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Mar 8 β€’ 4 tweets β€’ 1 min read
"Europe has solutions to become independent from Russian gas" according to the πŸ‡«πŸ‡· finance minister Bruno Le Maire who mentioned the different options currently on the table. A short 🧡:
lemonde.fr/international/…
Dependence to Russian gas is not "the same in all European states. France is 20% dependent on Russian gas for its supply. The European average is 40%; Germany is 55%; and some countries are totally dependent. For example, Finland has 100% of its gas coming from Russia".
For the πŸ‡«πŸ‡· finance minister, "collective European solutions" are possible:
1/ "Accelerate the storage of gas up to 90% to face the winter of 2022. The real challenge will be next winter".
2/ "Common purchases to make a block and get lower rates".
3/ "Diversify supplies" from other gas producers
4/ Improve the performance of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals, "there are 7 in Spain, there are 4 in France but none, unfortunately, in Germany."
5/ Explore "alternative solutions" such as "biomass and biogas". [End]

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