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by Terry_Roll 1572 days ago
This benefits the US who want ship liquid gas into Europe, the US already sanctioned Germany over NordStream2 but short term this will also reduce CO2 and pollution which goes back to my post on heading for a population collapse by 2040 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30488972) yet the global population is predicted to peak by 2100 so things are being done.

UK Pension funds will be hit as they tend to invest in the "blue chip" stocks so alot of people planning on retiring might be drawn back into the workforce against their will.
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raxxorrax 1572 days ago
We are talking about spinning up coal and nuclear again...

Natural gas would be preferable to fracking gas, but I guess political reasons will top environmental ones.

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AniseAbyss 1572 days ago
The extraction of oil and gas in Siberia is far from environmentally friendly but we don't care because it is far away. Europe prefers to externalise it's pollution.
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raxxorrax 1572 days ago
Agreed. Burning gas is far from environmental friendly. It might be choosing the lesser evil if at all.

We could also change to electric heating and burn lignite again of course.

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