Germans more often than not choose to be cremated when they die – which would be a problem if Russia turns off the gas. As Western sanctions heighten tensions between Europe and Moscow, the whole nation is on alert for a possible cut-off of supply by Russian state gas giant Gazprom. Businesses, including crematoriums, are developing contingency plans to cope with rising gas costs and the risk it is unavailable at any price. Svend-Joerk Sobolewski, Germany’s cremation consortium chairman, said in the event of any rationing, the sector should be prioritised because, without gas, most crematoriums cannot function. “You cannot switch off death,” he said. Of the roughly one million people who die every year in Germany, nearly […]