DECRYPTION – To deal with this serious supply crisis caused by Moscow, many European countries are turning to coal.
It’s not yet general mobilization, but it’s starting to look like it. French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne presented an action plan on Thursday to deal with the gas crisis. The government has announced that it is aiming for 100% filling of underground gas storage at the start of winter, compared to 85% so far. On the other hand, no energy saving campaign will be launched with the general public before the autumn.
If Paris is less eager than Berlin to sound the tocsin, it is because France “is in a more favorable situation”, we insist at Matignon. Thanks to its four LNG terminals, reserved at full capacity for the long term, France imports liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States or Qatar like never before. Enough to deal with a cut in Russian gas flows.
Russia’s goal is to prevent Europeans from filling their storage for the winter
Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega (Ifri)
Getting out of coal?
To the point that France will come to the aid of its neighbors who are more dependent on Russian gas, starting with Germany. “Even making full use of the export capabilities of…
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