Germany like 30%+. Still, the alternative is worse... The gas isnt event flowing yet in nordstream-2 and its already asserting political influence. Fuck that shit. Though Germany has stated that if Russia invades Ukraine, NS-2 is off.
It's complicated. Many parts of the EU depend on Russia for natural gas
Well, I'm shocked that Germany is willing to go through this! Their choice to rapidly decommission a bunch of nuclear plants really screwed their clean energy drive. I watch DW news sometimes - good coverage of European news (in English). Normally when discussing a topic with three experts, they include one with a dissenting viewpoint. In the latest 'debate' I saw on nuclear power, all three experts were opposed to nuclear power - lol! Also, pet peeve, everyone is still referring to old Gen3 PWR reactors - not the newer, safer Gen4s which produce smaller amounts of nuclear waste products with very short half lives (and they are cheaper!). BooHoo.Germany like 30%+. Still, the alternative is worse... The gas isnt event flowing yet in nordstream-2 and its already asserting political influence. Fuck that shit. Though Germany has stated that if Russia invades Ukraine, NS-2 is off.
It's complicated. Many parts of the EU depend on Russia for natural gas
The UK is like 3% is it not?On the one hand, the UK does not, but on the other hand, the price of gas here is already going through the roof (to the extent that people are having to choose between heating and eating) and a shortage of supply in the EU will cause the price to go up still further everywhere.
You mean % of gas from Russia? Doesn't really matter though, because it's all interchangeable, and if there's a shortage due to lack of Russian supply to the EU the price will go up for everyone. Prices here have literally doubled and are set to go up further in the Spring.The UK is like 3% is it not?
Its too late for nuclear now .. it takes at least a decade to get a new plant up and running right? By that time frame we're running on solar and wind.Well, I'm shocked that Germany is willing to go through this! Their choice to rapidly decommission a bunch of nuclear plants really screwed their clean energy drive. I watch DW news sometimes - good coverage of European news (in English). Normally when discussing a topic with three experts, they include one with a dissenting viewpoint. In the latest 'debate' I saw on nuclear power, all three experts were opposed to nuclear power - lol! Also, pet peeve, everyone is still referring to old Gen3 PWR reactors - not the newer, safer Gen4s which produce smaller amounts of nuclear waste products with very short half lives (and they are cheaper!). BooHoo.
It's complicated. Many parts of the EU depend on Russia for natural gas
Would they like to speak Russian too?
I was thinking it was complicated until I read your post… but the way you lay it out, its so obvious and simple.. genius … You should give The King of Germany a call and tell him of your findings.Would they like to speak Russian too?
Its too late for nuclear now .. it takes at least a decade to get a new plant up and running right? By that time frame we're running on solar and wind.
Also makes you think a couple of thoughts about why Putin is doing this now. A shift to green means that Putins leverage is gone... I think 40%+ of Russias BNP is energy export right?
So this means that Putin is gonna lose a significant tool over the next 10 years. Maybe this is factoring in on the decision making to make war now.
The 1950s called - they want their cliche back.
It's complicated. Many parts of the EU depend on Russia for natural gas
Yep, for show. And he'll probably keep them there as a threat. The increase in gas prices due to "geopolitics" is more than worth it for Russia. Plus it makes Ukraine spend more resources on defense and hurts their economy, increasing chances of future social unrest for Putin to take advantage of.Move 100k troops and a bunch of armor and artillery just for show? I certainly hope nothing happens but it currently doesn't seem that way.
From President Volodymyr Zelenskyy down, the Ukrainian government has tried to urge calm, with senior officials making clear in recent days they don't see the risks now as any more heightened than over the last eight years of Russian-stoked conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Why is it a bad decision? Russia has gas but wants European stuff (luxury and consumer goods), Europe has stuff and wants Russian gas. Pretty symbiotic mutually dependent relationship. Sure, Europe can stop buying Russian gas, but then they'll have to buy more expensive gas elsewhere, their chemical industry will be decimated, Russians won't be buying Mercedes and Gucci. Russia can stop selling gas to Europe, but then it will have less money to buy European goods and a lower quality of life. This is why there are no major issues with Russian gas supplies to Europe. USSR was supplying gas to NATO enemies during height of Cold War.That seems to have been a really bad decision...
Like as bad as everyone else US included that depends on China. We all need to break this chain.
Why is it a bad decision? Russia has gas but wants European stuff (luxury and consumer goods), Europe has stuff and wants Russian gas. Pretty symbiotic mutually dependent relationship. Sure, Europe can stop buying Russian gas, but then they'll have to buy more expensive gas elsewhere, their chemical industry will be decimated, Russians won't be buying Mercedes and Gucci. Russia can stop selling gas to Europe, but then it will have less money to buy European goods and a lower quality of life. This is why there are no major issues with Russian gas supplies to Europe. USSR was supplying gas to NATO enemies during height of Cold War.
They can import LNG from the US and gas from Azerbaijan/North Africa. It would be expensive and make some of their industries less competitive, especially chemical and fertilizer, but they could do it, like they did before pipelines were built from USSR to NATO countries in Europe. Just like a lot of Russian industries will be less competitive without European equipment, etc. It's a mutually beneficial relationship and it's dependable, that's why it survives geopolitics.Mainly because Russia can do without luxury items. Europe cannot do without gas.
They can import LNG from the US and gas from Azerbaijan/North Africa. It would be expensive and make some of their industries less competitive, especially chemical and fertilizer, but they could do it, like they did before pipelines were built from USSR to NATO countries in Europe. Just like a lot of Russian industries will be less competitive without European equipment, etc. It's a mutually beneficial relationship and it's dependable, that's why it survives geopolitics.
That seems to have been a really bad decision...
Like as bad as everyone else US included that depends on China. We all need to break this chain.
They can import LNG from the US and gas from Azerbaijan/North Africa. It would be expensive and make some of their industries less competitive, especially chemical and fertilizer, but they could do it, like they did before pipelines were built from USSR to NATO countries in Europe. Just like a lot of Russian industries will be less competitive without European equipment, etc. It's a mutually beneficial relationship and it's dependable, that's why it survives geopolitics.
The lady did some good then!Though the situation is rendered more complicated still by the fact that doing that accidentally reduced our CO2 emissions. And of course a huge irony is that Thatcher kicked off much of the research into climate change because she saw concern about global warming as a possible weapon to use against the miners union.
Regulation bad!! Free market good!!Really, every aspect of neo-liberalism seems to have ended in failure. The power companies all going bust en masse is just the latest of the privatisations to reach the end of the road. Rail privatisation has been a failure, the privatisation of water supplies has just turned out to be a sort of protection racket, the privatisation of steel and car industries just led to those industries disappearing, yet still this weird faith-based belief that 'private is better than public' lives on.
Heck, ultimately it was neo-liberalism that gave the world Putin.
Yes, I agree. I think the idea of a publicly run car company is crazy - the market there is competitive and robust. Private utilities are similarly insane to me though as the market there is by definition not competitive as nobody wants ten redundant sewer lines running to their house.The lady did some good then!
Regulation bad!! Free market good!!
Of course, free market means that companies will move to wherever it is cheapest to operate and produce goods, or subcontract out to the lowest bidder. And then people wonder why those jobs disappear.
No doubt, gov't run industries can have extra bureaucracy and move slower so in some instances it is good to privatize, but for essential services of national importance like energy/water/military/etc, it's probably best to stay gov't run.
I wonder how many troops are sick, not to mention the civilian population. Russian/Chinese vaccines are dogshit, especially against Omicron. Russia is smashing new case records atm.