German Chancellor Olaf Scholz assured this Wednesday that “Germany has changed” in the face of the energy difficulties posed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, adapting to the circumstances and advancing towards independence in relation to Russian fuels.
The leader of the German Government explained, in a speech at the World Economic Forum, which is taking place this week in Davos, Switzerland, that the changes registered in his country since the start of the war in Ukraine, in February 2022, have become essential after converting to understand Germany’s heavy dependence on Russian gas.
Currently “the energy supply for this winter is assured”, he congratulated himself, assuring that the German energy storage facilities are “very full” thanks to the improvement in efficiency, the solidarity of European partners and the will of companies and Millions of citizens save energy.
“As a result, energy prices have taken a big plunge recently. Our measures to reduce the burden on citizens and businesses are working,” the chancellor said.
According to Scholz, inflation is also declining and industrial production in Germany has remained “stable” in recent months “against all expectations.”
The chancellor added that “Germany has shown that it can be flexible and fast and not be bureaucratic”, a scenario that it intends to set as a reference “for the transformation of the economy as a whole”.
“Yes, last year brought fundamental changes for Germany and for Europe. But Germany has also changed in a fundamental way ”, insisted Scholz, who guaranteed that his country is “pressing, decisively, on the decarbonisation ”of its industry.
“Our transformation into a climate-neutral economy, a crucial task of our century, now takes on a whole new dynamic,” the German official said, arguing that this is happening “not despite but because of the Russian war and the consequent pressure on the Europeans “. for a change.”
“It is abundantly clear to everyone, whether business leaders, climate activists, security policy experts or investors, that the future belongs only to the [energias] renewable energies”, added the chancellor, arguing that the situation has as much to do “for reasons of cost, environment and security as, in the long term, with the fact that renewable energies promise more benefits”.
The World Economic Forum began its annual meeting this Monday in Davos, which will last until the 20th, with the presence of more than 50 heads of state and government.
The title of this year’s meeting is “Cooperation in a fragmented world”, focused on finding solutions to the current economic, energy and food crisis, according to the organization of the event.
Source: TSF
