Germany's Habeck: energy price explosion “unprecedented”, want to diversify energy supplies at “Tesla speed”

Joel Frank Independent Analyst

German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck said on Tuesday that the recent energy price "explosion" is unprecedented and his country wants to diversify energy supplies at "Tesla speed", reported Reuters. Habeck added that Germany hopes to have liquid natural gas terminals (LNG) up and running within two years and that EU sanctions against Russia are designed to be bearable for EU citizens and its economy.

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Joel Frank

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Joel Frank is an economics graduate from the University of Birmingham and has worked as a full-time financial market analyst since 2018, specialising in the coverage of how developments in the global economy impact financial asset

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