Roadmap to fully end EU dependency on Russian energy
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Commission presents steps to fully end EU dependency on Russian energy, accelerate the EU’s energy transition and diversify energy supplies. Find out more.

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The roadmap will see a gradual removal of Russian oil, gas and nuclear energy from the EU markets in a coordinated and secure manner as the EU transitions to clean energy. EU countries will prepare national plans by the end of 2025 setting out how they will contribute to phasing out imports of Russian gas, nuclear energy and oil. At the same time, efforts will continue to accelerate the EU’s energy transition and diversify energy supplies.

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The roadmap includes measures to:

  • gas: stop all imports of Russian gas by the end of 2027 by improving the transparency, monitoring and traceability of Russian gas across the EU markets. New contracts with suppliers of Russian gas will be prevented and spot contracts (for immediate payment) will be stopped by the end of 2025.
  • oil: take fresh action to address Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ (vessels employed by Russia to evade sanctions) transporting oil.
  • nuclear: restrict new supply contracts co-signed by the Euratom Supply Agency for uranium, enriched uranium and other nuclear materials deriving from Russia.

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  • nawa@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    2 days ago

    By switching to Azerbaijan gas instead, which is of course so much better

      • arakhis_@feddit.orgEnglish
        0·
        15 hours ago

        I do not think that that would be smart. strategically usa never again going to be a trustable ally on normal terms at europe’s end. at least when it comes to economic relations.

        do you have a source citing this? cause Ive already heard my notion on some analytical video or similar

        • Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.orgOPEnglish
          2·
          10 hours ago

          See here:

          Russia’s share of EU imports of pipeline gas dropped from over 40% in 2021 to about 11% in 2024. For pipeline gas and LNG combined, Russia accounted for less than 19% of total EU gas imports in 2024 …

          Norway and the United States were the top suppliers of gas to the EU in 2024. Norway provided over 33% of all gas imports …

          The United States was the largest supplier of LNG to the EU, accounting for almost 45% of total LNG imports. Imports from the US in 2024 were more than double what they were in 2021 …

      • nawa@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        2 days ago

        There’s no direct conflict at the moment and while Azerbaijan did their ethnic cleansing in 2020-2023, one might argue it’s been done inside their own borders so there’s no issue in the global point of view. But Azerbaijan keeps threatening Armenia with an invasion unless Armenia agrees to an extraterrestrial corridor through their territory, and one might argue empowering Azerbaijan with more gas money and influence over Europe might lead to an open conflict.

      • Quittenbrot@feddit.orgEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        … and they are not a crumbling but constantly threatening nuclear power with phantom pain and ambitions to regain a tight authoritarian grip on a large part of Europe.

      • nawa@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        I don’t know. This is not a solution but a change from one dictator who already started a war to another one that hasn’t yet. Not to mention the fact that Azerbaijan magically increased their gas production the moment the EU decided to phase out Russian gas. It’s Russian anyway and Russia profits from it anyway.

        There’s no quick and easy solution. I don’t have any suggestions. The EU wasted a lot of time already, best they can do is actually stick to their plans, gradually phase out any need for gas at all, and not waste any more time. Doesn’t really matter where they are getting it from.

        All I’m saying is this RU -> AZ switch is not an improvement from a moral point of view and most likely not in a financial sense.

        • LwL@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 day ago

          It still hurts russia. Azerbaijan (or any other country proxying russian gas) will take a cut, and russia will almost certainly end up with less money for their gas than before. Strategically it’s still not a terrible move. Long term we just need to phase out gas entirely, but that necessarily takes time.

          Should’ve started a decade or two earlier, but you can’t change the past.