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Europe braces for winter as gas crisis bears down

High prices boost suppliers in short term but could fuel debate over pace of energy transition

Pressure point: a steelworker at a plant in Scunthorpe in north-east England, where high gas prices are forcing some steel plants to curtail production at peak usage times.
Pressure point: a steelworker at a plant in Scunthorpe in north-east England, where high gas prices are forcing some steel plants to curtail production at peak usage times.Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
  • Russell McCulley
London
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Published 23 September 2021, 09:52Updated 28 September 2021, 01:09