Position Papers
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REMIT II should provide adequate implementation periods.
REMIT II introduces substantial changes to numerous REMIT provisions, for which adequate transitional periods should be foreseen. This would ensure proper implementation and compliance in the wake o...
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Back-up disclosure channels would help enable energy firms manage risk effectively.
Eurogas and cosignatories welcome that the disclosure of inside information through IIPs (Inside Information Platforms) will be regulated by the new REMIT II framework. IIPs are an essential infrast...
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Biomethane imports should be automatically included in the Union Database
Eurogas and seven other industry organisations call on the European Commission to immediately and fully include biomethane and biomethane-based imports in the Union Database.
Excluding the ce...
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CCU/S technologies in NZIA are welcome, but we must also have a clear target for CO2 injection capacity.
In line with prior calls, Eurogas and the European Energy Retailers association welcome the Net Zero Industry Act's acknowledgment of the CCS and CCU supply chain as net-zero technologies. This, tog...
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We need an integrated systems perspective to fully harness flexibility in the Electricity Market Design.
The undersigned organisations include Eurogas, Cogen Europe, EBA, EUGINE, EUTurbines, and Hydrogen Europe and represent multiple energy carriers and integrated energy solutions.
While demand...
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We propose the Commission prolong the Energy Platform for one year while assessing its impact
In line with our position paper on the extension of AggregateEU, Eurogas has signed a joint letter directed to DG ENER along with six other associations calling on the Commission to not make emergen...
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We need a binding biomethane target for 2030
Eurogas and 48 other organisations involved in the decarbonisation of the gas industry in Europe call on the European Union to include a binding 2030 target for the scaleup of biomethane in the Hydr...
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What role should LNG play in Europe moving forward?
Critical points were raised during the CEER/CNMC 37th Madrid Forum presentation and during the follow up discussion with Eurogas on 14 July. Let's take a look at some of the takeaways from this disc...
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NZIA should recognise CCU as a Strategic Net-Zero Technology
Carbon Capture and Utilisation (along with Storage) is of strategic importance to reach European net-zero objectives. The technologies will enable the supply of renewable fuels and other alternative...
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NZIA should define Sustainable Alternative Fuels technologies as Strategic Net-Zero Technologies
Driven by EU policies, demand for Sustainable Alternative Fuels will rapidly rise in years to come, and – in the absence of a suitable domestic production capacity - supply shortages would force t...
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European Auto and Fuel industries announce new working group for monitoring methodologies for CO2-neutral fuels
In order to achieve climate neutrality in Europe’s transport sector by 2050, stakeholders representing the automotive and fuels industries have expressed their support for the start of the work by...
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Zero-Emission Buildings: renewable energy delivered through grids is key
Eurogas and the undersigned organisations support an ambitious and cost-efficient decarbonisation of the European building stock. We need to strive for smart, efficient, integrated, and increasingly...
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JEAG Letter on REMIT II Trialogues
The Joint Energy Associations Group (JEAG) welcomes that the EU Commission (“EC”) has tabled its legislative proposal for a review of REMIT (Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and T...
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Eurogas’ Position on the Extension of AggregateEU, the Demand Aggregation Platform
While Eurogas understands the request of the Commission for AggregateEU to continue being available for use due to the ongoing war in Ukraine and the impact this has on gas supply, we do not, in pri...
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Eurogas position on the European Hydrogen Bank
Eurogas believes that both domestic production and imports of hydrogen will be key to deploy this nascent industry...
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Joint Industry Letter on the Urgent Need for an RFNBO Certification Framework
The signatories of this letter welcome the regulatory clarity provided by this week’s entry-into-force of the RED II Delegated Acts on Article 27.3 and Article 28.5 that define the production criter...
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Eurogas reaction to the open public consultation on the 2040 Climate Targets
This document provides further qualifications to certain answers given by Eurogas to the publi consultation questionnaire on the 2040 Climate Targets.
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Eurogas reaction on ongoing revision of the Electricity Market Design
Over the last year, high and volatile energy prices for both gas and electricity have constituted a
significant burden for European economies. We support the Commission’s decision to move forward w...
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An EU binding biomethane target in the Gas Regulation is critical to support strategic energy autonomy and climate objectives
Ahead of the start of the trilogue on the Gas Decarbonisation Package, we call on Member States to support an ambitious and binding EU-level biomethane target of 35 bcm in 2030 in the Gas Regulation,...
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CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles and analysis of the Commission Impact Assessment
We firmly believe that the upcoming Regulation on CO2 standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles (HDVs) will play a key role in addressing the climate performance of the new vehicle fleet and ...
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Eurogas recommendations on the Net Zero Industry Act proposal
Eurogas calls for an open, inclusive and pragmatic approach that will enable the scaling-up of all decarbonisation options needed to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, including renewable, low carbon gases, and CCUS technologies.
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GHG Protocol – Eurogas key statements
The GHG Protocol (GHGP) is an internationally recognized framework defining corporate GHG accounting and reporting
standards. It has traditionally served as the reference point for the voluntary deca...
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Recognising carbon capture and utilisation as strategic net zero technologies
The Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) distinguishes between net-zero technologies and the strategic net zero technologies...
