The conflict is not going to make Europe carbon-free, it's going to reverse the trend on emissions and make Europe emit more carbon. Renewables alone cannot po

The conflict is not going to make Europe carbon-free, it's going to reverse the trend on emissions and make Europe emit more carbon. Renewables alone cannot power the grid. You need something dispatchable for that, or the grid will fail the first time there is a night with low wind. All electricity storage in Europe is a rounding error, and will remain one for at least a decade, no matter what is done. The dispatchable power used to back up wind and solar in Europe is traditionally gas, of which much is Russian. The rapid need to decouple energy needs from Russia is causing European operators to spin coal plants back up, and even build new ones.