European Carbon Neutrality: The Importance of Gas

David Callanan
February 26, 2023

This report investigates a continued and supporting role for gas in the transition of the European energy system towards 2050.

Tags: biogas, biomethane, Carbon-neutral, CCS technologies, climate change, decarbonisation of natural gas sector, decarbonization, DNV GL, electric vehicles, Eurogas, European gas industry, fossil fuels, hydrogen

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