12 associations have welcomed the European Commission’s proposed target to scale up biomethane production to 35bcm by 2030 and boost the production of renewable hydrogen in Europe.

James Watson, Eurogas Secretary General, commented, “The European Commission gets the message that gases are good for the energy transition, for industry and for households across Europe”.

With the publication of the European Commission’s Fit for 55 package, Eurogas is calling for renewed stakeholder dialogue across the energy sector. The publication of the Fit for 55 proposals offers a unique opportunity to move on climate action.

Eurogas is pleased to announce that its General Assembly elected Didier Holleaux, Executive Vice-President of ENGIE Group, as the association’s President today.

The EU needs binding 2030 targets to reduce the GHG intensity of gas consumed and increase demand for renewable gas, according to a joint letter shared with policy makers today.

The European Commission’s move to come up with specific green-investment legislation for the natural gas sector presents an opportunity to go further in the fight against climate change, Eurogas has said.

Eurogas has an established commitment to 2050 carbon neutrality and is now increasing its ambition to achieve this sooner. A DNV study, commissioned by Eurogas, has shown that this could be cost-effectively achieved not much later than 2045.

Philippe Sauquet, Eurogas President, commented: “Ahead of winter, heating homes at an affordable cost and in the most efficient way becomes an especially relevant topic”.

Today the European trade union federations, EPSU and industriAll European Trade Union, and the industry association Eurogas, adopted a common position on the Just Transition in the Green Deal.

Clean gas technologies have been recognised for their ability to elevate Europe’s global climate leadership, in the Council conclusions on the European Industrial Strategy.

Eurogas Annual Conference addressed the role of the gas sector in delivering a climate-neutral Europe by 2050, while securing Europe’s position as a global leader in climate technologies.

The European Commission’s strategies on Methane and the Renovation Wave, due to be published tomorrow, recognise that gas and innovative gas technologies will play a big role in supporting countries across Europe to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.