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Europe must end energy dependence on Russia: ex-IEA chief (2008)
- chinabot 4y agoI suspect this is going to happen regardless of the outcome of the war and the next few winters in Europe are going to be a bitch for many lower income families.
- ZeroGravitas 4y ago> We need more energy efficiency, more liquefied natural gas, more renewable energy, more nuclear energy," Well, that seems boringly reasonable. > Let's stop provoking Russian sovereignty, claiming that we can dictate Russian behaviour on energy on their own territory," he said. Wait, where did this come from? Who was doing what back in 2008 that led to this comment? Presumably one of the earlier Ukraine vs Russia spats about gas pipeline fees? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Ukraine_gas_disputes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Ukraine_gas_dis... This same guy a year later didn't like Germany and Russia working together on building Nuclear Power, so I'm at a loss as to what his angle is: https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/germany-russia-nuclear-pact-ruffles-french-feathers/ https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/germany-russia-...