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EU countries are encouraging voluntary gas cuts - here's why and what to expect next

The conflict in Ukraine has impacted energy supplies in the Europe. Image: Unsplash/Christian Lue

Simon Read
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Even before the conflict sent wholesale gas prices soaring, the world was facing disruptions in energy supplies.
Even before the conflict sent wholesale gas prices soaring, the world was facing disruptions in energy supplies. Image: Council of the European Union
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EU imported energy supplies dependency rates
The EU as a whole depends on imports for 57.5% of its energy. Germany imports 63.7%. Image: Council of the European Union

Germans have reduced the amount of gas they use, in the face of reduced energy supplies.
Germans have reduced the amount of gas they use, in the face of reduced energy supplies. Image: IMF

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