In late September, four leaks were detected in the gas pipelines linking Russia to Europe, Nord Stream 2 and Nord Stream 1.
The incidents, were, in all likelihood, an act of sabotage. In a joint letter to the UN Security Council, Denmark and Sweden declared that they were caused by "at least two detonations" with "several hundred kilos" of explosives, causing major leaks of natural gas into the Baltic Sea.
In
this episode, we discuss the leaks’ environmental and geopolitical impacts with
Sascha Müller-Kraenner, the CEO of Deutsche Umwelthilfe (Environmental Action
Germany), a leading environmental, nature conservation, and consumer advocacy
organisation. In 2020, his NGO filed a lawsuit with Germany's Higher
Administrative Court against the construction of Nord Stream 2 over its
potential methane leaks, including as a result of acts of terrorism. Although
Müller-Kraenner lost that legal battle, he has now won the
argument.
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