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Not building NS2 has nothing to do with this crisis in any way. The gas can be readily transported through existing pipelines just as it has been for decades.
by flavius29663 5y ago
Not building NS2 has nothing to do with this crisis in any way. The gas can be readily transported through existing pipelines just as it has been for decades.
If you're saying that Putin wants to strong-arm the west by not providing enough gas at normal prices until NS2 is approved, then yeah that makes sense. But this wouldn't be because of NS2, it's because of Putin.
- fennecfoxen 5y agoGazprom's unwillingness to send gas in transit through eastern Europe where it could theoretically run is indeed a real thing, and you're right that Nord Stream 2 would alleviate only political capacity limitations. (And FWIW, I'm against it, because I'm against Vladimir Putin, but I don't get to make these decisions.) It's still limiting capacity. There's still lots of gas in Russia. Heck, there's still lots of gas in Groningen, they've just stopped pumping it. In neither case are we staring down a net energy cliff™.
- flavius29663 5y agoyeah, there is no energy cliff, only bad political decisions. Supporting NS, NS2, Banning fracking, and I would also add a "wishful thinking" reduction of fossil fuels, before the grid was ready for that. Germany alone invested 100 billions in green energy subsidies. Those money could have kept a lot of gas or coal burning. I hope we will get out of crisis stronger than before, not weaker, and don't default back to burning coal for the long term.