Speaking as an American? Energetic Independence From who? The United States and Canada have big fossil fuel reserves. The US is even the biggest exporter of them. And I guess the rest of the West can count on Australian and Canadian fossil fuel exports. If anyone needs fossil fuel independence its China. And the west would profit from a slower transition to nuclear power there, as this allows to apply more external pressure by increasing oil prices.
Speaking as an American? Energetic Independence From who? The United States and Canada have big fossil fuel reserves. The US is even the biggest exporter of them. And I guess the rest of the West can count on Australian and Canadian fossil fuel exports. If anyone needs fossil fuel independence its China. And the west would profit from a slower transition to nuclear power there, as this allows to apply more external pressure by increasing oil prices.