German chancellor says he is working fast to find alternatives to Russian gas

Olaf Scholz is in Canada where he plans to sign hydrogen supply chain deal as pressure mounts over looming winter crisis

The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has said he is working as fast as he can to extricate Germany from its dependence on Russian gas and pursue new energy supplies, as pressure mounts on his government to come up with solutions to tackle a looming crisis.

On the first day of a three-day visit to Montreal, Scholz met Canada's prime minster, Justin Trudeau, on Monday. Canada plays a really, really central role for the development of green hydrogen," Scholz said. That's why we are very glad to be able to expand our cooperation in this area on this occasion too."