Transition Tension: Greenlash Wave Jeopardizes Energy Reform

When Sweden's new government took office, they abandoned the country's previous goal of "100% renewable" electricity in favor of a "100% fossil-free" target. In the UK, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak outraged environmentalists by saying his cabinet will issue hundreds of new oil and gas licenses for the North Sea if reelected. A wave is rising across Europe and the United States, and it's a wave that should concern transition advocates, including those in government. Because that wave threatens to carry away their seats. In the U.S., the trend that…