Monday, January 31, 2022

How Europeans Get Their Electricity, And Why Importing Russian Natural Gas Is Necessary

Startegic Culture: How Europeans Get Their Electricity 

As Europe's energy crisis continues to ebb and flow - with the US-Ukraine-Russia war-mongering barely able to hide its obvious implications on the continent's heating, cooking, and transportation fuels - knowing which countries will be more (or less affected) by potential sanctions (or sanctions retaliation) is critical. 

Additionally, as EIA notes, the desperate virtue-sigaling efforts to de-fossilize any and all energy sources in Europe as soon as possible has come back to bite many nations... at exactly the wrong time...  

“Worldwide efforts to address climate change is leading to the rapid electrification of numerous end-users from transport to industry, driving a massive increase in power demand as well as the need to generate as much of it as possible from renewable sources. The result is a dramatic transformation of power systems globally.” – iea.org.  

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WNU Editor: It is not only Russian natural gas that Europe is dependent. Russia is one of the world's top oil producers. Any disruption in its supply will have a profound global impact on oil supply and prices.

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