Russia supplied 4.46 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) worth $2.98 billion to China over January-July 2023, up 62.7% compared to the same period last year, according to data released by China s General Administration of Customs on Sunday.
..and your credibility. and when you have the german economy minister vice chancellor robert habeck saying, we re not on track, it has to be quite clearly, and the figures show that germany is not actually meeting its own targets. in order to meet climate targets up to 2030, we have to cut emissions by 6% each year. since 2010, we have not even achieved an average 2% drop per year, says dirk messner, president of the german environment agency the uba. which is why in the last 15 months this government has done more than happened in the previous 16 years. so, since this government has come on board we re not there yet, we have gaps. that s why we have climate. crosstalk. ..climate law. we re at 40% reduction already. we re aiming to the 65%. we see that actually, the coal that we had to bring on for the war which was a big topic, rightfully so because we phased out russian fossil fuels in less than a year. 55% of our imports were from russia gas.
we have gaps. that s why we have climate. crosstalk. ..climate law. we re at 40% reduction already. we re aiming to the 65%. we see that actually, the coal that we had to bring on for the war which was a big topic, rightfully so to because we phased out russian fossil fuels in less than a year. 55% of our imports were from russia gas. so, we had to bring a bit of coal, although we re phasing down. that has now been replaced by renewable energy. we re meeting our targets actually earlier, so. it doesn t look like you are. but, look, i m making. crosstalk. on the whole. yeah, sorry, go on. but on the whole, we have more to do. but i think the thing to understand is that we are doing this. we are having the societal debates. but not very successfully. you re setting the targets but you re not necessarily meeting them. and it s when we re looking at the global south and the global north because, you know, you sit at the table
were from russia gas. so, we had to bring a bit of coal, although we re phasing down. that has now been replaced by renewable energy. we re meeting our targets, actually, earlier. well, it doesn t look like you are. on the whole. yeah, sorry. go on. but on the whole, we have more to do. but i think the thing to understand is that we are doing this. we are having the societal debates. but not very successfully. you re setting the targets, but not necessarily meeting them. when we re looking at the global south and the global north, because, you know, you sit at the table with these two groups, germany s part of the global north. mm hm. so, you know, people won tjust look at germany separately. if they look at what s happening in the uk, for instance, they ll paint you all with the same brush. the uk climate watchdog, the climate change committee, has said, and its chair is the former environment minister in the uk, john gummer, now lord deben, he has criticised the british government