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Welcome to the Winter Will Come Again podcast, where we will be exploring the story behind the energy crisis Europe faced the winter of 2022, its connection with plastic production and why, to ease Europe’s energy needs, plastic has to go.

In 2022, once it became clear that Russian gas supplies were to be cut by at least 80%, energy costs in Europe surged. The debate around the energy crisis dominated policy and media spaces, and this in combination with the cost of living crisis that concerned countries throughout the continent, forced industry, businesses and individuals to adapt their behaviour as governments scrambled to secure gas reserves that would meet energy demands.

What this scrambling looked like has an unlikely connection to plastic production: while in EU Member States like Germany, the general public was told that they should take cold showers and use less heat to reduce the overall fossil fuel consumption, the EU explored new trade deals to secu"}],["$","meta","8",{"property":"og:url","content":"https://www.radiotub.com/podcasts/station/2822127"}],["$","meta","9",{"property":"og:site_name","content":"RadioTub"}],["$","meta","10",{"property":"og:locale","content":"en_US"}],["$","meta","11",{"property":"og:image","content":"https://www.radiotub.com/api/og?title=Break+Free+From+Plastic+-+Winter+Will+Come+Again&subtitle=Break+Free+From+Plastic&badge=PODCAST&image=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pippa.io%2Fshows%2F645269ff1ec04700113ac195%2F1683217020405-070217f56701a6b34874be3192a6789b.jpeg"}],["$","meta","12",{"property":"og:type","content":"website"}],["$","meta","13",{"name":"twitter:card","content":"summary_large_image"}],["$","meta","14",{"name":"twitter:title","content":"Break Free From Plastic - Winter Will Come Again | RadioTub Podcasts"}],["$","meta","15",{"name":"twitter:description","content":"