from geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to world@lemmy.world on 04 Mar 09:58
https://lemmy.ml/post/44008855
OSLO, March 3 (Reuters) - The impact on energy flows of U.S. and Israeli military attacks on Iran and Iran’s drone and missile launches against its neighbours could reopen debate in the European Union over banning Russian natural gas imports, Norway’s energy minister said on Tuesday.
European gas prices have jumped 75% this week, hitting multi-year highs as hostilities in and around Iran have impacted gas exports from the Gulf.
Major liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter Qatar halted production on Monday.
“The EU has been very clear that they want to liberate themselves from Russian oil and gas, but then the events of the last three-four days have also been difficult,” Norway’s Energy Minister Terje Aasland told a conference in Oslo.
“With the geopolitical situation we see now, I believe the debate will be revived,” Aasland said.
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Any step back on energy geopolitics must be met with two steps forward on weaning us off of fossil fuels. Even if we compromise now to keep the lights on, we can’t just sit here for another 4 years, in the middle of a world war, dependent on dictators for energy. Renewable energy generation and storage needs to accelerate.
We can debate, but the pipelines are destroyed, no?
LNG can be transported by boat
Nah
Can we fucking decarbonize already?