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German energy group warns on ‘significant financial burdens’ as Gazprom restricts volumes
High-intensity meetings secured Russia sanctions and new legislation
Agreement includes ban on sale of combustion engines by 2035 but campaigners say targets hard to achieve
Europe warns that shutting two-way interconnectors to Belgium and the Netherlands could backfire
Europe has halved its reliance on Russian gas but it is running out of short-term fixes
Russia can squeeze the west in the short term but it is losing its position as an energy superpower
Russia’s war in Ukraine could force rethink of plans to end production at Europe’s largest gasfield despite its link to earth tremors
EU leaders reconvene for talks that are expected to be almost exclusively grim in tone
Power provider says rules governing priority supplies must be standardised between countries in case of rationing
Berlin says the commodity has become ‘scarce’ as planned work on Nord Stream 1 threatens efforts to build stores
Plus, how much of the world’s reserves must stay in the ground to meet the Paris climate target for global warming?
EU countries are turning back to coal but they should be speeding up the transition to renewables
LNG processor Cheniere also greenlights capacity boost for Texas liquefaction project
Draghi likely to bring up price caps as IEA warns of total gas cut-off
Fatih Birol says governments should keep ageing nuclear plants open and take other contingency measures
The country is as hopelessly and compromisingly addicted to coal as it is to Russian gas
Close confidant of Putin says Moscow’s measures would have ‘serious negative influence’ on Lithuanian population
Ursula von der Leyen says focus should remain on investment in renewables as countries try to avert energy crisis
Emergency move is ‘bitter but essential’ to ease threat of energy shortage, economic minister Robert Habeck says
Moscow’s decision to cut supplies to key buyers has shattered illusion that it would not turn on its biggest customers
Remarks contrast with data from western institutions, which estimate blow to EU has been less severe
German, Italian and Slovak importers reported a drop in gas supplies yesterday
Deputy chancellor warns of ‘serious’ situation as Italy, Austria and Slovakia report more supply reductions
Contract to cushion against Russia supply shock is equivalent to heating 1.5mn households
Gazprom’s move raises fears Moscow is starting wider squeeze on European supplies in response to sanctions
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