If you can escape Germany or France, do it NOW before the cold comes.
European populations are bracing for a frigid upcoming winter amid an impending avalanche of high energy costs and emerging inflation. On Sunday French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire warned that Russia is poised to totally halt gas supplies to Europe and that people must now "prepare".
"Let's prepare for a total cut-off of Russian gas; Today that is the most likely option," Le Maire told an audience at an economic conference in Aix-en-Provence.
He later additionally explained to reporters, "You also have to prepare load-shedding plans, we are doing it. It means looking in a very specific way at each company, each employment area; Which are the companies that should reduce their energy consumption and which are the ones that cannot."
He said the government is currently compiling a list of these major companies which would be too at risk if their facilities were suddenly deprived of gas supply. They would receive priority in the likely event of a shut-off from Russia. "We have to anticipate and to put ourselves in order of battle as of now," he emphasized.
No country on the planet can meet even 20% of energy needs via solar on a 24-hour basis. Once the last 2 nuclear plants fully close in a couple of months, Germany will be completely and utterly dependent on foreign gas and oil. Their solar is actually losing them money (we share the same fate) due to maintenance costs and low output. Their wind needs extraneous energy to keep the voltage and wattage consistent and prevent shorts, circuit breakers, and freezing. We share the same fate. Their hydro needs extraneous energy, but that's negligible. The issue is energy storage, which cannot keep up. Countries like Norway that make use of their hydroelectric plants, export the bulk of it. Germany doesn't have that luxury, since it has an industry to sustain, and a massive (relatively) population.
They are back to burning coal, at quadruple the prices compared to 2019, that they are importing from South Africa and Brazil.
Easton Lewis
Pay no attention to the paid shills OP. Proper thread the whole way.
nothing will happen lol. do you seriously think the gov just cut ppl off and let them freeze in the winter? you realize people will storm politcans houses if that happens and sri lanka style shit will happen. they need the population docile, if the ppl have nothing to do or live for anymore they will all go apeshit
Gabriel Brooks
>before the cold comes Oh no how to survive 2 weeks of -5°C??
Charles Anderson
It would be extremely good for us. Shitskins will our themselves once more as well.
Elijah Nelson
>Let's prepare for a total cut-off of Russian gas; Today that is the most likely option Kek, this is not going to end well.
James Cook
what does that means for croatia?
Leo Peterson
After 3 years of martial law, forced vaccinations, segregation, etc?
Jace Gomez
How is the German government going to provide then? Even if they provide 25% of what you used to have access to, people will still chimpout.
In the U.S., you are on your own unless you a nigger, elder, or disabled person.
Samuel Parker
None of those things ever happened.
Charles Ward
I don't know the energy situation is there. Any Europoors care to chime in?
