Europe Gas Tracker 2023

The Europe Gas Tracker 2023 reports that the EU is pursuing a costly and uncoordinated expansion of gas infrastructure, including a potential 136% increase in LNG import capacity. This build-out, estimated to cost €53.5 billion, risks locking the bloc into fossil fuel dependency and contradicts the European Climate Law's goals of a 55% emissions reduction by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050.

• The proposed expansion of gas infrastructure in the EU includes adding up to 227.2 billion cubic meters per year (bcm/y) of LNG terminal import capacity, which represents a 136% increase over the pre-war maximum capacity of 167 bcm/y. Additionally, 60.5 bcm/y of gas pipeline import capacity and thousands of kilometers of internal transmission pipelines are proposed.
• The total estimated cost for this infrastructure is €53.5 billion, split between €22.1 billion for LNG terminals and €31.4 billion for pipelines, with €4.2 billion already associated with projects under construction. Greece, Italy, and Germany account for approximately 53% of these cost estimates.
• The proposed build-out is viewed as being in direct conflict with the European Climate Law's targets of cutting emissions by 55% by 2030 and achieving climate neutrality by 2050. If the full 227.2 bcm/y of LNG capacity is realized, associated emissions could reach nearly 950 million tons of CO2 per year, which is over one-third of the EU's 2019 greenhouse gas emissions of approximately 3.5 billion tons CO2.

APA

Hassan, B. L. G. A. R. R. H. (2023). Europe Gas Tracker 2023. Global Energy Monitor. https://globalenergymonitor.org/research/europe-gas-tracker-2023

Chicago

Hassan, Baird Langenbrunner, Greig Aitken, Robert Rozansky, Harvey. Europe Gas Tracker 2023. Global Energy Monitor, 2023. https://globalenergymonitor.org/research/europe-gas-tracker-2023.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{hassan2023europe, author = {Hassan, Baird Langenbrunner, Greig Aitken, Robert Rozansky, Harvey}, title = {{Europe Gas Tracker 2023}}, institution = {Global Energy Monitor}, year = {2023}, month = mar, url = {https://globalenergymonitor.org/research/europe-gas-tracker-2023}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }