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The war in Ukraine, handicap or opportunity to fight against global warming?

Audio 7:30 p.m.

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas.

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By: Anne Corpet Follow

1 min

The European Union is discussing in "urgency" new sanctions against Moscow, after the discovery of the bodies of more than four hundred civilians in Boutcha, near kyiv.

These new punitive measures could include an embargo on Russian gas, oil and coal.

Since the beginning of the war, the leaders of the Old Continent have assured it: getting out of Russian energy dependence is a necessity.

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Officially, the energy transition remains the priority.

But to get rid of Russian fuels and respond to soaring energy prices, major economies are already looking to boost coal, oil and gas production.

However, the UN climate experts are repeating it today in the third part of the IPCC report: it is crucial to get rid of fossil fuels if we want to avoid the worst.

Is the conflict opened by Russia therefore likely to deal a fatal blow to climate ambition?

Or on the contrary, will it accelerate the development of renewable energies?

With :

- Carole Mathieu

, researcher at the Energy and Climate Center of

(French Institute for International Relations) 

- Thomas Pellerin-Carlin

, Director of the Energy Center of the

.

A program prepared by Anne Corpet, Sigrid Azeroual, produced by Claude Battista.

All of our daily, live coverage of the war in Ukraine.

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