EU leaders push electrification to reduce fossil fuel reliance

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Top EU energy officials warned that Europe is exposed to fossil fuel supply and price shocks after renewed Middle East tensions, though they said the bloc is not in an immediate fuel crisis. They ruled out returning to Russian energy and urged rapid electrification — expanding renewables and nuclear, boosting grids, heat pumps and electric vehicles — while making electricity cheaper than fossil fuels. The European Commission's electrification draft, seen by Euronews, is due on 17 July and may set a 2040 target that could save about €200 billion in fossil fuel imports, but grid upgrades face a €1.2 trillion price tag and funding shortfalls.

Electrification and grid investment aim to cut fossil fuel reliance