The EU will temporarily return to using coal-fired power plants to compensate for the lack of Russian gas.
According to Elina Bardrum, executive director of international affairs and climate finance at the European Commission, a tight gas market and a sharp rise in prices have begun a race for alternative fuels.
Reuters writes about this.
“Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine has led to an emergency situation in the EU. We are seeing extremely rude steps from the Putin administration regarding a sharp reduction in gas supplies from Gazprom and are taking extremely important measures, but all these measures are temporary,” she noted Bardram.
The representative of the European Commission stressed that Europe will temporarily look for alternatives to Russian gas, at the same time The use of coal in the EU does not mean abandoning long-term commitments to climate change.
Recall that the Yermak-McFaul International Working Group on sanctions against the Russian Federation proposes that the allies impose an embargo on Russian gas.
