The EU member states continue to have difficulty finding common ground when it comes to rising energy prices. Some countries want a major reform of the EU's energy market. But Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen (S) warns against this.
- It is clear that all countries are pressured by high prices. This is reflected in the debate. There are some who argue that the EU should take a tougher approach and thus change various regulations and rules.
- And then fortunately there is the majority, including Denmark, who say that we should not make temporary fixes that could have permanent harmful consequences in order to solve a temporary problem, he says.
The Climate Minister's statements come after a meeting in Brussels, where he discussed rising energy prices with his EU colleagues. It has been on the agenda at several meetings and also at a summit in October. But the message so far has been that the countries themselves must find solutions because it is considered to be a temporary problem.
Using Denmark as a good example
Some countries have also criticized the EU's climate plans for being too ambitious. They believe that forcing the transition too quickly contributes to higher energy prices. Dan Jørgensen argues against this.
- It is clear that in the very short term, where energy prices are rising a lot all over Europe, it can feel like things are going in the wrong direction.
- But what is happening now is just an example of our being too dependent on fossil fuels. And it will only be good if we become independent of fossil fuels as soon as possible, he says.
The Minister for Climate Change says that he uses Denmark as an example, among other things, when he wants to convince skeptics that a greener transition is the way forward. Denmark is less severely affected by rising prices because we are relatively far along in the green transition, says Dan Jørgensen. He sees more renewable energy creating more stability in prices.
- If things go as Denmark wants, then we will have a European energy system that is far more integrated than today and is based to a greater extent on renewable energy that we ourselves produce.
- Then we will also have far better stability, says Dan Jørgensen.
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