Net Zero

Making Sense of the Narratives Around Europe’s Energy Crunch

How people interpret the facts has a lot to do with where they stand on climate change

Gas shortages have caused energy prices to spike in Europe.

Photorapher: Jochen Eckel/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Europe’s going through an energy crunch with electricity prices at record highs and fears that the continent may have to shut factories to ensure homes have gas for heat. It’s an awkward situation, to say the least, as the U.K. prepares to host the global climate summit COP26 next month and the European Union begins to put its Green Deal into action.