crisis dims energy transition hopes but brighter prospects could lie ahead

Focus on energy security and unwinding Russia to draw in hydrocarbon cargoes from further afield but in the longer term opens opportunities for renewables and alternative fuels

Activists from Greenpeace protest as the 115,000-dwt bulker Grand T (built 2011) delivered a cargo of Russian coal in Hamburg on 4 March. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European nations have been importing more coal from South Africa and Australia.
Activists from Greenpeace protest as the 115,000-dwt bulker Grand T (built 2011) delivered a cargo of Russian coal in Hamburg on 4 March. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European nations have been importing more coal from South Africa and Australia.Photo: Scanpix
Published 14 March 2022, 15:22Updated 15 March 2022, 11:30
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