Von der Leyen pledges to have no more Russian gas at all by 2027 and states that renewables and nuclear provide independence and energy security.
Source excerptPresident Erdoğan, Prime Minister Albanese, It is good to be back in the United Nations to discuss climate and energy policy. I think this summer was a summer of truth. The recent summer months have been, as we heard from the scientists, the hottest on record, but maybe the coolest for the years to come. Europe is warming at double the global rate, even though we account for only 6% of global emissions. Energy security is a crucial topic for Europe. And let me tell you our story. We felt the pain of energy dependence for the first time when in 2022 Russia cut us off the gas. We had an energy dependence for gas – 45% from Russia. From one day to the next, we were cut off. We fought back. Our supplies are now more diversified. And in 2027, we will have no more Russian gas at all in the European Union. What we did: we invested massively in our homegrown clean energies, that is renewables...
