Scholz is under pressure as Putin's gas war could turn off the lights in Berlin

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Russian gas sanctionspower the city's historic gas streetlights. , an energy emergency could be declared in the fall.

The German capital has the world's largest surviving network of gaslights, largely because Victorian lighting methods were phased out elsewhere.

However, city officials are now moving to replace his remaining 23,000 gas lamps over concerns that Moscow may curtail gas supplies. there is

His Benedikt Lux, Greene member of the City Council's Transportation Committee, told Reuters:

Electricity is better for the environment than gas lighting.

If supplies continue to dwindle, a Level 3 gas emergency may be declared by the federal government and gas lights turned off entirely.

Defenders of gaslighting , and old neighborhoods that claim it adds to Berlin's more unique culture.

Bertold Quyat, head of Gaslight Culture, a foundation dedicated to their preservation, said:

The gas will generate the equivalent of about 4,500 kWh of electricity per lamp per year and will cost the city €6.5 million (£5.5 million).

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This is almost nothing compared to the cuts Germany must make to deal with gas shortages.

There are now plans to preserve his 3,000 gas lamps in the old district of the city.

Other energy alternatives are being discussed, such as the controversial fracking process.

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In many European countries, including Germany​​ , this practice is prohibited due to its negative impact on the environment.

Most Germans are much more in favor of expanding wind energy (81%) than fracking (27%).

Germany has begun phasing out nuclear power, but the energy crisis may delay it.