Politico Europe credited Russian President Vladimir Putin for forcing the world to move toward green energy alternatives when he invaded Ukraine.
The outlet published a list referred to as the “Green 28,” naming the 28 most influential European figures in the ongoing push to address climate change by adopting renewable energy sources — and Putin topped the list, although it was clear that his influence was far less intentional than many of the others.
It took a war criminal to speed up Europe’s green revolution.
Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine has forced Europe to finally break its fossil fuel addiction.
For this reason, he has topped our inaugural #POLITICOGreen28 list.
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“It took a war criminal to speed up Europe’s green revolution. Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine has forced Europe to finally break its fossil fuel addiction,”…
