News Digest Item
01 Sep 2016

“Dependence management - The background of the German gas policy”

Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich (Centre for Eastern Studies)

A report by Polish think tank Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich (Centre for Eastern Studies) examines the challenges Germany faces regarding the country’s dependence on natural gas. “Natural gas plays a key role in the German economy, […] is the most important energy source for the German industry, [and the Energiewende] will strengthen the significance of natural gas in the energy sector, even though the gas consumption volume will decrease,” write the authors.

Read the full report in English .

For background, read the 淨 dossier The Energiewende and its implications for international security.

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