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We can trace the dependency on gas to Germany's ill advised policy to go all in on coal & gas after shutting down nuclear. Other countries now have an enormous
by nimish 4y ago
We can trace the dependency on gas to Germany's ill advised policy to go all in on coal & gas after shutting down nuclear.
Other countries now have an enormous economy entering the market, driving up prices and effectively controlled by Russia, as Russia supplies most of the gas. Russia and most eastern european countries have a poor relationship.
Now money is expensive and there's no time to build alternatives. And Russia knows this.
- yrgulation 4y agoOh we can trace far back to many cancelled alternative pipelines. I will link to only one as people need to do their own homework. Here is such an example: https://www.rferl.org/a/Germanys_Gas_War_Nabucco_Vs_South_Stream__And_Schroeder_Vs_Fischer_/1768674.html https://www.rferl.org/a/Germanys_Gas_War_Nabucco_Vs_South_St... "So I think that when both the Russians and the other players want to find a lobbyist, they very naturally look at Germany first. In this respect, I am not surprised that Schroeder and Fischer were the two [chosen]," he said.