Germany Enlists Canada to Speed Transition Away From Russian Gas
- Chancellor Scholz, Premier Trudeau meet at sidelines of G-7
- Germany hopes for LNG deal in time for Scholz visit in August
Justin Trudeau is welcomed by Olaf Scholz on the opening day of the Group of Seven summit in Elmau, Germany, on June 26.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz used a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to push for closer energy ties as his ruling coalition in Berlin races to find alternatives to Russian fossil fuels.
Germany hopes to import liquefied natural gas from Canada to help replace the Russian gas it still relies on for more than a third of its imports, down from about half before the invasion of Ukraine. Germany and Canada have been discussing options for an LNG terminal on Canada’s east coast to export to Europe, German officials said.