Subscribe to Newsletter Language hubs MENU Home Latest Putting consumers at the heart of the EU Gas Package BRIEFINGS Putting consumers at the heart of the EU Gas Package Share Cooking pot on a gas kitchen. Consumers are will be directly affected by the EU’s Gas Package. Image from AdobeStock. Written by Simon Skillings, Lisa Fischer, Raphael Hanoteaux 02 Dec 2021 Download | E3G Briefing on the EU Gas Package The European Commission will shortly propose a new ‘gas package’ of measures for the EU. This is the opportunity to ensure gas regulations and markets meet the needs of existing and future gas consumers as demand for fossil gas reduce. Escalating gas prices and the impact this is having on energy consumers across the EU has been the subject of significant debate over recent months. Whilst much of this discussion has related to short-term measures to cushion these impacts, this crisis has reinforced the longer-term climate imperative to reduce and ultimately eliminate the EU’s dependence on fossil gas. This E3G briefing considers the issues the EU Gas Package must address as a minimum and suggests potential solutions. Key conclusions The EU Gas Package should provide a framework for energy regulators to take decisions about the allocation of gas network costs as gas usage declines. It needs to ensure network regulations do not favour one zero emissions product compared to another. It should also nsure users of the existing gas network are not made to subsidise the development of zero emissions gases by paying for products and services they do not require. Regulatory solutions to these issues are likely to depend on a robust, independent, science-based forecast of both fossil and zero emissions gas usage. Read the full E3G briefing on the EU Gas Package here. Related COMMENTARY An own goal for the EU: Gas power plants and... 30 Nov 2021 BLOG EU’s second chance to take the reins of energy prices 17 Nov 2021 Follow us Language hubs French German Subscribe to newsletter ©2006 - 2021 Third Generation Environmentalism Ltd (E3G) unless otherwise stated. Some rights reserved Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-alike. Designed by Cast From Clay LegalPrivacy Policy E3G uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on e3g.org. Read our privacy policy Accept