"As a direct result of Germany’s climate and green energy policies, it has become Europe’s biggest importer of Russian gas.
Germany’s dependence on Russian gas is only going to increase in coming years.
...Not far from the Hanseatic town of Greifswald — an area Merkel represents in parliament — the chancellor wants a $10 billion pipeline expansion built to increase the amount of Russian natural gas imported from Siberia, more than 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) away.
Nord Stream 1 pipelines near Lubmin.--Source: Nord Stream AG
The project, led by Russia’s state-run Gazprom PJSC, is intended to bolster German confidence that it has enough gas to underpin an unprecedented transition from the coal and nuclear plants, which are being closed, to a future dominated by renewable energy.
...European allies have also objected — worried that the project will deepen Europe’s reliance on supplies from an increasingly antagonistic Russia — and U.S. lawmakers have proposed stiffer sanctions on energy companies that do business with Russia.
...Already Europe’s biggest gas user, Germany gets about 40 percent of what it consumes from Russia...
...“We need gas supplies when coal isn’t used anymore,” said Klaus-Peter Trapp, a 57 year-old cabinet maker from Greifswald.
“This can have consequences if Russia and Germany don’t get along well anymore.”
...European allies have also objected — worried that the project will deepen Europe’s reliance on supplies from an increasingly antagonistic Russia — and U.S. lawmakers have proposed stiffer sanctions on energy companies that do business with Russia.
...Already Europe’s biggest gas user, Germany gets about 40 percent of what it consumes from Russia...
...“We need gas supplies when coal isn’t used anymore,” said Klaus-Peter Trapp, a 57 year-old cabinet maker from Greifswald.
“This can have consequences if Russia and Germany don’t get along well anymore.”
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