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[-] MrMakabar@feddit.de 1 points 9 months ago

The very simple fact is that we have enough gas right now. So Biden not permitting new LNG terminals in the US is perfectly fine for the EU. Not only that, but LNG is more expensive then pipeline gas and we are reducing gas consumption. So in the coming years we are reducing LNG consumption Also no coal will not be replaced by gas on a large scale in the electricity mix. Right now EU wide it makes up 13% of electricity production and we are adding a lot of renewables to our grid. So coal will be replaced by renewables, instead of fossil gas.

As long as Biden does not cut LNG supply from existing infrastructure in a big way, we will be just fine. The main new customers will be in Asia.

[-] ebikefolder@feddit.de 1 points 9 months ago

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Energy_statistics_-_latest_trends_from_monthly_data#Gas_consumption

Looking at monthly data from January 2022 to December 2022 (Figure 11), with the exception of March and April, consumption has been consistently below the 2017-2022 average of the respective months of those years. Between January and July 2022, natural gas consumption in the EU varied between 1 938 Petajoules (PJ) in January and 785 PJ in July, indicating a monthly decrease overall, even before the target of 15% gas reduction was set up

While the gas reserves are higher than ever (https://www.consilium.europa.eu/de/infographics/gas-storage-capacity/)

Absolutely no reason to worry about supply, cold homes, or lights going out.

[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 0 points 9 months ago

Literally paid propaganda for the fossil fuels industry. The death and destruction done by climate crisis will far outweigh anything Russia can do in Ukraine. Yet Europe (and the rest of the world) refuse to seriously transition away from fossil fuels despite understanding the necessity for decades now.

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