{"id":8305,"date":"2026-03-21T13:01:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/?p=8305"},"modified":"2026-03-21T13:01:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:01:33","slug":"can-eu-renewables-outmuscle-us-oil-and-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/2026\/03\/21\/can-eu-renewables-outmuscle-us-oil-and-gas\/","title":{"rendered":"Can EU renewables outmuscle US oil and gas?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has called on the International Energy Agency to pivot back to fossil fuels, labeling the transition to clean energy a &#8220;destructive illusion.&#8221; Representing the Trump administration, Wright threatened a US withdrawal from the IEA if it does not abandon its climate goals, arguing that &#8220;climate alarmism&#8221; has stifled economic prosperity in Europe and the US. However, data from nations like Spain counter this claim, noting that renewables have significantly lowered electricity costs and reduced dependence on volatile foreign gas. Critics suggest Wright\u2019s stance is a strategic move to ensure global dependence on US fossil fuel exports under a policy of &#8220;American Energy Dominance.&#8221; Despite the US push for fossil fuels, analysts maintain that electrification remains the most efficient path to long-term industrial competitiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date<\/strong>: February 26, 2026. <strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/can-eu-renewables-outmuscle-us-oil-and-gas\/a-76129107\">dw.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has called on the International Energy Agency to pivot back to fossil fuels, labeling the transition to clean energy a &#8220;destructive illusion.&#8221; Representing the Trump administration, Wright threatened a US withdrawal from the IEA if it does not abandon its climate goals, arguing that &#8220;climate alarmism&#8221; has stifled economic prosperity [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":8303,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climate-crisis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8305"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8430,"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8305\/revisions\/8430"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elearning.uia.no\/observatory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}