Relevent reading...
On Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken contended that an attack on Nord Stream represented a ''significant opportunity'' for Western Europe to abandon Russia's gas market in favor of alternative energy infrastructure, referencing US LNG, and to ''accelerate the transition to renewables and to make sure that we’re addressing the climate challenge that we face.''
Anyway. Here's some of that transcript...
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Iain, thanks very much. On the question on energy security and Nord Stream in particular, a few things. The leaks are under investigation....
...Long term, we’re supporting efforts to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, including LNG, over the long term, including through a task force that we established with the European Union some months ago on energy security that’s working very actively, looking at ways both to reduce demand, to pursue renewables, to make the transition. And then we’re working with global partners to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and accelerate the transition to renewables beyond Europe.
It’s a long way of saying that there are clear challenges in the months ahead that we’re addressing, but there is also a very significant opportunity to do two things. One, to finally end the dependence of Europe on Russian energy and thus the position that Europe is in of being on the receiving end of the weaponization of energy by Russia, and also to accelerate the transition to renewables and to make sure that we’re addressing the climate challenge that we face.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. Mr. Minister, my friend, welcome back to Washington. It is always a pleasure to meet Minister Jaishankar, whether it’s here, in New York, in Delhi, Melbourne, Bali, or anywhere else. And I think our own conversations – deep, extended...
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