Elusive billionaire mints it betting against Europe's green plans

Daniel Kretinsky was acting on a bold assumption: Europe’s vaunted green transition will be a messy, prolonged affair that requires burning coal and gas for longer than expected

07 April 2023 - 08:00
By Gautam Naik and Petra Sorge

The gamble has paid off, for now, with the war in Ukraine stoking energy prices.

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