Charity calls on EU to end reliance on imported and domestic fossil fuels and increase energy efficiency and boost renewables

The turmoil in Ukraine should be a wake-up call for Europe’s looming fuel and food crisis, campaigners warned on Tuesday.

Ahead of the G7 summit, organised by leaders after they decided to boycott a G8 summit originally scheduled this week in Russia, Oxfam said tension with Moscow because of the situation in Ukraine highlighted the need for Europe to reassess its energy mix.

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