{"id":1104,"date":"2022-03-09T16:09:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T16:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/09\/the-eu-accelerates-plans-to-phase-out-russian-gas\/"},"modified":"2022-03-09T16:09:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T16:09:25","slug":"the-eu-accelerates-plans-to-phase-out-russian-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/09\/the-eu-accelerates-plans-to-phase-out-russian-gas\/","title":{"rendered":"The EU accelerates plans to phase out Russian gas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/8\/22967244\/european-union-russia-clean-energy-transition-gas<\/a>
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The European Union announced new plans<\/a> today to swiftly shrink its reliance on Russian gas and accelerate its transition to clean energy. <\/strong>Russia\u2019s brutal invasion of Ukraine and continued threats to further squeeze Europe\u2019s gas and oil supplies have made clean energy an even more critical priority. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt is time we tackle our vulnerabilities and rapidly become more independent in our energy choices. Let\u2019s dash into renewable energy at lightning speed,\u201d European Commission Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans said in a March 8th statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Over the next <\/strong>year, the European Commission says it can drastically cut its gas use by changing how it heats homes and powers buildings. <\/strong>Russian gas accounted for nearly<\/a> half<\/a> of the bloc\u2019s gas supply last year. That\u2019ll shrink down to zero \u201cwell before\u201d the end of the decade, if the European Commission follows through on goals set out today. <\/p>\n

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