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[โ€“] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's true that total consumption of energy in Europe down due to deindustrialization and growing recession because manufacturing in Europe is no longer competitive. However, the breakdown of energy that Europe imports hasn't fundamentally changed. It's not like new sources of energy have magically come into existence in the past two years.

[โ€“] gencha@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Not sure if I could fully agree with the root cause analysis, but it sounds about right for Europe as a whole. Things are likely still mostly as their were, with additional steps and reduced demand