Security and Sustainability Forum
9月07日周三
|The George Washington University
Germany’s Hard Choice: How to balance short-term energy needs and long-term security. Use this link to register : https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/318605909329002512
時間和地點
2022年9月07日 18:00 – GMT+2 19:00
The George Washington University
關於本活動
Germany’s Hard Choice: How to balance short-term energy needs and long-term security
Wed, Sep 7, 2022 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM CEST
Use this link to register : https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/318605909329002512
"Germany accounts for 20% of the European Union’s economy but has no domestic energy source and depends on Russian fossil fuels, especially natural gas. With Russia under a raft of international sanctions in response to its war on Ukraine, it is using its most effective weapon against Europe - gas supplies. Much of Europe feels the strain from Russia’s squeeze on natural gas deliveries. Yet, no other country is as exposed as the region’s biggest economy, where nearly half the homes rely on the fuel for heating. Germany has little time to lose to avert an energy shortage this winter that would be unprecedented for a developed nation.
Germany’s hard choice is balancing short-term energy needs and long-term security.
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