MARCOGAZ Activity Report 2012-2013

EU Public Consultation on Green Paper 2030

MARCOGAZ answered the European Commission public consultation on the Green Paper “A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies”. In its response to the consultation, MARCOGAZ highlighted the following: • Natural gas is the low carbon fossil energy which emits the least GHG; us low carbon system • Complementarities between natural gas and renewable are made possible by the ability of existing gas infrastructure to store and transport renewable energy • EC Energy & Climate policy shall give clear position to investors to guaranty stable long term investments

• More support is needed to develop the new technologies necessary to optimise the use of gas: Power to Gas, CCS, gas heat pumps, micro CHP, fuel cells… • It is urgent to use more gas (LNG and CNG) in the transport sector to reduce GHG emission • Any 2030 targets shall secure jobs in Europe and take into account the economic environment • Public acceptance is fundamental for the success of any EU Energy and Climate policy measures • Shale gas development should be envisaged since it would improve EU security of supply. Full version of the MARCOGAZ answer can be viewed on the public area of the MARCOGAZ website.

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