First, increased reliance on fossil fuels runs contrary to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol’s targets for reducing carbon emissions, as well as to the EU’s own climate-change objectives. Moreover, fossil-fuel costs fluctuate wildly with oil prices, and the centralized nature of nuclear and coal-fired power stations creates distribution problems.
与此同时，将化石燃料、尤其是煤炭视为一种有利可图的可持续能源无疑是一种目光短浅的看法。首先，越来越多地依赖化石燃料与1997年《京都议定书》碳减排目标背道而驰，此外也违反了欧盟自身的气候变化目标。此外，化石燃料成本随油价涨跌而剧烈波动，而且核电及火电厂的集中分布也为电能输送设置了障碍。