A Danish official says the Nord Stream gas leaks in the Baltic Sea could emit the equivalent of one third of Denmark’s total annual greenhouse gas emissions
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Sabotage is suspected to have caused the leaks, and seismologists said Tuesday that explosions rattled the Baltic Sea before they were discovered. The incidents came as the EU struggles to keep a lid on soaring gas and electricity prices. “It would have a very large environmental and climate impact indeed, even if it released a fraction of this.”
Böttzauw told a press conference that his agency expects the gas to be out of the pipes, that run from Russia to Germany, by Sunday.
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