A global energy crunch is causing winter energy bills to skyrocket and adding to an already tense geopolitical situation. Pandemic-fuelled economic chaos and ongoing supply chain woes have rendered the energy industry unable to keep up with increasing demand which has bounced back with a vengeance as the world came out of isolation after the first waves of Covid-19. As Europe has tried to move away from coal and oil, the continent has become increasingly dependent on natural gas, seen as an affordable and lower-emissions stepping-stone on…
