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Russia cares in the short and medium term, while their gas setup is nearer to and pointed towards Europe.

• mellavora 5y ago
  And in the short and medium turn, Europe cannot get to renewables. Re-doing an continent's energy grid takes time. Also, remember that many water heaters and house heating systems run on gas. Switching these to electric will also take time.
  • MattGaiser 5y ago
    One immediate action would be to cancel closing the nuclear plants.
  • ingenieros 5y ago
    Exactly, not to mention that Europe only has about 6 weeks worth of gas reserves according to German analysts. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/23/europe-winter-gas-reserves-russian-imports-german-analysis-ukraine https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/23/europe-winter-...
    • tpm 5y ago
      which is plenty because the winter is ending, so even without gas nobody should freeze. What would the industry do is other question.
    • runarberg 5y ago
      There have been energy crisis in the past and most people survived it, albeit with major inconveniences. I would say that is a small price to pay for peaceful resolution.