But let us just imagine a different scenario: that the EU would not seek to balance its trade relations through all-out liberalisation but would use the incentive of trade imbalance to foster the development and application of renewable energy; that the EU would not participate in the international race to secure access to oil but would insist on multilateral agreements giving all countries a fair share of diminishing global resources.
Men lad os blot forestille os følgende scenario: at EU ikke ville forsøge at skaffe ligevægt i samhandelen gennem en altomfattende liberalisering, men ville bruge incitamentet fra handelsunderskuddet til at fremme udvikling og anvendelse af vedvarende energi, at EU ikke ville deltage i det internationale kapløb om at sikre adgang til olien, men ville insistere på de multilaterale aftaler for at give alle lande en rimelig andel af de svindende globale ressourcer.