Europe Gas Tracker Report 2022

The Global Energy Monitor's Europe Gas Tracker Report 2022 details planned gas infrastructure expansions in the EU, including pipelines and LNG terminals, and notes their incompatibility with climate goals.

• As of late February 2022, the EU planned a 24.9% increase in gas capacity to 160.2 billion cubic meters per year (bcm/y), with an estimated total cost of €26.4 billion. This cost is split between €14.1 billion for new import pipelines and €12.3 billion for new LNG import terminals.
• Current gas infrastructure projects include 16 pipelines under construction (3,200 km, costing €6.5 billion) and 62 proposed pipelines in pre-construction (12,500 km, costing €29.7 billion). Specifically, the Baltic Pipe Project is expected to add 10 bcm/y of import capacity starting January 1, 2023, and the Trans Adriatic Pipeline expansion is part of a plan to increase capacity by at least 69.5 bcm/y.
• LNG infrastructure plans include four terminals or expansions under construction (4.3 bcm/y, costing €987 million) and 26 proposed terminals or expansions (102.7 bcm/y, costing €11.3 billion). Additional plans for floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) have been announced in Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, and the Netherlands, with Italy also planning to revive two shelved terminals.
• The planned expansion of import capacity is described as incompatible with EU requirements to reduce gas usage by 2030, the International Energy Agency’s Net Zero by 2050 scenario, and IPCC warnings regarding methane emissions.

APA

Zimmerman, G. A. B. L. S. (2022). Europe Gas Tracker Report 2022. Global Energy Monitor. https://globalenergymonitor.org/research/europe-gas-tracker-report-2022

Chicago

Zimmerman, Greig Aitken, Baird Langenbrunner, Scott. Europe Gas Tracker Report 2022. Global Energy Monitor, 2022. https://globalenergymonitor.org/research/europe-gas-tracker-report-2022.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{zimmerman2022europe, author = {Zimmerman, Greig Aitken, Baird Langenbrunner, Scott}, title = {{Europe Gas Tracker Report 2022}}, institution = {Global Energy Monitor}, year = {2022}, month = apr, url = {https://globalenergymonitor.org/research/europe-gas-tracker-report-2022}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }