Despite the brutality of Russia's war in Ukraine, Europe continues to send half a billion euros a day to the Kremlin in return for oil and gas supplies. This is money spent on missiles and bombs raining down on Ukraine's schools and hospitals. Oil, gas and coal imports from Russia must cease immediately, and Europe must shift to a war economy in order to tackle this emergency. 

As part of a war economy and energy rationing approach, we support in principle the following immediate measures:

• Suspending all business and internal flights within continental Europe.
• Providing free public transport.
• Mandating companies and households to turn thermostats down to 18C next winter.
• Abandoning plans to shut down nuclear plants and urgently restarting shuttered reactors.
• Dramatically increase the deployment of wind and solar by suspending normal permitting.
• Bringing back coal online only as a very short-term measure in order to still safeguard our climate goals. 

These measures are outlined in RePlanet's 'Ukraine Energy Solidarity Plan', which shows we can save the full 155 billion cubic metres of gas currently supplied by Russia to Europe - if we can summon the political will. 

Europe is not energy-dependent on Putin by accident. This is a trap the Russian dictator laid over many years for a generation of European politicians, a trap which he has now sprung.

In his arrogance, Putin thinks we will lack the courage and strength to stand up to him. He thought the same about the Ukrainians. With their unity and bravery, they proved him wrong – and so can we. 

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