and might have to resort to nuclear power to plug part of the gap, the nation's two most powerful leaders said.which has fuelled inflation and put nations at the brink of a recession.
While it's not the first time the government has mooted the possibility of relying on nuclear for longer than planned, such comments are getting gradually stronger. "What worries me is that there is no ready answer to the question of what happens when gas runs out," Mr Scholz said. A study on security of supply that will help Germany to decide on the nuclear plants will be available by the end of the month or early September, Mr Scholz said.
In the short term, reducing energy demand will make the biggest difference for Germany and all other nations pivoting away from Russian supplies.Germany has urged citizens to lower their consumption and last week slapped a levy on gas use. "There is no scenario in which there is no gas, but there is a scenario in which there is not enough gas in storage, and supplies in other forms are not not so available as they were," said Mr Habeck.