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EU gas package: more regression than progress?

The European Commission will officially present its new gas package today. With it, the authority wants to create a legal framework for hydrogen and other low-carbon gases. But environmentalists warn that the drafts contradict the EU’s climate goals. In particular the plan to use hydrogen to heat buildings has drawn criticism.
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Timo Landenberger
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With a new version of the Gas Market Directive and the Network Access Regulation, the EU Commission wants to align the European gas market with the goals of the Green Deal, guarantee supply security, and reduce import dependency. Brussels authority will officially present its plans today. However, the drafts have already been circulating for several days and are causing controversy.

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