The European Union wants to reduce its ties with Russia in terms of energy

Along with the Russia-Ukraine war, the European Union wants to limit these relations with Russia, to which it is connected in terms of energy, and accelerate the transition to green energy in this process. The EU says that the gas held in reserve for the time being will be enough to survive the winter, which is a period of intense warming, even when the supply from Russia is completely cut off.

The ultimate goal is to switch to renewable energy

The European Commission, which serves as the executive body of the Union, shared information on current situations, measures to be taken and future plans with a question and answer blog post. According to the European Union 2021 data, approximately 45% of gas imports, 25% of oil imports and 45% of coal imports are from Russia.

In a statement on the current situation: “Uncertainties about supplies from Russia, Europe’s main supplier, increase market instability, further increasing volatility and prices. The medium-term outlook suggests that energy prices will remain above the near-term average for a while. pointing out.” statements were included.

The European Commission stated that first of all, imports from countries other than Russia should be increased. In addition, measures will be developed to reduce energy consumption in places such as residences and workplaces with efficiency adjustments. In addition to all this, it was emphasized that the reserves should be increased above 90% until October 2022 in order to keep consumers as far away from price increases that may occur in the next winter period.

The longer-term action is shown as increasing investments in wind and solar energy. At the same time, it is desired to increase the production and import of green hydrogen.