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What would you propose instead? There were only these options: 1) Use Russian gas. 2) Build pipelines via Turkey and risk different dictators. 3) Build an e
by AstralStorm 4y ago
What would you propose instead?
There were only these options:
1) Use Russian gas.
2) Build pipelines via Turkey and risk different dictators.
3) Build an enormous overcapacity for LNG via sea and eat the extreme differential in prices.
4) Build nuclear power plants and generate remaining necessary gas from hydrogen reforming.
- matthewdgreen 4y agoIt’s a really good question. Probably the answer was a mixture of (2), (3) and (4). As things stand now, Europe is going to have to answer this question right now in a hurry since reliable access to Russian gas no longer seems like a viable option. In other words: it wasn’t a choice whether Europe would need another option, but simply whether they would have to do it in a crisis mode.
- AstralStorm 4y agoYes, it was always felt that Russian gas was risky, but diversification was done with regard to energy before everyone tried to cut emissions by using gas...