EU tearing itself apart over nuclear, gas, carbon and Russia

Plus: Coal burn breaks records, lithium = kryptonite + MORE

FIRST UP: The rapidly deteriorating winter outlook for European energy markets has laid bare the EU’s geopolitical vulnerabilities. With gas stocks running perilously low, EU leaders have been slogging it out over divisive energy issues — to no avail.

PLUS: Coal is king, and it won’t be dethroned for many years. And, redomiciling lithium mining is provin…