Most Europeans agree that reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is crucial to Europe’s security and prosperity; that energy can be used as a political weapon, as when Russia shut off gas to Ukraine in January 2006; and that Europe is far too dependent on energy supplies from undemocratic and unstable countries or regions. Yet, despite wide agreement on these matters, there is little consensus about how to address them.
绝大多数欧洲人都认为可靠、负担得起、可持续的能源对于欧洲的安全和繁荣至关重要；能源可以被用作政治武器，比如俄罗斯在2006年切断了乌克兰的天然气供应；而欧洲太过依赖于从不民主和不稳定的国家或地区进口能源。然而，尽管大家对这些问题有广泛的共识，对于如何应对这些问题却很少有意见一致的地方。