Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada will not be shipping natural gas to Europe to address the continent’s energy crisis. .“Canada is a major oil and gas producer in the world,” said Trudeau at a Monday press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz..“But because of our commitment to fight climate change, we are working very, very hard to decarbonize and develop other sources of energy that we can rely on and we can share with the world.” .Trudeau said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had two impacts on the world’s energy supply. .The first impact was it made it imperative for Canada’s allies to reduce their reliance on Russian oil and gas. .The second impact was the invasion confirmed the world needs to accelerate ending its dependency on oil and gas..Trudeau said Canada will “do what we can to contribute to the global supply of energy by increasing our capacities in the short term.”.He said Canada will need to have more conversations to determine if it would be feasible to export natural gas. .“In the middle term and long term, Canada can and will position itself to be a key supplier of energy to the world in a net-zero economy,” he said. .Energy rationing started in Germany on July 8 as its energy crisis affected its hot water taps. .Canada and Germany did sign a deal for the North American country to export hydrogen by 2025..READ MORE: Germany begins hot water rationing as energy crisis escalates.Hamburg warned its residents warm water would be available at certain times of the day in an emergency, but not at other times because of natural gas shortages. .Residents in German state Saxony were told by their housing association hot showers would be restricted to 4 a.m. to 8 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. every day.
