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Tanker of Russian gas diverted after Kent dockers refuse to unload it
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But after dockers represented by the trade union Unison warned they would rebel against any instruction to help bring the gas onshore, the ship will no longer dock at the Kent facility.
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“Although not at the same level of some other European countries, the UK has been spending billions of pounds on Russian gas that could now be being used to fund Putin’s war in Ukraine,” said Dr Simon Cran-McGreehin, the unit’s head of analysis.
“This is another reason why the UK needs to break its dependency on gas – and insulating our homes, deploying electric heat pumps and shifting from gas power stations to renewables is the way to do it.”
The analysis came as the International Energy Agency released a 10-point plan for reducing the European Union’s reliance on supplies controlled by the Kremlin.
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/03/tanker-russian-gas-diverted-kent-dockers-refuse-cargo-loophole-ships