German Energy Future

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The German government has taken steps to try to ease the pressure and the costs on people. The development of an infrastructure for liquefied natural gas, LNG, with Atlantic terminal Willem Saffen will connect Germany much better to the global gas markets than before. There's a balance there between trying to ease the burden on people, but also making it clear that they just can't use the same amount of energy that they always have.

Pipelines are leaking, winter is coming, and concerns over an energy crisis in Europe are growing. Vox’s Jen Kirby heads to Oktoberfest to find out more.

This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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