The Role of Natural Gas in the EU Decarbonisation Path

Manfred Hafner and Simone Tagliapietra
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Manfred Hafner: Associate Researcher, FEEM
Simone Tagliapietra: Senior Researcher, FEEM

No 2015.86, Working Papers from Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei

Abstract: Over the last decade decarbonisation has become a key priority for the EU. However, on the contrary of renewable energy or energy efficiency, the role of gas in this process has never been clearly defined. This uncertainty opens a wide debate on the future role of gas in the EU energy system, particularly vis-à-vis the progressively stronger role of renewables in the EU energy mix. This paper tackles this issue with the aim to explore what role gas might play in making the EU decarbonisation path more balanced and secure up to 2030 and beyond.

Keywords: Gas; Decarbonisation; EU Energy Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q40 Q42 Q48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-10
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