EU ROUND UP – NATURAL GAS HERE TO STAY – AT LEAST TO 2050 SAYS BRUSSELS
January 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE FUTURE of the natural gas sector is guaranteed in any viable European Union (EU) energy mix, the European Commission has said in a major policy paper. In its 'Energy Road Map 2050', Brussels argues that gas is the relatively clean fuel that will buy the EU time to adopt new energy technologies. "Gas will be critical for the transformation of the energy system," said a Commission communiqué on the plan, adding: "Substitution of coal (and oil) with gas in the short to medium term could help to reduce emissions with existing ...
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