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The most important question to me is this: What has the EU done, since the war, to reduce the need to burn Natural Gas?
German Heat Pump Initiative
Guardian: UK vs French Heat Pump Quantities
Has the US supported them in that goal?
US Might send Heat Pumps to EU
Vox: US Defense Production Act
Is this an emergency or is it opportunistic?
Yes, it's opportunistic. The US government is not searxhjng for or building out new solutions to EU energy demands. Prices are remaining high based on marketing about the war. Gas companies are making an enormous profit.
People like me who think "Oh but we need the gas, to replace Russian supply, because of the war" are buying in to a narrative this is useful for profiteering gas corporations.
LA Times: Oppose CP2
Sierra Club: Oppose CP2
Greenpeace: Biden Can Stop CP2
The point that all of these climate activists are getting at is that in order to approve this project, the Department of Energy needs to decide it's in the public interest and has public approval. So while they've never rejected a project based on this clause before, climate activism could potentially meet this as a challenge. If we shout from the rooftops about this, we could pressure the DOE into stopping.
GP: How Gas Profits from the Ukraine War
As for what the EU has done to reduce gas consumption:
Other then that EU gas storage is full and as long as there are no large unforseen events, the next winter will be fine and after that gas consumption is likely to drop, but propably at a slower pace then 13.2%.