How did Germany end its reliance on Russian gas? - BBC News

When Russia started to restrict its supplies of gas to western Europe, one of the most affected countries was Germany.
The country is heavily dependent on the fuel - and initially struggled to find a replacement.
Germany has not only managed to replenish its stored gas, but has also built its first terminal for imported liquefied natural gas - in just 200 days.
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[@99cya]

Its a good first step. One step at a time.

[@Greenpoloboy3]

ACTION IS NEEDED: Germany: "Lets do it now" United Kingdom: "We'll talk about it later, debate about what to do, vote and then set a date in the far future when we might then start to do something but then likely just choose not to bother, but announce that lessons will be learned from this situation"

[@andyhastings1051]

You do understand that Liquefied natural gas is still a fossil fuel in liquified form. Right?

[@geoffreycodnett6570]

You realise that the UK has been using LNG for many years and already has three terminals as well as its own natural gas and that from Norway? Spread betting with no reliance on a single source and a massive investment in renewable plus some Nuclear to come.

[@0IIIIII]

@@andyhastings1051Germany had since 2008 to wean itself off Russian oil. Russia invaded Georgia in 2008, Germany didn’t care. Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014, annexing Crimea and starting the War in Donbas. Germany didn’t care and Germans laughed at the idea of sanctioning Russia for its murderous wars. Germany is a selfish oil addicted nation. Despicable

[@sresto7943]

@@andyhastings1051 And lets not mention Germanys insatiable lust for coal, a very dirty country indeed.

[@Arltratlo]

@@geoffreycodnett6570 and still no warm houses... because your energy bill spiked like nowhere else...!

[@jg5875]

Love this story. It’s the total opposite of the norm, where mega projects are done years/decades over planned completion dates. And waaaay over budget.

[@STho205]

But trying to get Germany, Poland, etc to buy LNG brought by ship over gas pipelines from Russia through Ukraine and the new Nord Stream direct pipeline has been over a decade in the planning. Strong-arming them into finally building the ports via fear of freezing due to Russian Black Sea invasions and embargoes was all that happened this year. They've been designed many years ago. Much like the fighter planes, antipodal bombers and aircraft carriers that the US and UK designed in the mid 30s for their peacetime miliraries became suddenly useful in 1939 and 40.

[@kieranrollinson8750]

QUESTION: """"How did Germany end its reliance on Russian gas?""""!!!!!!!!!! ANSWER: GERMANY NEVER ENDED IT'S RELIANCE ON RUSSIAN GAS!!!!!!!!! WHICH IS WHY THEY ARE SCREWED!!!!!!!!! ESPECIALLY SINCE TRUMPLITERALLY WARNED GERMANY YEARS AGO THAT GERMANY WAS TOO DEPENDANT ON RUSSIAN GAS!!!!!!!!! GERMANY SHOULD AHVE LSITENED TO TRUMP!!!!!!!!! NOW GERMANY IS SCREWED!!!!!!!!!! :D :D

[@theincrediblehunk2668]

Russian loyalists: Haha! Look at Germany struggle without the Russian gas!!! Their economy is crippled!! Germany: *finds a solution in less than a year* Russian loyalists: *Surprised Pikachu face*

[@jayd6813]

So your idea of a solution is paying 3x for dangerous, unstable, long-delivery LNG delivered by the most imperialistic (thieving) country in the world after the US caused a war, demanded sanctions, then blew up your gas lines? Geniuses.

[@NickKrige]

"It's not just the politician's fault. Industry wanted the Russia gas contracts." Such an important point, almost always conveniently overlooked or ignored...

[@BuuGz86]

Yeah people forget that politicians usually do what the industry leaders demand.. those individuals are actually the ones that run the country not really the politicians. politicians are only there to intervene if public outcry gets to big..

[@RobBCactive]

There was a mutually beneficial economic arrangement. I really don't remember very many voters pointing to the growing aggression Russia was showing under Vladolf Putin. Nor were many people objecting to the 2014 invasion of Ukraine and covert operation in Crimea that preceded it.

[@NewBeginnings413]

Well. Gerard Schröder was the chancellor of Germany and started this path to hell with Russia, later becoming the CEO of that Russian company.

[@beebee_0136]

That's what *true* accountability and sincerity sounds like. Sadly, it's hard to come by these days.

[@giselapfeifer4666]

What is wrong about that?!?

[@pacshakur-mm6rd]

Good job Germany👏💪💪👏

[@dilucragnvindr130]

Should've been done years ago. Germany is laughing at Trump while being warned of the threat in funding Russia's imperial ambitions!

[@davecuddahy7872]

@@dilucragnvindr130 yes that is true 8 years ago

[@NaZelensky]

just wonder... where did MEIN KAMPF books come to Ukraine? which country?

[@virginra]

@@NaZelensky Germany 🇩🇪 lol 🤣

[@Vladishit_Putler]

@@NaZelensky how low can you go... seriously... what a low comment. But even if you want to go there... which country did FIGHT nazi Germany? People from Ukraine right? And now Ruzzia is murdering their very own brothers in arms.

[@tsuna111]

damn german engineer are so fast to adopt they built that conversion platform so quickly

[@john_in_phoenix]

Building an LNG terminal in this space of time is a remarkable achievement, particularly in light of the regulations Germany has. Look how long environmental approval took for Tesla. This just shows what Germany can accomplish when necessary.

[@samo2010magik]

And the weather at that place is harsh too

[@dontcomply3976]

Yeah, it also shows the ridiculousness of their green dreams

[@cnccarving]

well numbers are differ from what bbc parroting nordstream carried like 55 bn cubic meter gas annually the largest LNG cargo can carry 250000 cubicmeter LNG decompressing ratio is 1:6 means 1.5 million cubicmeter means roughly 36000 shipment one route forth n back the cargo ship using at least 20 days multiplied with 150-180 ton fuel per day now you can multiply it with the thousands of shipments anualy figure how much fuel burned to get LNG from usa to germany BBC turned a gathering place for dumbs

[@cnccarving]

thats already a nuance this much fuel going to missing from domestic market and i can not buy diesel at the pump because germany need LNG and the diesel i could buy at pump, carrying the LNG honestly i didnt vote for this germany shouldnt agree and assist to blowing up that friggin gasline

[@Sierra-Whisky]

There's one important detail that should not be forgotten, and that's that Germany was already planning this LNG terminal back in 2017/2018 and was scheduled to open in late 2022. It coincidentally fell together with this crisis, which, at most, speed things up just a bit.

[@clemenshampel]

the catch of this report that has not been pointed out: It would have taken 5 (!) years to build that under normal strangulating bureaucracy here. This was Wrap Speed for our conditions. Industry now hints out what we could achieve if we could transfer that to wind energy development.

[@lattehour]

1 year and 7 months it`s full clearance ahead

[@lattehour]

practically all regulations in EU are down it`s full ahead we are in a war situation here the attack on Ukraine is considered an attack on EU

[@flynick]

Also they blew up nordstream

[@flynick]

8% of energy needs....green hydrogen? ,,,W🤣🤣

[@mweskamppp]

Plans were ready for that but the whole process of hearing complains of people who live there, wildlife, hearing everybody, evaluate all interests would have taken that long, yes.

[@noproblematallmate]

Dont underestimate a society's ability to band together and reduce the amount of energy they use/waste when faced with a drop in supply.

[@BuuGz86]

Especially Germany ... a country that was almost flattened during WWII and is a economic powerhouse now lol.. no one comes close to Germans.. Putin should have known that Germans would find a way, its only mildly annoying for them.. Putin on the other hand will no longer be able to get that sweet sweet western money.

[@riskinhos]

ever been to africa?

[@oceanwave4502]

You can say the same with Russia and SWIFT.

[@diakonhexxen6505]

Do not underestimate the ability of society to band together and reduce the amount of corrupt and incompetent politicians who betray the interests of society for the sake of handouts from their overseas masters when faced with a significant drop in their standard of living.

[@romenas9830]

@@oceanwave4502 SWITF is just inconvenience :) All the spare parts in sophisticated machinery, well thats gonna be a disaster for Russia. Soon: trains will stop, airplanes won't fly t many domestic destinations, oil industry starts to degrade and thousands more things that is going wrong right at this moment in Russia.

[@pomx89]

Nja, here in Germany we are good for this year because we bought as much Russian gas as we could before they Cut off the Pipelines. We are now paying the Price for our dependency. There is a big silence about how it will be next year. I think and believe everything will turn out fine but living has become much more expensive and that hurts a lot especially for all the people with low budget. Nonetheless Putins Imperialismen can't be tolerated. We firmly stand behind the Ukrainians who are paying the greatest price of all.

[@wolfgangwalk337]

Most of the gas we bought in recent months came from Norway and the Netherlands. Unless they rather surprisingly vanish at some point in the next months we can still buy from them in winter 23/24.

[@Benjamin_Jehne]

We still receive gas from Russia. Most piplines are still working.

[@kjetilhvalstrand1009]

@@wolfgangwalk337 Norway is going Green 😛

[@mancavecreations6535]

Fantastic engineering as always from Germany, I wouldn't expect anything less if anything I'd be disappointed if they didn't live up to their reputation.

[@Cris_the_coder]

They said it couldn't be done and Germany did it... I'm amazed by how fast Germany shut down to not get screwed by the Russians. May our relationship grow stronger and peace prevail throughout these lands we call earth 🤝

[@charlessmyth]

Germany's Manhattan Project :-)

[@public.public]

Sooner we rejoin the EU the better.

[@John-hu9qg]

Did what??

[@akashahan75]

wait until they get screwed by the americans

[@harrydehnhardt5092]

@@John-hu9qg How about this: "Germany is rapidly reducing its energy dependence on Russia and putting its energy supply on a broader basis." According to the report, dependence on Russian oil has fallen from about 35 per cent last year to 12 per cent, and dependence on Russian gas from 55 per cent to about 35 per cent. In the case of coal, the dependence has fallen from 50 per cent to around 8 per cent since the beginning of the year due to contract conversions.

[@agustusfranz4103]

German engineering still seems top tier.

[@babblo1389]

Not for long. Most will be for sale soon .

[@keibohow69]

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[@oceanwave4502]

But but I thought deindustrialization in Germany in the long-term is inevitable...

[@PatrickBatefan]

German has a good pr not good engineering

[@NaZelensky]

where did MEIN KAMPF books come to Ukraine? just wonder... which country?

[@Roseforres]

I never had any doubts concerning Germany to come up with a solution and also making necessary adjustments to deal with this challenge.

[@edaneo11]

Really where is the LNG coming from and at what cost????? America instigates wars drags it's muppets EU and Britain and they self destroy themselves and who makes money in all this the great Satan USA

[@alexandermutune6131]

They will pay heavily on this.Russian gas was priced very cheaply.But aren't they a rich country?Let them pay top dollar for new gas supplies.

[@christiandauz3742]

@@alexandermutune6131 Germany can get Russian gas for 'free' If Germany were to send a LOT of 'volunteets' to Ukraine and the latter acquires Russian territory and oil rights as part of the peace treaty then Germany DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY for the oil! Germany can 'volunteer' 50k soldiers plus a lot of mercenaries to kill 150k Russian orcs in just weeks!!!

[@alexandermutune6131]

@@christiandauz3742 I doubt whether their territory will not be acquired instead.Has Germany ever won any war with another nation?

[@christiandauz3742]

@@alexandermutune6131 Clearly you don't understand history Look up the Seven Years War, Franco-Prussian War, Prussian-Austrian War and the many wars France and Germany had Germanic tribes defeated Varric and his two Roman Legions

[@bettertogether4089]

Should they have mentioned that the source of Gas and is comparative price, for example, I read that US now supplies some of the gas, but unfortunately the price is 4x the price before war!

[@norbertfontaine8524]

They buy LNG to Russia. LNG is not under sanctions.

[@Tobi-ln9xr]

That’s the reason why Germany is the 4th biggest economy in the world despite losing two world wars. The constant ability to always stand up again…

[@elephantintheroom5678]

And to use their heads and trust the science.

[@randomguy7175]

Japan 💥

[@kanedNunable]

them losing ww2 was a huge boost to them and japan. they werent allowed to make proper armies so put all their focus into manufacturing.

[@kanedNunable]

@@elephantintheroom5678 they also have a better voting system than us and dont have murdoch style newspapers.

[@oceanwave4502]

I think western europe could thrive economically back then (after WW2) was because the rest of the world was just liberated from colonization and was still backward. But now you have China with 1.4b and a rising ASEAN/Africa. Don't forget India, too.

[@liamd7383]

For a miracle to occur, two things are needed - brilliant minds, and not quite enough time - Seth Mcfryer (The Orville).

[@Lord_Muju]

Germans are just so inspiring. They’re so pragmatic

[@OmmerSyssel]

Exactly how this gigantic crisis were created in the first place... Germans are first of all greedy and complacent. Most solutions will be based on those deeds!

[@bhbluebird]

No surprise. Germany is a powerful nation with resources, talent, skills and a real work ethic.

[@surfaceten510n]

So powerful they let their American masters blow up nord stream 2

[@berg8970]

When Germany confronts a problem they usually do it with efficiency unheard of in other countries.

[@ricardokowalski1579]

And when they DO NOT confront the problem....politicians make a lot of money

[@migsvensurfing6310]

Ah well somewhat.

[@derwolfpack3599]

@@ricardokowalski1579 And dictators thrive.

[@Swires199]

Usually when we confront a problem we take about 50% of the time solving it with bureaucracy

[@Theservant.1]

A channel managed by satan, to spread hate and violence, killings, evil, divide, and racism.

[@graeme9114]

Putin is the poster child for the phrase "cutting off your nose to spite your face". Great job Germany.

[@sergeybebenin]

In ruSSia there's a similar saying that goes something like this: "to the detriment of grandma I will freeze off my ears"

[@ruthlesstruth8639]

@@sergeybebenin Marches of the SS are held in Ukraine and the Baltic states. Not in Russia.

[@babblo1389]

Germany leaning from Ukraine. How to maximize r ecession.

[@ElRabito]

@@ruthlesstruth8639 Wagner group, Sparta battalion and dugin prove you wrong little RuSSnazisheep 😂

[@ruthlesstruth8639]

@@ElRabito The Wagner group and the Sparta battalion effectively kill the Ukrainian Nazis. You can't fit a globe inside an owl. Ukraine and the Baltics are the SS. Not Russia.

[@jonhsonakinbule3511]

Great and awesome, built new gas lines in 200 days. In my homeland we acknowledge anything strong as 'German machine'

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

Where is that?

[@racalik]

congratulations to Germany from Poland, this is how it should be done. Our gas port was built from 2006-2015 lol and it is still claimed a ''huge success''

[@motomike3475]

Yup. We 'mericans will be ice cubing all our natural gas for yawl, lickety split doncha no?

[@clouds2593]

Eastern European country Poland is a shithole.

[@OmmerSyssel]

@@motomike3475 try English next time..

[@svendittmann3105]

you are supid like Germany!

[@wayfarerpg]

Good joke.

[@julien323]

Never underestimate the ability of Germans to solve problems

[@titteryenot4524]

Except beating Japan. 🇯🇵

[@user-kh1ox7wv2f]

Немцы очень труболюбивы. Они могут колоть дрова, готовить на костре и жить со свечей. 😉

[@cagliari5984]

@@user-kh1ox7wv2f Slava Ukraine

[@Pluto60]

😂😂😂😂❤ Look 👀 at Paris France 🇫🇷 now They all wanted out of euros

[@Luis-be9mi]

In the words of Boris from the TV series Chernobyl: “Germans”

[@zameisie7016]

Congratulations Germany 🇩🇪

[@morho9422]

😀😀 they did nothing. usa an uk did it for them.

[@flavio1243]

@@morho9422 what did they do exactly

[@markusmuller6173]

Let's print some money to get the energy ;) :)

[@jasperjahnke]

@@morho9422 bullshit

[@cagliari5984]

@@morho9422 what did the US and UK do exactly? Both nations are crumbling?

[@REACTIONSUNLIMITED]

I love the Germans, they act really fast. No time is wasted. That is how successful people/society solve problems. Decision making like a bullet speed, in times of trials.

[@Sierra-Whisky]

I love the Germans too, but this LNG terminal was already planned back in 2017/2018 and was already scheduled to open this year. So no miracles happened here, things just went as planned. (Although that's a miracle too 😉)

[@SiviVolk2]

What you don't tell us is that imported liquified natural gas has about 20% higher CO2 emissions than russian gas which is not liquified. You also didn't tell that Germany almost completely stopped using gas for electricity production and instead uses much dirtier coal (emissions are 3-5 times larger ) and that's how it "ended its reliance on gas". Not using of Russian gas is setting Germany years back of its climate goals - the goals that were deemed "to be the most important goals of them all". What more can we say. Nothing ins more important than clean environment and climate. Except for policits, of course!

[@wolfgangwalk337]

While all of this is factually correct, it's not the fault of the current government that inherited a backwards, catastrophic energy policy from Merkel's conservative administration. Merkel basically killed the German solar power industry (in 2006 the biggest in the world) in favor of contracs with Putin. The green minister for economics, Habeck, had no other choice if people weren't to die of hypothermia in winter. The goals for fighting climate change had to be moved back, and that is a tragedy, another casualty of the war. But those who are guilty are living in Moscow and/or in retirement. On the good side: Putin nullified all the contracts Russia had with Germany, so after fulfilling the most urgent demands, Germany is free to move very quickly on renewables. No binding contracts anymore, no Nordstream 2 that has to be filled to earn money, no corrupt contacts into the Kreml anymore with a chance of influencing German energy policy.

[@thehumancanary131]

In England they'd still be discussing the feasibility proposal!

[@kanedNunable]

in the UK the tories would hand the contract to their mate who owns a pub.

[@davecuddahy7872]

some times restrictions have to be lifted to get things done

[@jaydibernardo4320]

That was built so fast even the Chinese are impressed.

[@telescopicS627]

China would've built in 2 days, but it would've been a concentration camp.

[@tyharris9994]

The germans got it done so fast because all the parts were in stock at Harbor Freight.

[@Andy_T79]

Almost as if it's been well thought out and planned beforehand 🤔

[@sabindot3540]

@@Andy_T79 it has been planned since 2017/2018 and the need to get it done immediately just sped up the process

[@Benjamin_Jehne]

@@sabindot3540 It was planned and canceled, as the russian gas was way cheaper and North Stream 2 was on it's way.

[@andreasgodfrey8022]

Congratulations Germany, congratulations to engineers, congratulations to the world. I love Germany hope God will grant me a chance to get there.

[@0IIIIII]

Germany is a country of greedy cowards. They ate up Russian oil and funded Putin’s war machine since 2008, when Russia under Putin brutalized Georgia and stole land. Again in 2014, Russia stole Crimea from Ukraine started the War in the Donbas. Germany didn’t do a thing in protest. German engineers were happily working away on Nordstream 2 pipeline, knowing full well Russia was killing Ukrainians and Georgians in its blood wars. Germany doesn’t care.

[@jjaus]

Save money, n gods required.

[@Arltratlo]

never forget, over 60% of Germans are atheist...

[@gurumadiba3324]

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[@honorpop2720]

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[@Suecowley231]

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[@fx_claudia_walter]

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[@Sylvieancelin]

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[@Gregelek]

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[@matthewcourt3795]

Absolutely infuriating that in the UK we weren’t even reliant on Russian gas, while German was. Yet they have managed to basically sort the problem in just a few hundred days, while we are looking at the highest energy bills in recent history, a toppling economy and only recession to look forward to.

[@davecuddahy7872]

that might also have todo with internal politics the changing of PM's so quickly

[@dogsnads5634]

We have multiple LNG terminals already...and the German's have huge energy bills as well...Germany is also heading into recession....

[@matthewprince9705]

Since the 1980s, Conservative (and Labour to a smaller extent) ministers have been dedicated to selling off British state assets and businesses and laundering foreign money. Most of Britain's cabinet members and departments don't give a damn about the working and middle classes...

[@pocolol8424]

@Mephisto They were. Cheapest gas bills on Earth.

[@Davidt1066]

german here, i think this report is going a little to far when claiming germany has solved the energy problem. we are not there yet, and a part of the problem will remain. its not like we will not have a recession too. the only good thing is that we are getting rid of dependency by russian blackmail. we all see how completly empty of any morale mr.putin is, so it was never the question if we hurt ourselves more than russia by imposing sanctions, it is the need to understand that he and his regime ceased to be a reliable trade-partner. some people (far lefts and far rights) try to imply that we can just go back to the former conditions, i dont even need to comment if that would make any sense.

[@pixelsandmagic]

I'm both impressed and unsurprised...Germans have a history of defying great odds stacked against them.

[@randomguy7175]

Why did they lose both world wars !?

[@unknownnamerealpicture]

America and Germany both always defy the odds. You can't dispute that.

[@wolfgangwalk337]

@@randomguy7175, we should have lost them far earlier. I mean that: we should have! Would have spared a lot of lifes. It took the whole world and six years to beat a people of 60 million. No, I'm not proud of it. Far from it. But there are not a lot of nations around who could have pulled that of - and returned with an economic miracle just 10-15 years after the total destruction of WW2. It was the whole of Europe that got money from the Marshall plan. UK got more than double the amount. But the money was used most effectively in Germany: "The largest recipient of Marshall Plan money was the United Kingdom (receiving about 26% of the total). The next highest contributions went to France (18%) and West Germany (11%)." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Plan

[@pixelsandmagic]

Because they're also human beings. They were so desperate for something extraordinary and they wanted to so much to believe that they were more special than the rest of the world, such that when their leaders came in and said the right words, they became suckered into thinking that to be great, a nation must conquer other nations. Fortunately, the world united to give them a rude awakening. It's not the conquering nation that is the greatest...nor the nation that bullies its neighbours. It's the nation that can feed it's own citizens, keep them safe, warm and well educated.

[@OmmerSyssel]

Might be, often they created the mess themselves ...

[@davelee5973]

Germany is a powerhouse and Russia has just awoken a sleeping giant

[@colinburns9736]

Political will. And willingness to learn. Solid engineering. Hard work. Intelligent balanced thinking. All on display here. Well done.

[@paulodonnell4004]

Good job Germany 🇩🇪

[@NaZelensky]

Germany 🇩🇪 is descendent of Hitler and have trained our soldiers with MEIN KAMPF

[@babblo1389]

Good job at deindustrialization, Germany.

[@davecuddahy7872]

@@babblo1389 There industry will be fine stop trying to cope

[@kmkall6874]

No mention of increased price?

[@jsjuhbdn]

"This country learned too late the value of a secure energy supply." Really? Germany wanted to build terminals and subsidize LNG in order to become more independent from Russia. Without subsidies, why would the industry pay far more for gas from other sources? These subsidies were then forbidden by the EU, since they were "against the principles of free trade" (pretty much stating that you can't subsidize a certain source, you can only subsidize all sources - including Russia). Therefore the plans to build LNG terminals were stopped.

[@satlynutz]

It's 600 times smaller in liquid form and at very low temperatures.

[@christinalynn8143]

Sounds, seems promising, potential. Dependency/independence, balance. 👍👏🙂 Good for Germany, the people, the earth.

[@babblo1389]

Germany e nded their economic growth and started their wonderful r ecession.

[@simonmorgan225]

They're burning coal to fill the gap 😂 great for the world

[@davecuddahy7872]

@@babblo1389 well the quicker Russia stops and returns to the 1991 borders the faster things will get better, In future there should be no trade with autocrats and little Tsar's

[@davecuddahy7872]

@@simonmorgan225 there is no gap, this has taught a valuable lesson to the world to not except aid or trade with an Autocrat

[@babblo1389]

Well, the quicker German leader stops wasting money on corrupt zele regime the better for ordinary Germans and Ukranians. We all want peace.

[@Gatecrasher1]

As an American, I am always in awe of the Germans' ability to act in the face sudden geopolitical shifts that affect their economy and the well-being of not just the Germans but the entire EU. Here in the US any well-meaning intitiatives get bogged down and mired in bureaucracy on all levels. Innovative we are--we're just so slow to act

[@PetstoUwU]

Don't understand us wrong, we will also take our time to evaluate the effects. Tried building a factory here? Can take months or years to get the approval. Critical infrastructure on the other hand gets the fast pass...

[@Yjn75]

In my opinion, I think your country needs to address its general mental health crisis first. I don't know how but if you fix that, I'm sure there will be less political and religious extremism and less mass shootings.

[@kathynj6479]

In Germany government, labor, and industry have organized to work together for the common good. It's not perfect but we in the U.S. could learn a thing or two. All the dark money allowed by Citizen's United gives corporations the ability to buy advantage for themselves instead of having to consider the public good.

[@0IIIIII]

Act suddenly? Where was this resolve when Russia invaded Georgia in 2008? Where was Germany’s resolve when Russia stole Crimea and attacked the Donbas in 2014? US, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe have been clamoring for Western Europe (France and especially Germany) to punish Putin’s regime for years. Germany waited months into the worst war in Europe since 1945 to do something.

[@jensschroder8214]

We can send you a couple of German bureaucrats, we've got too much for that.

[@CanadianPrepper]

Imagine ending "reliance" on Russian gas, only to now be reliant on something far more expensive, more complicated and less environmentally friendly, and now literally dependent on countries who sell LNG. Now industry wont be able to compete internationally. REAL SMART!

[@hael8680]

Ruzzia did an amazing job at shooting itself in the foot on this one!! Other European countries will likely follow suit. Thank you Putler!

[@edwardvalivonis23]

Lithuania never bought anything from Russia since gas shut off in 2008 winter

[@mariapetrova3698]

На здоровье! Промышленность Германии уже сократилась на 10 процентов, инфляция выросла на 10 процентов. В добрый путь, к зависимости от СПГ. Для его сжижения надо затратить до 1/4 от перевозимого обьема, да плюс на работу танкера и потери от его испарения до 1 процента в сутки. Посмеемся вместе через пару лет над убитой промышленностью Германии🤡

[@xeyalekerim]

@@mariapetrova3698 Ты за себя волнуйся, за "великую Россию" ))))

[@mariapetrova3698]

@@xeyalekerim Не будем играть с голубем в шахматы😁

[@mariapetrova3698]

@@xeyalekerim Мы просто подождём, а Россия была, есть и будет и без кавычек Великой и богатой.

[@dylandkz4476]

Great job Germany 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

[@morho9422]

they are celebrating in the streets.

[@dylandkz4476]

@@morho9422 I would be love love Germany

[@alexowusu]

Wow very impressive thanks Germany 🇩🇪 👏

[@windowman929]

Well done Germany, brilliant work.🇮🇪

[@Dylan-ek5fy]

Sehr gut! Congrats Deutschland. Germans and efficiency truly go hand in hand.

[@babblo1389]

How did Germany end it's economic growth? And start deindustrialization process... Sehr Gut:D

[@kenniemoralesjr.6791]

@@babblo1389 Du bist auch nur hier um ein schlechtes Bild zu vermitteln, oder? Wenn dir langweilig ist, dann geh was produktives machen anstatt hier blöd rumzuschreiben und deine Vermutungen breit zu treten.

[@angelafernandachristenseng9884]

Yes, took a war to chance but at least they didn’t succumb to Russia threats of “ransom”. Congratulations to this amazing people! They were decisive and committed. Compare to Texas US - frozen winter, thousands suffering and did ZERO to improve… Prepotency is always the downfall.

[@bigboobies2647]

Russia threat was really an existential threat, Texas trouble, well, it's lesser for sure, no where near the Russia threat I'd say. Not sure about the zero improvement part, either. In any case, the Germans are world-renown for their smarts and efficiency, they're like the A-A+ student in a class.

[@ibrahimsalawu5570]

You people refuse to pay for gas in safe currency instead choose a hostile currency which show you're not ready for business. Russia didn't stop supply, you refuse to buy gas so,there was no need selling you. It took the usa and uk to blow up the Nordstroms to defeat the germans finally.

[@awfm0]

​@@bigboobies2647 Existential threat is an over-exaggeration, it is not like the Russian tanks are heading towards Berlin are they? It was a geopolitical shock coupled with an economic threat that forced them to rethink their strategy. But Germany would still exist and carry on even if they just failed at a decent transition, the difference is that their economy would be in a more comparable position to the British one now, after the majorly failed in theirs.

[@sasa1982uk]

That and and Brits blowing the pipe giving them no option🤣🤣🤣

[@angelafernandachristenseng9884]

@@awfm0Thanks, ✌🏻Sometimes it’s just boring to “explain” to people with tunnel vision… But you’re straight to the “hurting” point (tanks in Berlin streets 😂) and polite. Much less bellicose than I guilt of. Cote from UNDRR (risk reduction) in June 2022: “In June 2021 Texas passed Senate Bill 3, establishing an emergency alert system to notify residents of upcoming power outages, and requiring power plants to ensure their equipment and withstand extreme weather. However, some critics remain concerned that these measures don’t go far enough.”

[@aleasa1135]

We should stop war with each other and trying to make a sustainable Earth for the new generation.

[@KingBilly77]

Just believe Germany 🇩🇪 in anything 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@KiwiSpartan1]

Russia: oops we stopped your gas Germany: uno reverse card Russia: vaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

[@BondJFK]

Meanwhile Russian is making huge profit by selling gas&petrol to Asian countries

[@corallynnewman3536]

I have to admire the lovely soft voices delivering this admiring script. Pity about the truth the gas stores were filled before they shut off the Russian gas.

[@drakehonest9116]

Hello how are you doing today..?

[@aryankushwaha1964]

By forming new dependency on quator

[@sarahjames927]

All countries should have resources independently

[@drakehonest9116]

Hello how are you doing today...?

[@joebloggs9941]

Hopeful that our LNG exports and Green Hydrogen can make it to the German port in time for winter. Australia 🇦🇺

[@margaretelmajed2335]

I believe you forgot to mention the sanctions and the fact that Nordstream 2 was conveniently blown up. So Germany has no choice but to build these expensive Terminals and the gas price will be very expensive

[@gnampfgnarg186]

but Germany already started building an LNG terminal many month before nordstream blew up. besides a single line of nordstream 2 is still functioning and can still import gas to germany but germany refuses too

[@goldenaye3]

It's still recycled Russian oil but more expensive or from America which might be triple the cost and US laughs all the way to the bank

[@gnampfgnarg186]

@@goldenaye3 germany will be buying usa gas but it is not switching its dependency from russian gas to usa gas. Being dependent on one source alone has proven to be stupid. Norway currently is also a big supplier of gas to germany. It is diversifying its gas imports and made gas deals with multiple nations around the world like Qatar and Azerbaijan.

[@wozzaladers3244]

Are you suggesting this may be self inflicted or an act of a NATO Agent?

[@paulvarn4712]

"gas price will be very expensive" Only in the short term. People and countries are adaptable and creative if they want to be and are not suppressed.

[@oliverschmidt1988]

great to read so many nice comments about Germany. thx ❤

[@zytoses9223]

well they kept that a secret. jesus that didn't take them long at all. well done

[@dianethompson2458]

German people are smart and efficient. So nice to see they are no longer dependent on Russian fuel.

[@Writeous0ne]

until next year when the storage is at 0%

[@Andy_T79]

Yes their human sized ovens were very efficient

[@y_ffordd]

@@Andy_T79and all the kids in Germany are taught about the holocaust, how many british kids are taught about Churchills genocide?

[@danielbecker3651]

It's almost like a pipeline in Canada taking finished petroleum products to the east coast would be beneficial to Europe.....

[@rcisneros8567]

Great job Germany. Lead the way.

[@MikeBarbarossa]

Drilling to indepedence from rogue nations. It's what Trump did and Biden is blundering

[@dont-want-no-wrench]

that's the spirit i like to see

[@tyharris9994]

We only apply that spirit of can-do to things like arming the Taliban and processing illegal immigrants into the country. Nobody beats us at those things.

[@bmann1232]

Good for Germany! The uk would happily wallow in this situation 😂 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

[@karelkac985]

The title of this video is very deceptive. Germany did not end its reliance on Russian gas, but is only taking steps to reduce its reliance. Huge questions remain open, such as future gas prices for Germany (and whole Europe), which can have huge implications for the competitiveness of its industry. BBC should really know how to phrase its video titles better.

[@drakehonest9116]

Hey how are you doing today..?

[@crossfam5940]

France has great nuclear power system other countries should follow, it’s a great option instead of fossil fuels

[@n.k.8530]

Yeah like this Summer when they didnt have enough water for cooling in the rivers for cooling ytheir nuclear plants and they had ro shut half of them down. Or now when alot are still not running because of safety issues. They now get a lot of power from Germany, but people somehow still bash Germany for getting rid of nuclear power 🤷

[@thisismetoday]

Tell that to the people living in the Zaporizhzhia area

[@GG-zk3de]

If only all nuclear reactors in France would be operational by the end of the year. Oh 5 of them apparently won't until February 2023. French nuclear power plants have still issues right now.

[@maxking3]

France has much bigger problems than Germany. At least Germany has an idea what to do… „EDF had already warned in September of a €29 billion financial hit this year from the reactor works, but the company did not reveal the potential new hit in its latest update. But it said four reactors originally set to be back online in November or December would now be operational only in late January or February. Almost half of the country’s 56 reactors, spread across 18 power plants, were taken offline, many because of fears over micro-cracks discovered in emergency cooling systems.“ The energy giant EDF, which was nationalised by Macron’s government earlier this year, also plans to construct six new reactors on three existing sites, with the first supposed to be ready by around 2035. It is all part of the French president's drive to put nuclear energy at the centre of the country's bid to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, one of the European Commission's flagship commitments of its mandate. But local activists in the Paluel area in Normandy, where one power plant is located, say the estimated €50 billion to be spent on the new reactors would be better spent on more sustainable sources of electricity. “The reactors will never be ready in 2035 or 2037, as announced - it's a certainty and it's costing us a fortune," Jean-Paul Desjardins, a local activist in Paluel told Euronews. "EDF is in deficit and bankrupt. It is therefore the State that pays, that is to say, us, of course. And with this money, we could do much, much more in terms of renewable energies, like solar, wind power, and greener transport." For Pauline Boyer of Greenpeace, nuclear energy is also not the way forward. "President Macron stubbornly promotes the illusion of nuclear power as a climate solution, despite admitting that no new nuclear power plant will produce electricity before 2040," Boyer said earlier this year. "Polluting, failing, expensive and slow, nuclear energy is neither ‘green’ nor ‘transitional’."

[@TigruArdavi]

BS. France is a warning example. France gets 70% of their electricity from nucelar and half of their reactors are down due to maintenance, leakage and in the summer had severe cooling issues cause rivers were to low and warm, a problem to increase in the future. France is currently buying shitloads of German electricity wich is 50% renewables already. Even worse for them because they heat homes mostly with electricity. Germany heats homes mostly with gas which is a temporary problem now but has been solved for this winter due to many measures like the new LNG terminals but Germany only produces 15% of its electricity with gas so it is well of in this regard. Nuclear is by far the most expensive form of energy apart from a long list of downsides. Globally nuclear only provides 4% of total energy demand. Countries who use it will keep their reactors running for some time because its mostly carbon neutral in operation, but no ones going to seriously invest in nuclear anymore. Renewables are the way to go.

[@znet2723]

Germany is amazing at problem solving.

[@hb-ol9oc]

Well, they created this problem to themselves.

[@wudruffwildcard252]

@@hb-ol9oc Not really, there is no need to support Ukraine. It only serves US dominance in Europe. And in the end it is going to be just another East European country that Germany has to feed, just like Poland, Hungary, Romania etc. the main reason for Brexit btw.

[@Andy_T79]

Yeah they really made those human ovens work overtime and efficiently to the max!

[@ClaytonOmwanga]

It makes business sense to specialise and get the best deals in the market. We are reliant to specific countries or suppliers for specific goods. The case against Germany's reliance of Russian gas is a narrative devised primarily against Russia's profit from this arrangement. In fact it is a perfect symbiotic relationship between Russia and Germany.

[@Cimeries213]

Relations between Russia and Germany are over forever! Russia has a disgusting attitude towards Germany now! Germany was not a real friend not when!

[@nevrobinson8530]

Whereas here we would have so many demonstrators that we would get nothing done as they are more important…

[@danboyd2725]

I remember commenting last Spring that Germany was going to pull this off, but all the Russians were saying that Germany was doomed unless NATO caved on Ukraine.

[@RandomGuy9]

Russians think the bigger military alone wins a war.

[@joe-bloggs.]

So what has changed? They now buy through third parties for the same product at a premium. They are idiots!

[@danboyd2725]

@@joe-bloggs. They have been scrambling buying up gas as they finished a massive LNG terminal which will be offloading ships full of gas from the US, Australia, and the Middle East. They'll have another four terminals finished next year. But the thing is Germany in just six months did what Russia thought was impossible, reverse a dependence on Russian gas that Russia spent two decades and billions to cultivate. Germany destroyed Russia's economic leverage on Europe.

[@joe-bloggs.]

@@danboyd2725 The point is their economy won't survive. Buying form those countries is ridiculous and expensive.

[@danboyd2725]

@@joe-bloggs. Their economy has, is, and will survive just fine. Everyone started gearing up to replace Russia since last February. By this time next year Germany will be paying less for gas than they ever did from Russia. That's the free market, it will over produce to supply a high priced market. Because buying from Russia was more like charity. It was in the interest of the EU and the US to keep the stupid Russians from falling into economic and political chaos. Since Russia showed it was interested in the conquest of Europe, that's no longer a concern. 😄

[@dylanmoore8638]

Germany is a brilliant country. I don't think we had doubts that they'd be able to recover from relying on Russian gas. Great work and greetings from the US 🇩🇪🇺🇸

[@keniamcguire2126]

😠 Fuk Dylan Moore what you saying here kzbin.info/www/bejne/oITGi56Ifdmglbc Falar com O Sr. António é como viajar no tempo, é sonhar acordado, é uma lição de

[@danishh8454]

But relying qatar others dictator

[@OmmerSyssel]

@@danishh8454 So what? Where do your energy come from.. Nothing is clean in our world

[@janvanhalteren8120]

Answer: They didn't. LOL. They just guzzled up all the Russian gas they could till august of this year to "fill the storages". Those storages could be empty by february 2023. Then no more Russian gas to fill them up again. THEN the reality of "being free from Russian gas" will hit. It's going to be brutal.

[@PJMCM]

Meanwhile our government here in the UK are employing the same levels of endeavour and skill to stop people coming here in boats. Priorities!

[@tyharris9994]

Meanwhile- in America we are begging Iran and Venezuala for oil and gas while we sit on some of the world's largest reserves. Our official national energy policy is " Starving To Death While Sitting On A Ham Sandwich. " We are a deeply un-serious nation now. Nice to see germany is still capable of acting in their own interests when they need to.

[@axlfrhalo]

Going to state this here so people who aren't so immersed in the subject of natural gas logistics can get an understanding. This terminal is great, and the speed at which it was built is impressive, but, transporting natural gas in liquid form by ship is both highly inefficient and comes at a much higher price/kg of gas. This is in no way a permanent solution, instead Germany will either have to move away from the use of natural gas or build another pipeline connected with another supplier.

[@wudruffwildcard252]

Pipelines on the other hand are not inexpensive either. Gazprom for example was unsure if Nord Stream 2 would ever amortize its construction cost.

[@axlfrhalo]

@@wudruffwildcard252 That is also true, it all depends on careful analytic work regarding all relevant factors to determine lifespan of the pipeline system and weighing it to the construction and maintenance cost to see if and when the project pays itself off.

[@steveb1739]

Exactly.

[@wolfgangwalk337]

Absolutely. Germany has to move to green energy - and it will be comparably easy. We have lots of sun in the south, constant wind at the coastlines - and water running down from the alps to the seas. If the former conservative government hadn't thrown monkeys into each and every green energy project, we would have been independent from Russian gas 10 years ago. It is the reasonable thing to do, so expect our conservatives to block it every inch of the way.

[@user-pb2mn7go2p]

Thanks for clarification. In the end, it's as I thought, just a change of dependencies.

[@florete2310]

Saying that as a German: Duh. We ended our reliance on Russian gas by making a nice and cosy gas deal with Qatar. Guess, our leaders just love autocratic systems... Must be a traditional kind of thing...

[@OmmerSyssel]

Ohhh, the but hurt privileged leftist voiced the usual political correct nonsense? Why don't you simply head of to fascist RuZZia or fight for Ukrainian freedom? Nitpicking Erbsenzähler*innen are ridiculous.

[@Mikey-mike]

Germany ended its reliance on Russian gas by destroying itself.

[@joytine6548]

Why did you say destroying itself

[@rogersampaio7450]

Donald Trump Once Said: Germany depends too much on Russian gas. Germany Thought Trump was mad, now he was right not left

[@goldenaye3]

So depending on American oil is the best thing, that's why Nordstream was blow up?

[@rogersampaio7450]

@@goldenaye3 all the possibilities has to be taken into account

[@michaelSlick50]

Nice work Germany!!

[@drakehonest9116]

Hello how are you doing today..?

[@jamesburrows3711]

Looks Like our Canadian Prime Minister has missed this “Business Case”. 😢😢😢

[@agona-piesieabankesieso7539]

Germany is more focus and industrialized then all the European countries. Congratulations to Germany, the heart of Europe.

[@fazmuz86]

Have to respect German efficiency….

[@thisismetoday]

So where does the gas now come from? Was that answered at all?

[@jamesscheuer8367]

Yes. At :51. All over the world, baby!

[@daverage9224]

America or an American company, reason why they blew the pipes

[@edwardvalivonis23]

@@daverage9224 Russia blowed them

[@daverage9224]

@@edwardvalivonis23 why would Russia do it ? It was making them billions one of its main incomes for Russia, Europe being dependent on Russian gas

[@daverage9224]

@@edwardvalivonis23 kzbin.infoFVbEoZXhCrM?feature=share

[@tomeekun]

As a Hungarian, I can't help being envious and ashamed. I can't wait to get out of this hellhole in the future.

[@michaelneuwirth3414]

The country makes its own people. It's not your fault that Hungary doesn't border on a sea. Maybe you should go to sea for a couple of years on a merchant ship?

[@nikitaneznamov2617]

What is the price difference between LNG and Russian natural gas? How will it impact the German industry?

[@drakehonest9116]

Hey how are you doing today?

[@kimgon3009]

Germany is the most advanced country in Europe and I remember when I was in high school my class fellow wanted to go to Germany because it is such an amazing country that everyone wants to go

[@JC.Denton.]

In terms of infrastructure, education, life quality, employment and compared on an European level, Germany is very bad. Countries like Norway, Switzerland, Finland, Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, Ireland etc. rank all much higher

[@NukeFinity]

@@JC.Denton. egal Weißwurst, Bier und Brötchen :)

[@PETE4955]

Germany is not the most advanced its the most efficient .

[@zugezogenerhesse4557]

@@JC.Denton. Germany is ranked 9th in the world according to the Human Development Index - bested only slightly by the Scandinavian countries, Switzerland, Australia and Ireland - and the only country in the top 10 wich provides such figures to a population of more than 80m+ which is far more than all other ranks of the top 10 combined. Not sure how that translates to „very bad“ on an European level.. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@JC.Denton.]

@@zugezogenerhesse4557 Have you checked the metrics/qualiifiers for HDI ?

[@spacelemur7955]

They wisely placed the terminal a safe distance from everything else. LNG is a dangerous product.

[@MrJamkev]

That port would have taken 10 years in US to build

[@pathomthavaradhara]

Well, Germany is a great force and if they intended to do anything, they have a lot of experience.

[@meleshadgu3230]

Good job Germany 🎉

[@renatsafiulin392]

It's too early to judge. Let's take a look at the economy of Germany and the UK at the end of spring. And everything will become clear.

[@kiddhkane]

By buying gas from spain, who got it from Russia. It's the same gas, just 100% more expensive.

[@Sagittarius-A-Star]

I hope that the transition to green Hydrogen will take place soon ( since the electricity from off shore wind parks already can not be delivered to the south due to the lack of transmission lines ( thanks to overly stubborn "environmentalists" I guess ) ). Putler will go down in history for helping to expand NATO and the EU and tremendously accelerating the transition to renewable energy.

[@mweskamppp]

Not environmentalists. Conservatives in the south and Nimbys who play the green card because they think it benefits their aim slowed down the transmission lines, windmills and built new gas turbine power plants in the south of germany. In my place in the north a group of companies just started the construction of a Hydrogen production plant from offshore windpower. They do it near the old nuclear power plant because of the existing power cables. It is a starting spot for 100MW only but in 2026 it will be 300MW, top capability will be around 2GW if there will be a need for it. Existing gas pipelines are modified for H2 already to bind in to an existing H2 net in the Ruhr area where today refineries provide H2 made from natural gas. Salt caverns for a buffer volume will be bind in in 2026 too.

[@Sagittarius-A-Star]

@@mweskamppp Although I don't understand everything it sounds cool/promising 👍

[@planefan082]

@@mweskamppp Green hydrogen for power transmission is insanely inefficient. Let's hope they reinvent power lines

[@tyharris9994]

I fail to see why it will be any easier or more efficient to transport hydrogen than electrons.

[@Sagittarius-A-Star]

@@tyharris9994 Transport is not the main point but storage and use in industries which can not easily switch to electricity. Edit: E.g: Iron ore + Hydrogen = Steel + Water: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGGUY5yZitaofKs

[@ramanivisvanathan6149]

Kudos to German engineers and government

[@simonmorgan225]

And bbc propagandists. Grrmany is burning coal to fill the void.

[@PamelaGreen354]

Hoodwinked

[@0IIIIII]

Kudos? US and Eastern Europe have been asking Germany to take the Russian threat seriously for decades? Germany was addicted to cheap Russian oil ( a claim often thrown at the US) and ignored Russia’s murderous wars in Georgia, Syria, and Ukraine since 2008.

[@xyzv8640]

Fun fact: the at the end mentioned costs of ~ 6 bn. € had doubled, they were calculating with 3 bn. at the beginning 🤐... As always..... 🤦‍♂️

[@speedomike747]

by burning massive amounts of wood and other solid fuel sources

[@hansstofberg43]

Well done Germany 🇩🇪

[@carle5538]

Beautifully done. I salute Germany for becoming energy independent and stopping it's dependence on Russian oil and gas . Beautiful. I hope the rest of Europe follows.

[@silverianjannvs5315]

How about the landlocked countries?

[@PETE4955]

Simple: Germany bought from other suppliers.

[@hopeimoh4208]

An example of a country that's serious. My country Nigeria should learn...!