The Adverse Effects of the Outbreak of Russia-Ukraine Conflict on the Energy Supply System of Europe

Abstract

Energy is the foundation of modern civilization and national prosperity. The production, distribution and utilization of energy have become an indispensable pillar in the world economic structure and influence the development of international relations. However, due to the deterioration of the earth's environment, issues such as climate change have become a common concern all over the world. The international community needs to build a new order of energy transformation, from the use of fossil energy to the choice of natural gas as a transitional energy, and finally make renewable energy become dominant. In this context, carbon neutrality has been proposed and has gradually become a political chip in the new pattern since the 21st century, which is highly colored by geopolitical games. Regional power system integration, control of mineral resources and energy trade layout become the trend, so the traditional energy exporters try to realize the energy as possible diplomatic leverage before the energy transition, and countries and organizations trying to become leaders of the energy transition put forward the new concept of carbon border tax, trying to further implement new forms of international intervention of carbon intervention. This phenomenon has been demonstrated incisively and vividly in the Russia-Ukraine full-scale conflict since February24, 2022, that is, the impact of international security situation and relations on energy supply, among which the most severely damaged is undoubtedly the European Union. This paper will analyze the adverse effects of the outbreak of Russia-Ukraine conflict on the energy supply system of Europe from three perspectives.