Mastodawn

So German parliament spent their time on this.
You'd hope they'd be laser-focused on accelerating the transition to cycling, public transport, and electric vehicles.
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-bundestag-approves-fuel-station-price-brake-amid-iran-war-and-rising-oil-costs/live-76539515

Germany news: Bundestag approves fuel station price brake

German petrol stations will be limited to increasing prices once per day if the new law clears the upper house. After slashing jobs at home, BASF has opened a sprawling new factory in China.

Deutsche Welle

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#BlindAltBot 1d ago

@Sustainable2050 Ons eigen parlement discussieert over precies hetzelfde

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Kees van der Leun 1d ago

@anantagd Inderdaad.

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Henry Coggins 1d ago

@Sustainable2050 knowing the current Chancellor and energy minister...I wouldn't hold my breath, unfortunately.

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Thomas Lobig 1d ago

@Sustainable2050 our minister of economic affairs and energy is called "Gas-Kathy" by the public for a reason

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Seth Mos 15h ago

@Sustainable2050 The problem with this: You are trying to keep doing the same whilst there is structural 10% less supply. That is not going to work in the long term.

It's a matter of time before reserve buffers run dry. That time should be used for getting alternatives in place. We are pretending this is gone in 1 months.

Sal Mercogliano, from what's going on with shipping. Says that 1 day of blocks equals 1 week of issues. That was the result of Ever given in the Suez canal.

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Kees van der Leun 14h ago

@databeestje In the meantime, the price will go up to the point where 10% of demand is destroyed. Some argue that's closer to $200.