Bitter But Necessary Germany Turns To Coal To Replace Russian Gas Climate News
Robert Habeck said Germany should limit its use of natural gas for electricity, after Russian oil company Gazprom announced it would cut supplies via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, apparently for technical reasons. The situation is forcing the government to burn more coal, which emits twice as much carbon dioxide, which heats the climate from gas, for a “transitional period,” Habeck said. “This is bitter, but it is simply necessary in this situation to reduce the use of natural gas,” said Habeck, of the Greens’ environmental party....