BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 22
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
A number of European energy companies have appealed to the European Union urging to consider making renewable and decarbonised gases and their efficient use, which provide security of energy supply, a central pillar of the stimulus plan for the post COVID-19 period in Europe, Trend reports citing Eurogas.
Such companies as CEDEC, Cogen Europe, European Biogas Association (EBA), European Heating Industry (EHI), Entsog, European Engine Power Plants Association, Eurogas, EU Turbines, Geode, GERG, Gie, Hydrogen Europe, and NGVA have urged EU institutions and national governments to continue to support the EU climate neutrality target in 2050 and fully supported the recent call by thirteen EU climate and environment ministers to place the European Green Deal at the heart of the EU’s recovery plan.
“We strongly believe that this objective, in order to guarantee swift economic recovery, must be underpinned by a targeted development of renewable and decarbonised gas and their uptake, echoed by a smart sector integration approach,” reads the appeal.
The companies believe the next step should be that of pairing economic recovery with climate and energy objectives across value chains.
“This will ensure that whilst industry has proven resilient in supplying energy given the exceptional situation created by COVID-19, Europe can emerge stronger from the current crisis and establish itself as a global leader on clean energy technology manufacturing,” said the companies.
The appeal says that given that in a climate neutral 2050 gaseous energy will account for a substantialshare of final energy use in Europe, the large-scale and rapid decarbonisation of gaseous energy must be one of the priorities of the recovery period.
“Considering the consumption of residential and industrial users alongside heat and power generators, it is particularly important to seize the opportunity provided by Europe’s leadership in innovation and the manufacturing and deployment of these decarbonised and renewable technologies,” said the companies.
“By maintaining and strengthening Europe’s industrial leadership in gas decarbonisation technologies with high efficiency technologies operating alongside, Europe will create new export opportunities for our own climate technology, products and services that will be required worldwide in order to achieve global climate neutrality by 2050. Any stimulus package should therefore focus on our European value chains along with renewable and decarbonisation champions and ensure that we come through this current crisis with a bright future for European manufacturing of climate technologies with enhanced leadership, job opportunities and the development of new and dynamic markets to accommodate them.”
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