Simone Tagliapietra, Georg Zachmann and Payne Institute Director Morgan Bazilian write about how Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has pressed Europe to fundamentally rethink how it keeps its lights on and its industries powered. Steps that would have sounded crazy only a few weeks ago — burning more coal or scaling up government intervention in energy markets — are now urgently needed to stop financing Vladimir Putin’s war.  March 12, 2022.