Kommentar: Kollektive Verantwortungslosigkeit bei der Energiesicherheit
Die deutschen Gasspeicher sind zu 50 Prozent gefüllt, was 25 Prozentpunkte unter dem Normalwert liegt. Ganz Europa wird die einst anvisierten 80 Prozent Füllstand nicht erreichen.
Comment: Collective irresponsibility surrounding energy security
In the upcoming winter, nothing much is expected to happen if everything goes well: the gas price remains stable at a high level, storage facilities are still filled to 20 percent in the spring, and European governments can pat themselves on the back for not spending unnecessary money on gas reserves. If everything goes well. However, if things go poorly, the winter will be very cold, gas import terminals will run at full capacity, storage facilities will empty at record speed – and suddenly, something breaks one of the critical Norwegian gas pipelines to Europe.
Or Donald Trump finds a political way to throttle US gas exports to Europe. And boom, Europe experiences a gas shortage. In the best case, wealthy governments can then buy enough gas on the world market at extremely high prices to maintain public life. It will only be very expensive for citizens and businesses. In the worst case, actual gas shortages occur, businesses must scale back production, buildings are heated less.
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