The energy supplies of the UK and Europe have become more fragile for technical reasons – our reliance on wind and other irregular sources – and for political reasons, notably reliance on Russia, writes Hamish McRae
The debate over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline centres on whether it makes Europe more or less vulnerable to pressure from Russiaf we are all going to drive around in electric cars, which we are, we need a reliable electricity supply. We don’t have one. However fast we build alternative sources ofgeneration, we will still need gas as a standby fuel. We don’t have enough storage capacity for gas. As for nuclear power, there is a multiplicity of troubles in building new stations. It is a mess.
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