CARBON: Russian gas to Europe

Question 1

how is the Russian gas to Europe energy pathway prone to disruption?

Answer 1

3 of Russia’s 4 pipelines to Europe go through Ukraine.

Russia has taken military action against Ukraine before, including incursions into Eastern Ukraine and annexing Crimea in 2014.

Geo-political tensions have spiked as Ukraine could potentially join the EU and NATO

Ukraine could present an obstacle to Russian gas industry by increasing the charges for the transfer of gas across its territory or even stop the flows altogether.

In 2015, the UK agreed to double its gas imports from Russia