Opinion: Why countries that invest in renewables win

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Fossil fuel dependency has long made countries vulnerable to geopolitical shocks from OPEC embargoes to Russia’s gas cut-offs. Renewables, flip that logic by transforming energy from a point of weakness into a source of resilience and autonomy. And countries that embrace it will gain strategic power, argues Leon Stille in today’s opinion piece.

• “Once your solar farms and wind parks are in place, the fuel, sunlight, wind, is local, free, and beyond blockade. The more distributed your renewables base, the less you depend on foreign suppliers to feed your grid,” writes Mr Stille. 

• He is an energy expert and runs his own company, New Energy Institute. He also serves as Director of Hovyu BV, an innovative company in the carbon capture, storage, and utilisation space.

Opinion

By Leon Stille