BRUSSELS — If Donald Trump had wanted Europeans to buy more oil and gas, perhaps he shouldn’t have bombed Iran.
Although the continent’s energy supply remains secure, prices for fuel and electricity have soared since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Tehran in late February.
In their scramble to curb the sudden increase, some governments saw an opportunity to attack the European Union’s green legislation, while others seized on rising fossil fuel prices to argue that the bloc needs to double down on climate action.
But the war-driven cost shock has reminded Europe’s green skeptics and supporters alike that their resource-poor continent is vulnerable to volatile import prices as long as oil and gas constitute a core part of its energy mix.
