Sanctions on Russian oil and gas are an opportunity to switch to renewable energy

Will world leaders take the opportunity?

Electric Vehicles
In this Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, photo, Neda Deylami poses for a portrait while charging her electric vehicle at a Chicago area grocery store. Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press
Electric Vehicles
In this Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, photo, Neda Deylami poses for a portrait while charging her electric vehicle at a Chicago area grocery store. Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press

Sanctions on Russian oil and gas are an opportunity to switch to renewable energy

Will world leaders take the opportunity?

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Germany, one of the largest importers of Russian oil and gas, has taken a stand against Putin and halted a pipeline project between the two countries. Companies like BP and Exxon are pulling out of Russia, and President Biden has banned the import of Russian gas, oil and coal.

Reset talks about the sustainability implications of these moves.

GUEST: Karen Weigert, director of Loyola University of Chicago’s Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility and Reset Sustainability contributor