The youngest victim among the at least 21 who died at a drinking establishment over the weekend was 13, according to police minister Bheki Cele.
It was not immediately clear what caused the deaths, and police are conducting an investigation.
The bodies of the victims were discovered sprawled across the floors and tables of the Enyobeni Tavern in East London.
The bodies have been transported to mortuaries, where post-mortem examinations will be conducted.
Mr. Cele, who visited the area and was informed by the local police, reported that the deceased was between the ages of 13 and 17; however, a comprehensive list of the casualties has not yet been compiled. South Africa’s legal minimum drinking age is 18 years old.
There are rumors that patrons of the restaurant were celebrating the conclusion of the final examinations.
President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa offered his “deepest condolences” to the victims’ families.
“This tragedy is rendered even more tragic by the fact that it occurred during Youth Month, a time during which we… advocate and promote chances for improved socio-economic conditions for the nation’s youth,” he tweeted.
Oscar Mabuyane, the premier of East Cape Province, where the tragedy occurred, could not provide plausible causes for the fatalities, but he did condemn “unrestricted alcohol drinking.”
Speaking at the scene, he stated, “You can’t trade in the middle of society and assume that young people will not try.”
The incident occurred early on Sunday morning.
As there were no apparent wounds, a regional safety officer told AFP that a stampede was ruled out as the cause of death.
Unathi Binqose stated, “Forensic [investigators] will collect samples and conduct tests to determine if there was any type of poisoning.”
Wives and partners of the G7 leaders conducted their summit, which was somewhat more lively than the tense political discussions taking place within the halls of the Schloss Elmau alpine resort.
Britta Ernst, the wife of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, accompanied Carrie Johnson and others as they traversed Alpine meadows.
As Boris Johnson and his international colleagues met to discuss the war in Ukraine, his wife Carrie and the wives of other world leaders engaged in Nordic walking while conversing in the sunshine.
Britta Ernst, the wife of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Amelie Derbaudrenghien, partner of EU Council President Michel, and Brigitte Macron, wife of French President Macron, accompanied her.
Ms. Ernst, a politician in her own right as Brandenburg’s education minister, led her guests on a Nordic walk with former professional skiers Christian Neureuther and Miriam Neureuther.
Christian Neureuther is a former World Cup alpine ski racer who participated for West Germany in three Winter Olympics. Miriam Neureuther is a former German biathlete and cross-country skier who won an Olympic silver medal in cross-country skiing and two biathlon world championship titles.
On Sunday, the party was observed happy and conversing while walking in the brisk, sunny weather.
In the meantime, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is likely to urge G7 leaders to do more to help Ukraine’s struggle against Russia today.
Mr. Zelenskyy will address world leaders via video link from Kyiv, including Boris Johnson and Joe Biden after he encouraged allies to be “partners, not watchers” in his nightly speech on Sunday.
Mr. Johnson will use Monday’s session in Germany to demand immediate action to help move grain supplies out of Ukraine since many nations across the globe are experiencing grain shortages.
A portion of a wooden stand fell during a bullfight in central Colombia, causing spectators to fall to the ground and murder four people, including a baby of 18 months, and hurt hundreds more.
The tragedy occurred in the stadium in the city of El Espinal during a traditional event known as Corralejo, in which members of the public encounter the bulls.
Videos depict the collapse of a multi-story part of the stands where as many as 800 people were seated.
“We have activated the hospital network in Tolima,” the governor of Tolima said on local radio station Blu. “As of this time, two women, one guy, and a child had perished.”
At least 322 individuals were transported to local hospitals. There were four patients in intensive care and two patients recovering after surgery.
Orozco stated that he had requested the suspension of the traditional “corralejas” in Tolima earlier on Sunday, but it was held nevertheless.
President-elect Gustavo Petro encouraged municipal officials to prohibit similar events, pointing out that this was not the first incidence of its kind.
Current President Iván Duque announced an investigation into the disaster via Twitter.
“We mourn the tragic catastrophe that occurred in El Espinal, Tolima, during the San Pedro and San Juan festivals, when the stands collapsed during a corraleja. We shall want an investigation.”
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine is likely to ask G7 leaders to do more to support Ukraine’s struggle against Russia.
The Ukrainian president will address the G7 via video call from Kyiv, while Boris Johnson will use the second day of the summit to advocate for immediate action to assist grain exports from Ukraine.
In the meanwhile, Mr. Johnson will use Monday’s session in Germany to demand immediate action to help move grain supplies out of Ukraine, since many nations are experiencing grain shortages.
Major Ukrainian ports, notably Odesa, have been shut and there have been attacks on farms and warehouses since the conflict began.
Before the war, Ukraine contributed ten percent of the world’s wheat, nearly eighteen percent of the world’s maize, and fifty percent of the world’s sunflowers.
However, around 25 million tonnes of grain and wheat are at risk of rotting in silos, and food prices have risen significantly since the beginning of the war.
Approximately 47 million people in nations dependent on Ukrainian exports are at risk of a humanitarian catastrophe.
On Sunday, missile strikes resumed over Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, and Mr. Johnson warned that the country is “on the verge of a cliff.”
Mr. Johnson is anticipated to advocate for a global solution to the situation, including the development of land-based grain export routes.
The United Kingdom has urged Turkey, which controls access to the Black Sea, to do more to ship out grain supplies.
“Only Putin can resolve this pointless conflict,”
Later, Mr. Johnson will warn G7 leaders: “Millions of people are on the edge of starvation as a result of Putin’s activities in Ukraine, which are causing oil and food costs to skyrocket.
“Putin alone can halt this pointless and fruitless war.
However, world leaders must unite and use their combined economic and political might to aid Ukraine and make life simpler for people everywhere. Nothing should be out of the question.”
The prime minister also wants G7 leaders to examine the use of grain as a biofuel source, arguing that its users to power vehicles may be decreasing its availability.
The United Kingdom will also contribute £1.5 million to the development of a testing procedure to determine whether grain sold by Russia has been unlawfully smuggled from Ukraine.
Mr. Johnson pledged last week at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting an additional £372 million for countries most affected by rising global food costs.
In the following days, Mr. Zelenskyy will address both the G7 and NATO summits.
Before addressing the G7 leaders gathered in the Bavarian Alps, the Ukrainian president stated that he will need additional missile defense systems.
He stated, “We need a strong, sophisticated, and functional air defense that can provide comprehensive protection against these missiles.”
“We discuss this daily with our partners. There are existing agreements in place. And partners must move faster if they want to be true partners as opposed to just onlookers.
“Delays in the shipment of weaponry to our nation, as well as any restrictions, are an open invitation for Russia to launch additional attacks.
The occupiers — these terrorists — must be defeated with all of our strength so they do not believe they can exert pressure and outplay us.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has prohibited Juul Labs Inc from selling nicotine products in the United States after concluding that the company “had a disproportionate role in the rise of child vaping.”
A vaping company’s ability to sell e-cigarettes in the United States has been restricted after it was determined that it played a “disproportionate role in the rise of underage vaping.”
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined after Juul Labs Inc submitted scientific and health information on its nicotine products for review.
The nearly two-year-long collection of data revealed a “lack of sufficient evidence” that Juul’s products produced a net benefit to public health.
Robert Califf, the commissioner of the FDA, said in a statement, “We recognize that these items represent a major section of the market and that many have played a disproportionate role in the rise of child vaping.”
The judgment has been deemed possibly devastating to the San Francisco-based company.
In 2017 and 2018, teen e-cigarette use increased as Juul gained mainstream, according to a federal poll.
In 2019, around 27.5% of high school students vaped, compared to 11.7% in 2017.
According to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States, the figure decreased to 11.3% by 2021.
Researchers stated that the most recent data on juvenile e-cigarette use cannot be compared to past years due to changes in survey methodology during the COVID pandemic.
The FDA has set September 2020 as the deadline for Juul and other e-cigarette brands, including Imperial Brands Plc’s Blu and British American Tobacco Plc’s Vuse, to submit applications.
The health agency was then tasked with determining whether each product helped smokers quit.
The degree to which the product assisted people in quitting smoking was balanced against the potential health risks to new e-cigarette users who had never smoked, particularly adolescents.
Juul has not yet replied to calls for comment, but reports from the United States indicate that the company is likely to appeal the judgment.
E-cigarette manufacturers have sold goods in the United States without FDA authorization for years.
In 2020, the FDA prohibited all flavors other than tobacco and menthol for cartridge-based electronic cigarettes, including those manufactured by Juul.
Juul retracted all other flavors, including mint and mango, after laws were tightened and anti-smoking activists protested.
Shares of Altria Group, which owns a 35 percent stake in Juul, fell 9 percent in response to the FDA’s ruling.
This comes after the administration of President Joe Biden pledged to investigate alternatives to help people quit smoking to reduce unnecessary cancer deaths.
This week, the White House released suggestions for a law establishing a maximum dose of nicotine in cigarettes and other tobacco products to make them less addictive.
Thiomargarita Magnifica, which cannot cause disease, is approximately the size of a human eyelash, thrilling experts who say that there is yet a great deal more life to be uncovered on Earth.
Scientists have identified a new bacterium that is visible to the naked eye, classifying it as the world’s largest.
The discovery of Thiomargarita Magnifica in the shallow mangrove swamps of the Caribbean has caused scientists to redefine the capabilities of bacteria.
The single-celled creature, which is incapable of causing disease, is approximately two centimeters long and is enclosed within little membrane-bound sacs.
“They are thousands of times larger than typical bacteria. The discovery of this bacterium is comparable to meeting a person as tall as Mount Everest, according to marine biologist Jean-Marie Volland, who released a study on the organisms.
“It is orders of magnitude larger than what we previously believed to be the greatest size for a single bacterium… They are comparable in size and form to an eyelash.”
Olivier Gros, a microbiologist at the Université des Antilles and co-author of the paper, discovered them in sulfur-rich saltwater in a variety of Caribbean regions of Guadeloupe.
He stated, “In 2009, I discovered long white filaments clinging to a buried mangrove leaf. Such threads fascinated me. I returned them to the laboratory for analysis.
“I was somewhat surprised to find such a large bacterium dwelling in the mangroves of Guadeloupe.”
The average length of a bacterial species is between one and five micrometers (0.001 mm), however, this species measures 10,000 micrometers (four-tenths of an inch or one centimeter), with some measuring twice that long.
Until today, the largest bacteria known measured approximately 750 micrometers.
Thiomargarita Magnifica is not the largest known single-celled organism on Earth, as the aquatic alga Caulerpa taxifolia is between 15 and 30 centimeters in length.
Mr. Volland noted that the newly discovered bacteria demonstrate that some forms of life on Earth have yet to be discovered, stating, “Life is interesting, highly diverse, and quite complex. It is essential to maintain curiosity and an open mind.”
Red kites bred in the United Kingdom are being transported to Spain to save the species’ declining population.
In certain regions of Spain, the raptors are threatened by poisoning and a shortage of food.
The special authorization has been granted for 30 red kites to be taken from England and released in the lonely mountains of southwest Spain.
It is believed that the birds will flourish and reproduce there, so saving the population.
After nearly going extinct in the United Kingdom, the red kite has made a stunning comeback.
In the 1980s and 1990s, a reintroduction program was so effective that the population is now stable enough to maintain this essential conservation work.
In the 1990s, Dr. Ian Evans of Natural England traveled to Spain to capture red kites for release in the Chiltern Hills. He indicated that those returning this week may have Spanish ancestry.
“Those birds we brought from Spain in the 1990s have flourished in Britain; there are now more than 4,000 pairs, which is an unbelievable success story,” he said.
In the 1990s, red kite populations in Spain were thriving compared to those in the United Kingdom, where decades of human persecution, including egg collection, poisoning, and killing, had driven the species to the brink of extinction.
While red kite populations in the United Kingdom have increased, populations in certain regions of southern Spain have decreased due to several factors.
Dr. Evans stated that returning the birds to Spain and releasing them into the wild was necessary to “ensure the future of kites worldwide.”
This week, fifteen red kites will be transported to Madrid for release in Extremadura and Andalusia.
The young birds are just a few weeks old, yet they already have the majority of their feathers and can feed on their own.
Regarding the red kite
The red kite is one of the largest birds of prey in Britain, distinguished by its reddish-brown plumage, long wings, forked tail, and characteristic “mewing” cries. Once viewed as a menace to game birds and domestic animals such as cats and dogs, the red kite was hunted nearly to extinction in the United Kingdom, and there were once only a handful of nesting pairs in central Wales. Red kites are predominantly scavengers, preying on carrion and small animals like rabbits. The first batch of 15 birds has already been released, even though the initiative has been kept secret until now.
Before being released, the birds will polish their flight in aviaries equipped with the most advanced technology for monitoring their adaptation to their new home.
Duncan Orr-Ewing of the RSPB stated that 30 birds will be released this year, with plans to release another 30 birds in each of the next two years.
“Ninety to one hundred birds are required to establish a viable population in a given region,” he explained. This should be adequate to establish a new breeding population of birds.
Red kites are widespread throughout Europe, and their numbers have increased overall in recent years, despite continuing decreases in southern Spain, Portugal, and Germany. The United Kingdom is now home to more than 10 percent of the global red kite population.
The birds being brought to Spain originated in the woodlands of Northamptonshire. Karl Ivans, manager of wildlife rangers for Forestry England, which cares for woods, participated in the initial rescue attempts for British red kites.
“It’s a real honor to have been a part of the project from the very beginning,” he remarked. When you do something nice for the environment and such a marvelous species, you feel tremendous pride.
Several conservation organizations, including the RSPB, Forestry England, Natural England, Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation, and Accion por el Mundo Salvaje (Amus) in Spain, collaborate on this initiative.
Up to twenty percent of the population is estimated to have dyslexia, and a study has sought to better comprehend their cognitive talents.
New findings may explain why individuals with dyslexia are drawn to certain careers, such as the arts, engineering, and entrepreneurship.
The University of Cambridge asserts that dyslexics have “increased capacities” when it comes to exploration of the unknown, invention, and creativity.
Cher, Keira Knightley, and Richard Branson, as well as historical figures such as Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso, suffer from dyslexia.
The authors of the paper assert that dyslexia should no longer be categorized as a neurological illness.
Up to twenty percent of the population may have dyslexia, and the purpose of this study was to better understand their cognitive talents.
Dr. Helen Taylor, the study’s lead author, stated that “the deficit-centered view of dyslexia is incomplete” because persons with this condition “play a vital part in human adaptability.”
Numerous individuals with dyslexia thrive on exploratory learning and “seeking the unknown” via experimentation, discovery, and creativity.
This is in contrast to exploitative learning, which focuses on what is previously learned and includes reading and writing skills that can be challenging for someone with dyslexia.
“The design of schools, academic institutions, and workplaces is not optimized for exploratory learning. But we must begin cultivating this mode of thinking now if humankind is to continue to adapt and overcome major obstacles “Dr. Taylor stated.
She said, “This may also explain why people with dyslexia prefer occupations requiring exploration-related skills, such as the arts, architecture, engineering, and entrepreneurship.”
Before 40 years ago, the American neurologist Norman Geschwind observed that a growing number of research indicate that individuals with dyslexia frequently possess “excellent abilities in certain nonverbal skills.”
Different but complementary ways of thinking, according to academics, boost our adaptability through collaboration.
The new article has been published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology.
In October 1944, the USS Samuel B Roberts sank during the Battle of Samar in the Philippines. It is 6,895 meters (4.28 miles) deep.
A destroyer escort from the United States Navy that was sunk during World War II has been discovered by explorers to be the shipwreck with the greatest depth ever recorded.
Victor Vescovo, a Texan entrepreneur and explorer who owns a deep-diving submersible, discovered the “Sammy B” damaged but completely intact.
The ship is renowned for its valiant last struggle against the Japanese.
Despite being outnumbered and outgunned, it was able to contain and frustrate multiple enemy ships before being destroyed.
89 of Samuel B Roberts’s 224 crew members perished. Before being rescued, the 120 survivors had to cling to life rafts for 50 hours.
Mr. Vescovo, a former naval reservist, stated that it was an enormous honor to recover the lost ship and to have the opportunity to convey its incredible tale of valor and dedication.
He told that “We like to argue that steel doesn’t lie and that the ruins of these warships are the last witnesses to the fights they fought.”
“The Sammy B engaged the Japanese heavy cruisers at point-blank range and shot so rapidly that it ran out of ammo; it was reduced to unleash smoke shells and lighting rounds in an attempt to ignite the Japanese ships, and it continued to fire. It was simply an exceptional act of valor. These men, on both sides, were engaged in mortal combat.”
In the picture recorded by the submarine of the explorer, the Limiting Factor, the hull structure, cannons, and torpedo tubes are visible.
The Sammy B is riddled with Japanese shell holes, and the stern quarter shows signs of a tremendous strike.
It appears from the ship’s crumpled look that the bow struck the seafloor first.
As an indication of the depth of the resting spot, 98 percent of the ocean floor is less than 6,000 meters deep. The only features that are deeper are the enormous tectonic trenches.
Jupiter is not called “King of Planets” for nothing. Scientists currently believe that it consumed fragments of other planets to grow to its current size.
According to a new scientific article, the gas giant assimilated several “planetesimals” on its way to becoming the largest planet in the solar system.
The gas giant named after Greek and Roman gods is believed to have assimilated several minor “planetesimals” on its way to becoming the largest planet in the solar system.
The theory was published in Astronomy & Astrophysics by an international team of astronomers led by Yamila Miguel of the SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research.
It follows news from the previous year that NASA scientists are perplexed by the discovery that the Great Red Spot is accelerating.
In 2016, when NASA’s Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter, astronomers witnessed the extraordinary beauty of the fifth planet from the sun.
In addition to the iconic Great Red Spot, Jupiter is covered in hurricanes, giving it the appearance and aura of a Van Gogh painting.
However, what was beneath the surface was not immediately apparent.
However, Juno was able to measure differences in gravitational pull above various points on the planet’s surface, providing astronomers with insight into what lay beneath.
They discovered a larger concentration of “metals” — elements heavier than hydrogen and helium — in the planet’s core, as opposed to a homogenous and well-mixed composition.
The most likely explanation, according to the team of astronomers, is that Jupiter absorbed numerous “planetesimals” and grew in size.
Planetesimals are a class of bodies that are believed to have condensed to form Earth and the other planets early in the history of the solar system by condensing from concentrations of diffuse matter.
The government has “zero prospect” of fulfilling its tree planting goals, according to the UK’s forestry trade association.
The government of the United Kingdom vowed in 2019 to plant 30,000 hectares (115 square miles) of new trees by the end of 2024.
During the fiscal year 2021/2022, less than 14,000 hectares (54 square miles) will be planted.
Depending on the planting density, the aim of 30,000 hectares is comparable to between 90 and 120 million trees per year.
The Confederation of Forest Industries (Confor), which represents 1,500 UK forestry enterprises, stated in a statement that the government had “zero prospect” of keeping its promise.
“Both economically and environmentally, this is a complete policy failure,” stated Confor’s chief executive, Stuart Goodall.
“Report after report has indicated that more tree planting and wood use is essential for the United Kingdom to fulfill its net-zero emissions goals, but this is not being converted into trees on the ground,” he said.
The government’s commitment to reach “net-zero” emissions by 2050 is reflected in its tree-planting goal. Trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, so reducing global warming.
Mr. Goodall stated that Scotland has planted three-quarters of the United Kingdom’s new forests. He referred to the statistics for England, Northern Ireland, and Wales as “wretched.”
Defra stated in a statement that the government is currently on course to accomplish the objective, but admitted that “there is more work to be done” to maintain the government’s ambitious trajectory.
“This has put us in the firing line,” says Józef, a 60-year-old taxi driver from the Warszów region of Świnoujście,
His seaside town is home to Poland’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, which is considered by some to be the nation’s best chance at energy independence.
Locals like Józef are concerned that this may make the city a target for Vladimir Putin, the unpredictable leader of Russia.
Until this year, Russia supplied 40 percent of the European Union’s natural gas; however, after the brutal invasion of Ukraine in February, everyone in this region of Europe is concerned about future supplies.
As we go through tight roads through a beachside pine forest, it is difficult to imagine the peril. Along the path to the terminal, industrial machinery gleams in the sunlight.
Poland, meanwhile, is relying heavily on this small, northwestern Baltic port to save it from a catastrophic energy crisis.
After Gazprom halted deliveries to Poland in April, the Lech Kaczynski port is crucial for replenishing the lost Russian gas.
Across June, gas prices in Europe have skyrocketed. Germany has moved closer to implementing gas rationing for consumers, while Italy has joined several European nations in reporting increasing Russian supply restrictions.
Increasing capacity in Central Europe In the meantime, workers at the Kaczynski terminal are preparing the foundations for a concrete shaft that will connect the third cylinder to unload berths some 500 meters further on the coast.
Tankers from all over the world deliver LNG to the berths, primarily Qatar and the United States, but also Norway and infrequently Nigeria or Trinidad and Tobago.
When asked if the project is on schedule, a Ukrainian employee responds with a smile and a cheery “much more than on track!”
In 2016, the terminal was completed for 3.5 billion zlotys (£615 million). It currently receives and re-gasifies around 23 percent of Poland’s yearly demand for gas, which is 21 billion cubic meters (bcm).
Upon completion of the expansion works, this will climb to 7.5 bcm annually by the end of 2023, and reports indicate that it could reach 10 bcm thereafter.
Similar to the rest of Europe, Poland is transitioning away from coal-fired power plants; however, domestic gas consumption is expanding rapidly and is expected to reach approximately 30 bcm per year, which is roughly comparable to heating nine million homes.
Competition for LNG We pass through German bunkers from World War II that are covered with vegetation and surrounded by a barbed-wire fence as we drive through the terminal site. “The Germans are constructing their own terminal just across the border from here. But we shall surpass them “says Józef.
winoujcie is considerably closer to Berlin than Warsaw, located 90 kilometers (56 miles) from the German city as opposed to 350 kilometers (570 miles) from the Polish metropolis. In northern Germany, the building has just begun on a long-planned LNG port near Wilhelmshaven, with plans for two more near Hamburg.
As for the impact on the surrounding Polish economy, people are optimistic. Many of the jobs at the LNG terminal are accessible to locals, with enterprises also employing specialists from other regions of Poland and foreign countries.
Aleksandra Wozniak, a receptionist at Nowe Millenium, a modern hotel adjacent to a site for a new road tunnel, informs me that her energy costs are 70 percent higher than they were before the war.
She shrugs and says, “It’s ridiculous, but maybe this terminal will help.” Ms. Woniak returned to the region after seventeen years in Devon, where she worked for TK Maxx.
We returned to Poland to be closer to our family, but were met with Covid, the death of my mother-in-law, and now war.” She adds that her husband, a chef, and their four children, all born in Exeter, wish to return to the United Kingdom.
“The old winoujcie is fading away. It is a construction site. Some elderly locals dislike the changes – the loss of the small-town atmosphere and the influx of tourists. However, this is progress “She grins.
Currently, tourism appears to be a good source of revenue: the town has a population of approximately 30,000 but receives approximately 300,000 tourists throughout the summer.
The sports shop worker Oskar Janczarek has never visited the terminal. “Despite this, numerous tourists visit the location. And increased tourism is beneficial to business.
As his customers arrive, he effortlessly switches from English to Polish and then to German. In the past few months, electricity bills and other prices have skyrocketed, and the war has “made us realize even more how fluid boundaries are,” according to Oskar.
His colleague, Nadya, a young Ukrainian woman who also works for Eurosport and hails from the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, has just arrived.
The hurry to abandon Russian natural gas To build a regional gas center, Poland is constructing interconnectors with Lithuania, Ukraine, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic to deliver surplus gas supplies to neighboring markets.
This is part of a project to refocus the central European gas market by replacing the old east-west lines with new north-south gas routes.
Henning Gloystein, Director of Energy, Climate, and Resources at the Eurasia Group, asserts that Poland will play a significant role in the EU’s attempts to phase out Russian gas imports and in achieving the long-term objective of zero greenhouse gas emissions.
“The immediate objective is to replace the nearly 10 bcm of Russian gas that Poland used to import. The majority of this will occur with the launch of the Baltic Pipe, which is slated for later this year “he adds.
“Combining [this] pipeline with LNG imports improves supply security. Long-term, Poland will have to do significantly more in terms of new energy supplies since the country must reduce its heavy reliance on coal… if it is to achieve its net-zero 2050 objectives “says Gloystein.
Slovakia, which is almost entirely reliant on Russian gas, and the Czech Republic have expressed their support for the facility. The latter’s government has stated that it will invest in the expansion of the winoujcie gas terminal.
In the meantime, LNGE has reportedly offered to finance the building of a new gas interconnector between Poland and Ukraine.
“Germany bet on Russian gas and must now rush to be able to deliver sufficient gas to its market today and in the future, unsure whether it can or should rely on Russian gas. Its energy policy, which aims to phase out coal and nuclear power, will necessitate more gas entering the market in the coming years “Anna Mikulska from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Energy Studies believes these changes will alter Poland’s position in Central Europe.
She adds, “Germany’s possible aspirations to serve as a gas center for Central and Eastern Europe are no longer feasible.” “On the other hand, Poland’s are progressing nicely, with the possibility that it may need to assist its western neighbors, Germany or even further afield.”
Too late and too little? The operator of the winoujcie terminal received an additional 3 billion zlotys (£540 million) from the Polish government in March.
Even while the terminal has been added to the EU’s list of Projects of Common Interest for 2022, signifying the bloc’s willingness to assist the project, not everyone is convinced.
Albrecht Rothacher, a German former EU official and author of the book ‘Putonomics,’ asserts that claims that Poland will become a regional gas hub are exaggerated.
“The supply from Swinemünde (winoujcie) would be insignificant,” he explains. “I am concerned that, despite our excellent intentions, it is too little, too late.”
