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The Netherlands have/had fossil gas. But extracting it caused earthquakes: https://dutchreview.com/news/groningen-gas-tap-to-extract-nearly-twice-as-much-gas-in
by nmehner 5y ago
The Netherlands have/had fossil gas. But extracting it caused earthquakes: https://dutchreview.com/news/groningen-gas-tap-to-extract-nearly-twice-as-much-gas-in-spite-of-earthquakes/ https://dutchreview.com/news/groningen-gas-tap-to-extract-ne...
So they decided to stop. But replacing the infrastructure depending on gas takes some time. For now they are dependent on imports.