with the coming reduction in European imports, what fallback solutions?

The 27 Member States of the European Union reached an agreement on Tuesday, July 26, to reduce their gas consumption by 15% in the face of Russia’s desire to reduce its exports to Europe. “The difficulty of finding an agreement that achieves consensus comes from the fact that we have situations related to the economic and energy systems which are very different depending on the country.“, Explain Erick Vidalenc, a specialist in energy issues, who notes the heavy dependence on Russian gas in certain countries, in particular Hungary.

He estimates by somewhere else that this objective of reducing gas consumption is coupled with the desire for energy sobriety displayed by the various European governments. This is'”save by acting on needs. How we reduce the need for cold in summer, heat in winter, energy to move […]. The entry into sobriety is really the only lever that can be mobilized quickly, and that is why it is on the table today“.