Posted on 03/15/2022 8:19:47 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
OVERSCHILD, Netherlands, March 15 (Reuters) - Images of bombed-out hospitals and apartment buildings across Ukraine reminded Jannie and Bert Schrage of their home country during World War Two. Then the retired couple, who live in the north of the Netherlands, realised they had a resource to help slow President Vladimir Putin's campaign – natural gas.
The Schrages live above the Groningen gas field, Europe's largest. They have been opposing gas production since earthquakes started to force them out of their homes a decade ago. Now, like a majority of those polled in their province, they say that if it would help Ukraine, they may allow more gas to be pumped out.
"I never thought the words would come out of my mouth," said Bert Schrage, a former teaching assistant at Groningen University, standing near a Ukrainian flag placed in his windowsill.
His response exemplifies a sudden shift in energy policy across Europe that was triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
From Germany to the United Kingdom, policymakers who were pushing to cut back on hydrocarbons to slow climate change are being forced to scale back those ambitions. Germany is considering extending the lifespan of coal or even nuclear plants. UK lawmakers have called on the government to lift a moratorium on fracking.
The Groningen field contains roughly 450 billion cubic metres (bcm) of recoverable gas. That's nearly three years' worth of European imports from Russia.
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Deprivation has a way of forcing people to deal with reality.
Three years of Russian imports and how much tens of billions in investment to get that little?
Natural Gas is a clean energy resource. The wackos just don’t want anything disturbing Mother Earth’s layers under ground.
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