The European Union energy transition in the context of the Fit for 55 and REPowerEU strategies
The European Union energy transition in the context of the Fit for 55 and REPowerEU strategies

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present the conditions, assumptions and concept of the Fit for 55 and REPowerEU strategies, and subsequently evaluate their progress. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the urgent need for increased energy security added to the EU's long-standing climate protection rationale for energy transformation. Using critical literature analysis and descriptive statistics methods, the article reviews the essence of the modern energy transition, addresses the dilemma of progress versus regression in the EU's energy transformation, and presents the key assumptions and progress of the Fit for 55 and REPowerEU strategies. The analysis shows that the war in Ukraine has not caused a retreat from the green energy transition; on the contrary, it has further motivated the EU to accelerate decarbonization as defined in these strategies, though short-term energy security concerns may slow the transition.

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