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• SOTEU 2026: Ursula von der Leyen highlights the cost of fossil fuel dependence but does not set a clear phase-out vision

  17-09-2026 09:37 via energy-cities.eu
  
  Europe’s latest energy crisis and a summer of deadly heat have made the costs of fossil fuel dependence impossible to ignore. In her 2026 State of the Union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen recognised these risks and set out measures on electrification and climate resilience. But for Europe to become truly energy independent, a clearer vision for moving away from fossil fuels is still needed.An approach to resilience across governance levelsClimate adaptation mat
  
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• Change is already happening, and it won’t stop

  17-09-2026 08:30 via energy-cities.eu
  
  What a summer! There is no need to list everything we have been through together over the past few months. The facts are not just statistics, maps and commentary. For many, they are traumatic experiences, and there is a dizzying sense that there will be no return to “normality.” “After decades of calling for change, being IN the transition is something else entirely”, my colleague Thomas Brose, director of Climate Alliance, pointed out to me. And that is indeed what we ar
  
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