Did you know that Austria imports 70% of its daily gas from Russia and that our depots are only 18% full right now ?
Thread starter Tender Branson
Tender Branson
🇦🇹 Austria 🇦🇹
Yeah, we are quite dependent on these autocratic motherfu**ers when it comes to gas.
Oil, not so much, just 6% from Russia.
Mr Person
A Little Bitter
Monthly Donator
I wonder what the world would look like today if the GOP was not so obsessed with power for power's sake that it became a bunch of AGW denying idiot-assholes simply because people on the left said we should take climate change seriously.
I'd bet that at the very least, we'd have far more advanced, widespread, and cleaner non-fossil energy. One of the many benefits this would have has obvious play in the invasion of Ukraine and our response to it.
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Anti-Populism, Pro-NATO
Yes, I knew, what I was surprised to find out -> the Foreign Minister decided to declare this in public at this time:
The Foreign Minister of Austria Alexander Schallenberg stated last week that Ukraine should not be awarded membership in the European Union.
EdwinWillers
"Who will tell us the truth?"
Red Colorado
That sux. What are Austria's plans to do about that issue?
EdwinWillers said:
Short-term (until the next winter):
Spend 7.5 billion $ in expanding gas depots so they are 80% full.
Long-term (until 2027-30):
Buying gas from somewhere else over the next years.
And go even greener on other forms of energy, also by expanding bio-gas production and green hydrogen production.
Also, reduce gas consumption longterm.
This could make Austria independent of Russian gas by 2027, or by 2030.
Österreich plant bis zu 6,6 Milliarden Euro für Gasreserven ein
Das Land soll bis 2027 ohne russisches Gas auskommen, der Gasverbrauch bis 2030 um ein Drittel sinken
www.derstandard.at
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Lord Tammerlain
Austria is a landlocked country that would rely on pipelines to bring in any natural gas, be it from Russia or any other country through LNG imports. If the facilities to import LNG and ship it to Austria do not exist, then it will have to wait until they are built. A couple of year's best case scenario
Lord Tammerlain said:
I used to live in Salzburg - but that was back when energy wasn't a front page news item.
EMNofSeattle
No Russian ever called me deplorable
Very Conservative
Mr Person said:
Look a crisis caused by failure of leftist government is now being spun by the left as a reason they need more power.
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Did you live in the city or the countryside of Salzburg ? And when ?
I live in the mountainous countryside.
Jack Fabulous
This rant implies that we are the only country on Earth whos research and development of renewables is capable of producing results.
*NEWSFLASH*
Europe has been trying to "go green" for just as long as we have... and they're still dependent on fossil fuels. Are the conservatives in Austria, Germany, France, Great Brittan, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Spain, Italy, Greece, etc, etc, etc... ****ing it all up over there, too?
Tender Branson said:
With a local family, several miles east of the old city. Every day I'd pass Leopoldskron on my way into the city and crossed a footbridge over the river to a building where our classes were.
I long to go back there someday - it's my favorite city in the whole world. And Stiegl my favorite beer.
aociswundumho
Capitalist Pig
Libertarian - Right
Why are you still burning fossil fuels, don't you care about the environment? Gaia doesn't like it when you burn fossil fuels, so the Russians are doing you a favor.
Russian warship, go f*** yourself!
EMNofSeattle said:
Yeah, damn those leftists for neglecting to put natural gas fields in Austria.
aociswundumho said:
Why do you bother with this kind of pointless blather?
You apparently dont give a damn how it makes you look.
Austria actually imports 80% of its gas from Russia. The 70% figure is the Russian gas imports as a percentage of total consumption. 63 Tera-Watt-hours of gas are imported from Russia, 16 from elsewhere, 1 is made here by biogas and 10 are produced here as regular gas.
Here is a chart of the status quo, the strategy to 2027 and 2030 as unveiled today:
For those interested, Google translate this article here:
Wie Österreich Russlands Gaslieferungen ersetzen könnte
Einfach wird die Abkehr von Gas aus Russland nicht. Die Österreichische Energieagentur hat strategische Handlungsoptionen für einen Umstieg analysiert
Grand Mal said:
The leftists are the ones creating a conflict with Russia. This entire line of militaristic rhetoric against the Russians, largely to accomplish goals of saving face for Hillary's loss to Trump, is part of what led to a war here today
Logician Man
We decide which is right-and which is an illusion.
Down at the Sunset Grill
Translation: HRC is still living in my head rent free 5 1/2 years after she admitted she lost a free and fair election. Furthermore, my silly claim above is baseless, and I will provide zero evidence said silly claim holds a drop a water of factuality or truth. Please see my tag.
cpwill
USofA
:snorts: sure. It's all about domestic U.S. politics.
Germany tried this route. It led to them becoming even more dependent on Russian energy.
Lady of the house wonderin' where it's gonna stop
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"Gas" ... natural gas down to 18% or petrol - motor fuel?
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Now thats reaching, even for you. You cant really believe that Putin has been manipulated by the American left, can you? Do you think the partisan bickerfest in the US is world-shaking important?
Have you ever been outside the US?