Debates in Germany have resurfaced over whether Europe’s biggest economy—severely hit by low Russian pipeline gas supply—should consider lifting its ban on fracking, The Globe and Mail reports . Fracking for shale gas in Germany has been banned since 2017. Last month, Russia cut natural gas supply via Nord Stream to just 20% of the pipeline’s capacity . The further reduction in deliveries began just days after Gazprom restarted the pipeline at 40% capacity after regular 10-day maintenance. Before that, Russian supply was reduced to 40% of Nord Stream’s capacity, after Gazprom said a turbine sent to Canada for repairs had been held up by the Western sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Canada sent the turbine to Germany, but it has not reached Russia yet. Amid growing concerns about German energy and gas supply this winter and the potential massive fallout on major industries, such as […]