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		EU must cut gas use by 15% this winter, Commission says (euronews.com)
		3 points by Vinnl on July 20, 2022 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

cmurf on July 20, 2022 | [–]

The impetus behind this is Russia and the upcoming winter.

"Russia is blackmailing us, Russia is using energy as a weapon" –President of European Commission Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen .

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_...

sylware on July 20, 2022 | [–]

well, climate change: coal and gas plants have to be shut down.

So, context wise...

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