EU can stop Russian gas imports by 2025

Analysis by Ember, E3G, RAP, and Bellona indicates the EU can end Russian gas imports by 2025, two years ahead of the European Commission's 2027 target. This goal is achievable without building new gas import infrastructure or delaying the phase-out of coal power, provided the EU fully implements the Fit for 55 plan and removes barriers to wind and solar growth.

• The EU has the potential to end all imports of Russian fossil gas by 2025, which is two years sooner than the European Commission's target of 2027.
• Implementing the Fit for 55 package, accelerating electrification, and increasing energy efficiency could reduce Russian gas imports by 66%, or approximately 101 billion cubic meters (bcm), by 2025.
• Ending reliance on Russian gas does not require new import infrastructure like LNG terminals, as 51 bcm of gas can be sourced through existing assets.
• The transition away from Russian gas can be achieved without slowing the decline of coal-fired electricity generation.

APA

Brown, S., Vangenechten, D., Lehne, J., Fischer, L., Claeys, B., Rosenow, J., Lovisolo, M., & Whiriskey, K. (2022). EU can stop Russian gas imports by 2025. Ember. https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/eu-can-stop-russian-gas-imports-by-2025

Chicago

Brown, Sarah, Domien Vangenechten, Johanna Lehne, Lisa Fischer, Bram Claeys, Jan Rosenow, Marta Lovisolo, and Keith Whiriskey. EU can stop Russian gas imports by 2025. Ember, 2022. https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/eu-can-stop-russian-gas-imports-by-2025.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{brown2022can, author = {Brown, Sarah and Vangenechten, Domien and Lehne, Johanna and Fischer, Lisa and Claeys, Bram and Rosenow, Jan and Lovisolo, Marta and Whiriskey, Keith}, title = {{EU can stop Russian gas imports by 2025}}, institution = {Ember}, year = {2022}, month = mar, url = {https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/eu-can-stop-russian-gas-imports-by-2025}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }