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In 2018, when then-President Donald Trump warned Germany about their reliance on Russian energy during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the German delegation just laughed it off. It’s no longer a laughing matter now. Russia announced in June that it will reduce natural gas flows to Germany by roughly 40 percent. The German government recently declared that the country had entered the “alarm stage” of the emergency gas plan, calling on its citizens to reduce consumption. In London, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned that Russia could cut gas supplies to Europe entirely to boost its leverage...

After a warning from the head of three power companies, France’s government has announced that it will restart a coal-fired plant this winter. The announcement that the Saint-Avold will be brought back online comes shortly after the heads of three major energy companies in France warned that the general public must “immediately” cut back on energy use to better enable officials to better handle energy insecurity. According to broadcaster RTL, officials have said that the coal-fired plant is being brought back into service “a precaution, given the Ukrainian situation”. Le Figaro meanwhile notes officials as saying that they will be...

After a warning from the head of three power companies, France’s government has announced that it will restart a coal-fired plant this winter. A coal-fueled power plant in the north-east of France is due to be restarted by the country’s government this winter in order to better combat energy insecurity resulting in part due to ongoing hostilities with Russia. The announcement that the Saint-Avold will be brought back online comes shortly after the heads of three major energy companies in France warned that the general public must “immediately” cut back on energy use to better enable officials to better handle...