Case studies: Carbon: Russian gas to Europe Flashcards
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Russia has been a major supplier of what type of gas to Europe?
Natural gas
Which country is a major supplier of natural gas to Europe?
Russia
How many TJ in gas does Russia produce each year?
27 million TJ
How many TJ of Russia’s natural gas reached Europe?
5.5 million TJ
How doe Russia’s natural gas reach Western Europe?
Several large pipelines
These pipelines pass through?
Borders of several different countries
Pipelines passing from Russia to Europe may cause…
Challenging geopolitical relationships
To ensure that ………….. meets ………………. it is important that consumer countries maintain a good ……………………………… with Russia and vice versa.
To ensure that supply meets demand it is important that consumer countries maintain a good geopolitical relationship with Russia and vice versa
Which gas company is based in Russia?
Gazprom
Gazprom accused Ukraine of what in 2009?
Not paying a debt for it’s gas supply
What did Gazprom’s accusation lead to?
Gazprom shutting off Ukraine’s gas supply
Gazprom accused which country of not paying off debt for it’s gas supply
Ukraine
Conflict between Russia and Ukraine threatens….
The supply of gas to countries in south-eastern Europe as a single supply line fed through Ukraine to those countries
In 2022, the conflicted between Russia and Ukraine escalated when…
Russia launched a full invasion on Ukraine
The war between Russia and Ukraine has had significant implications for?
Geopolitical relationships
The Russia-Ukraine war is likely to have a …
Destabilizing effect on the supply of natural gas across Europe
