| | | GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS : EUR, EU, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom | | | | TOPICS : economy, industry, politics, consumer, energy, environment, fiscal, fishing, government, pollution, poverty, prices, regulation, strike, transport, unions | | | | SIGNIFICANCE : Recent rises in energy prices could prove economically and environmentally beneficial in the longer term -- by providing incentives to consumers and producers to adapt their behaviour and invest in alternative sources. However, in the short term they may be politically damaging as they pit consumers and businesses against government |
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