Marie Stjernquist Desatnik

Marie Stjernquist Desatnik is a Senior Climate Policy Advisor at Naturskyddsföreningens (SSNC’s) International Department . She works on topics related to human rights in the context of climate change and the energy transition. She previously worked as a climate consultant in the private sector and prior to that on energy access in displacement settings at a UN organisation. She holds a Master’s Degree in Sustainable Energy Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.   

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Independency from fossil fuels is crucial for human security

Nations today are faced with the Energy Trilemma; how to achieve energy security, energy equity and environmental sustainability – at the same time. And transitioning towards renewable forms of energy is essential to achieve human security worldwide, according to Marie Stjernquist Desatnik at Naturskyddsföreningen (the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, SSNC). Image: A military attack on energy infrastructure. Photo by: Ecoaction.

Av: Marie Stjernquist Desatnik

The world’s addiction to fossil fuels is the main contributor to the climate crisis, and it impacts peace and security worldwide. This was clearly demonstrated in 2022 by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But why is it so difficult for nations to move away from fossil fuels? Part of it can be explained by the so-called energy trilemma, according to Marie Stjernquist Desatnik, Senior Climate Policy Advisor at Naturskyddsföreningen (the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, SSNC). She argues that transitioning towards renewable forms of energy is essential to achieve human security worldwide. 

17 januari, 2023, English, Gästanalys, Guest piece, Magazine