By coordinating research and investment, encouraging conservation, and integrating energy markets, an energy union would help fight climate change, provide Europe with a much needed economic stimulus, and protect the continent from supply shocks, such as those caused by the crises in North Africa and Ukraine.
通过将研究和投资相结合，鼓励节约能源，并将能源市场进行整合，一个能源将有助于对抗气候变化，为欧洲提供一项急需的经济刺激政策，并让整个大陆免受能源供应波动——例如北非和乌克兰危机——的冲击。