Exploding energy prices

Wholesale gas prices have reached record highs in the past
months, leaving EU governments scrambling for emergency aid to
help households cope with their rising bills. However, this is
not only about energy: though its origins might be environmental,
there are diplomatic, social and economic consequences for
governments and citizens. And less than two months after the EU’s
bold ‘Fit-for-55’ climate initiative, a gas crisis is threatening
the EU’s green agenda.



In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Giuseppe Porcaro hosts
Bruegel scholars Simone Tagliapietra and Georg Zachmann on the
back of their recent blog post on the price of electricity.



Recommended readings:


Rethinking the security of the European Union’s gas supply (2016)


Is Europe’s gas and electricity price surge a one-off?
(2021)