Reducing Europe's Reliance on Russian Gas
Russia's energy spat with neighboring Belarus has once again highlighed Europe's dependence on Russian gas. German energy expert Claudia Kemfert talked to DW-WORLD.DE about ways to get around the problem. DW-WORLD.DE: The gas dispute between Russia and Belarus shows that the Moscow has been using the energy issue as a political tool. What are the consequences for European and German energy policy?
Claudia Kemfert: Both Germany and Europe realize from this dispute that we are dependent on Russian gas exports. A recurrent theme of European energy policy is to reduce such dependence, which means relying more on our own resources, such as renewable energy, but also nuclear energy. At the same time we should try and avoid an energy squeeze by looking at tapping energy from other gas-supplying nations.
No comments:
Post a Comment