Erdoğan Risks War with Greece in Border Conflict
#International #Europe #Turkey #RecepTayyipErdogan #Greece #NaturalResources #NaturalGas

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wants to redraw national borders in the Mediterranean region and is alienating neighboring countries․ Turkey and Greece, both NATO allies, are mobilizing their navies against each other․

Mining the Planet to Death: The Dirty Truth About Clean Technologies
#International #World #ClimateNegotiations #ClimateChange #GermanEnergyRevolution #Environment #OffshoreWindParks #WindEnergy #SolarPower #NaturalResources #RenewableEnergy

The poor South is being exploited so that the rich North can transition to environmental sustainability․ Entire swaths of land are being destroyed to secure the resources needed to produce wind turbines and solar cells․ Are there alternatives?

LNG Imports and Nuclear Power: A Look at Germany's Alternatives To Putin's Gas
#International #Business #Ukraine #Russia #NaturalGas #NuclearPower #RenewableEnergy #NaturalResources #Coal #GermanEnergyRevolution #VladimirPutin

The German government is currently bracing itself for a period without Russian energy supplies․ All ideas are on the table, even extending the lifespans of nuclear power plants that are slated to close this year․ Will energy security now trump climate protection?

A Few Sanctions and That Was It: Merkel's Legacy on Russia Casts a Shadow over Her Party
#International #Germany #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Russia #AngelaMerkel #VladimirPutin #RenewableEnergy #NuclearPower #NaturalGas #NaturalResources #Coal #GermanEnergyRevolution #FossilFuels #Ukraine #GermanForeignPolicy #ChristianDemocraticUnion #ChristianSocialUnion #SocialDemocraticParty

Angela Merkel knew how brutal Vladimir Putin could be․ But under her leadership, Germany became increasingly dependent on Russian natural gas․ Her energy policy errors are now weighing heavily on the country․

What If Vladimir Putin Cuts Off the Gas? German Industry Prepares for Worst-Case Scenario
#International #Business #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Russia #NaturalResources #NaturalGas #FossilFuels #GasPipelines #VladimirPutin #Ukraine

German industry and the government in Berlin are ill-prepared for a possible halt in supplies of natural gas from Russia․ A new emergency plan is being developed to prevent an economic meltdown if deliveries cease․

Poland's Prime Minister on Ukraine War and Energy Crisis
#International #EuropeanUnion #Poland #NaturalGas #NuclearPower #NaturalResources #GermanEnergyRevolution #GermanForeignPolicy

In an interview, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki argues that Berlin has been too tentative in Ukraine and misguided with its energy policies․ He also reiterates his country's demand for World War II reparations and accuses the European Union of plotting against Warsaw․

Lithium Bonanza: China Battles West for Raw Material of the Future
#International #World #GlobalSocieties #Africa #NaturalResources #ElectricCars

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is home to perhaps the largest lithium deposit in the world․ China is eagerly trying to get its hands on the valuable resource, but the concession is controlled by an Australian company․ Work-hungry locals are hoping the conflict will soon be resolved․

More Affordable and Sustainable: How Towns in Belgium Are Producing Their Own Green Power
#International #Europe #GlobalSocieties #WindEnergy #NaturalResources #RenewableEnergy #Belgium

Energy prices in Europe have skyrocketed in the last year․ But not in some towns in Belgium, where consumers have joined together to form co-ops and are generating their own sustainable electricity․ It is a popular, and growing, model in Europe․

A Chicken and Egg Problem: How Germany's Hydrogen Boom Stalled
#International #Business #Energy #NaturalGas #NaturalResources #GermanEnergyRevolution #FossilFuels #EuropeanUnion

Green hydrogen has the potential to heat millions of homes and keep German industry humming․ So far, though, a lack of the environmentally friendly gas and the infrastructure needed to transport it have prevented its wide-scale use․

A Race Between the World Powers: Can the West Regain Its Lost Footing in Africa?
#International #World #Africa #EuropeanUnion #China #Russia #FossilFuels #NaturalResources #NaturalGas

This week, leaders from 17 African countries will be guests of Vladimir Putin․ Alongside Russia, all the major powers are vying for influence and raw materials on the continent․ The conditions are increasingly dictated by the Africans themselves, with the West often coming away empty-handed․