A European energy strategy aims to counter geopolitical threats to supplies while at the same time considering global climate initiatives, a commissioner said. The European Commission presented an energy security package in Brussels that would equip the region with the tools necessary to transition to a low-carbon future while ensuring the region is secured from potential supply interruptions of conventional energy options like natural gas. “Today’s proposals are about a reliable, competitive and flexible system in which energy flows across borders and consumers reap the benefits,” Climate and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete said in a statement. “They are about standing together to protect the most vulnerable.” Geopolitical rifts between Russia and Ukraine in 2006 and again in 2009 left European gas consumers in the cold […]