The thing about energy crises is that they provoke new forms of innovation and can usher in necessary change. Europe made a strategic mistake, but they are correcting it, and even if the next few years are hard, it's not going to have too many deleterious long-term effects.
If we somehow solve renewable energy problem that would be amazing. It requires deep innovation though, and with most top universities being outside of the EU it is frankly unlikely Europe will lead the way here.
Also, looking at deals with Qatar (failed AFAIK), Azerbaijan, and the latest developments about Hamburg harbour, I think we still have many exciting strategic mistakes ahead.
