And then came the year 2022, with the Russian-Ukrainian confrontation, in which so many states became involved. That year has already hit both the economy and the environment. Decades of economic ties have been severed, the European Union is rejecting cheap Russian hydrocarbons, a coal-fired generation is back on the agenda, and a nuclear energy renaissance is being discussed.
The world is not becoming safer and the planet more secure and liveable. Quite the opposite, in fact.
