A Frozen Future: What will happen to Europe without Russian gas?
A Frozen Future: What will happen to Europe without Russian gas?
As it braces for a cold winter, Europe is facing a serious energy crisis. Gas prices in its markets are at record highs, supplies are falling and fears are spreading. On September 26, the explosion of Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines sparked fears of a gas crisis in Europe. Prior to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, more than 40% of European gas and more than half of German gas were imported from Russia. As Russian gas supplies to Europe dwindle and in some of these countries are even cut off altogether, the European continent is preparing for the coming cold winter while racing against time to find alternative sources of energy from its partners. Energy is required for a range of activities on the continent, including transport, households, industry, services, agriculture, forestry, food production, fertilizer, harvesting, refrigeration and heating.
The price of natural gas and electricity has risen and the proportion of income spent on energy by millions of people has reached an all-time high. In the meantime, experts have identified a huge fuel scarcity. This in turn will lead to many problems, not least of which is the inability of people to heat their homes. Some European governments have already tried to guide domestic energy consumption by restricting the use of air conditioning in public facilities and requiring shops to turn off lights at night. But the disaster will only get worse from here on in. The governments are scrambling to prepare for an exceptionally harsh winter.
Today, policy makers across the EU are focused on mobilizing supplies to meet national energy needs. EU countries have concluded a number of bilateral agreements to secure energy from alternative energy suppliers such as Algeria, Canada and Qatar. Governments are currently discussing ways to build pipelines to transport natural gas to countries in southern and central Europe. European officials are considering how to make their countries more efficient in their use of energy. The Council of the EU approved an energy efficiency plan in July this year that requires member states to reduce their gas consumption by 15% by this winter. Some governments, including those of France, Italy and Spain, have also defined sectors where energy consumption can be reduced, while at the same time other EU member states, such as Germany, have resisted such measures.coming weeks will determine whether it can really guarantee its independence or whether the European political project will become another casualty of Putin’s war.
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