Interview: Bernard Potter
NZZ am Sonntag:
Mr. Edenhofer, everybody concerned with climate protection demands emissions reductions. You now speak of "dangerous emissions reduction." What do you mean?
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U.K.'s `Untouched' Power Market Relies Too Much on Natural Gas, Huhne Says
By Catherine Airlie and Alex Morales
Britain’s electricity market, “left untouched” by government regulations, would rely too much on gas and neglect other fuels needed to limit emissions and price volatility, the minister in charge of energy said today.
The U.K. government said it will set out steps later this year, such as guaranteeing electricity capacity, establishing a minimum cost of emitting carbon-dioxide and obliging energy suppliers to source low-carbon power such as wind and nuclear, to help attract investment.
“The current market framework is not fit to deliver the investment we need,” Chris Huhne, U.K. secretary of state for energy and climate change, said today in published remarks from a speech later today in London to the Confederation of British Industry. “Left untouched, the electricity market would allow a new dash for gas, increasing our dependence on a single fuel, and exposing us to volatile prices.”
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Shale gas could ensure Poland's independence from Russia
By Florian Kellermann, AFP
Winter is approaching - a time in which Europe particularly feels Russia's grip on the energy market. This power play has caused Poland many headaches. But new know-how in gas production could mark a turn in events.
Practically every winter, Russia and its neighbors Ukraine and Belarus disagree on gas supply technicalities. This dispute has endangered deliveries to Poland.
The Baltic Sea Pipeline, which will connect western European markets with major Russian gas fields, has made matters worse. Warsaw's politicians feel they will be at Moscow's mercy because Russia can then shut off the supply without endangering its deliveries to Germany.
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