Global leaders committed to the U.N.’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015 are addressing goals like electrification and renewable energy. However, recent data reveal a decline in EU industry, with reopened coal power plants in Germany and France indicating energy supply challenges. Geopolitician Alexandre Del Valle questions the feasibility of the 2030 target and likens it to the EU’s ambitious goal of eliminating fossil fuel engine sales by 2035.