Paper
Richard Youngs, Thomas Carothers
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In The Media
A New Phase in EU Climate Geopolitics: Steps Forward and Back
EU efforts to coordinate climate, energy, and security policies have intensified since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Despite its ambitious aspirations, however, the EU’s approach to climate geopolitics still has significant shortcomings.
Published on May 31, 2023
About the Author
Richard Youngs
Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Richard Youngs is a senior fellow in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, based at Carnegie Europe. He works on EU foreign policy and on issues of international democracy.
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Richard Youngs
Recent Work
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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