Press releases
Gas social partners to launch negotiations for first Just Transition Agreement
The need to ensure a Just Transition for the gas workers and skill up the workforce has never been more urgent. A European Framework agreement specific to the gas sector will complement REPowerEU and the Net Zero Industry Act …
E.U. and U.S. gas sector leaders: Action needed now on climate and costs in energy diversification
Didier Holleaux, President of Eurogas, commented: “While progress has been achieved, there is work to do to deliver an additional …
Press Release: EU-US LNG Industry Joint Statement
EU and US LNG industry stakeholders have issued a joint statement in support of RePowerEU and the US-EU Energy Security Taskforce US LNG targets. In the statement presented, industry representatives from both sides of the Atlantic call for prioritisation of climate ambition and investor certainty.
Press Release: 12 associations welcome progress towards clear EU targets to accelerate renewable gases deployment
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.
Press Release: Publication of the Decarbonised Gas Market Package
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”.
Press Release: Fit for 55 package requires renewed stakeholder dialogue
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.
Press Release: Eurogas elects Didier Holleaux of ENGIE as the association’s President
Eurogas is pleased to announce that its General Assembly elected Didier Holleaux, Executive Vice-President of ENGIE Group, as the association’s President today.
Press Release: 12 associations call for 2030 targets to reduce GHG intensity of gas and scale up of renewable gas
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.
Press Release: EU green-finance shift to boost efforts on the climate emergency
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.
Press Release: Eurogas sets ambition to develop a carbon neutral gas sector before 2050
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.
Press Release: Gaseous solutions are vital for a future-proof energy market in Central and Eastern Europe
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”.
Press Release: Securing High-skilled Green Jobs in the Gas Sector is Integral to the Just Transition
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.
