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Energy policy

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Claude Turmes: "without LNG ports, we would be completely vulnerable to blackmail"

For Luxembourg's energy minister, the only way out of the current gas price crisis is a package of measures: increasing energy efficiency, expanding renewable energies and diversifying gas sources. He does not see any risk that the current crisis situation will push the climate issue into the background. Demand for gas will continue to fall, says Turmes in the interview.

By Charlotte Wirth

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Gas imports: expensive road to independence

The threat of war in Ukraine makes a possible gas supplies halt from Russia seem possible. The EU Commission is looking into possible alternatives, and Germany is now also discussing an accelerated departure from Russian gas. But at what cost?

By Till Hoppe

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Transatlantic turnaround on energy policy

Against the backdrop of the Ukraine crisis, Brussels and Washington are looking for alternatives to Russian gas. The favorite is liquefied gas from the USA – despite the massive problems with climate protection. In the long term, the entire gas market could be reorganized.

By Redaktion Table

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Wind power expansion: EU guidelines could help

Clearer rules on species protection could accelerate the expansion of wind energy. The traffic light coalition wants to lobby for changes to EU law. Parliamentarians give this little chance – but still see scope for the Commission to pacify the conflict.

By Redaktion Table