Thread by @EU_Commission

Objective➡️EU climate neutrality by 2050.

We keep delivering on Europe’s climate targets with new #EUGreenDeal proposals.

📗 Decarbonising Europe's gas markets

📗 Cutting methane emissions

📗 Energy Performance of Buildings

📗 Sustainable Carbon Cycles

The 🇪🇺 needs to decarbonise the energy it consumes to cut emissions by 55% by 2030.

Our proposals will help reach that goal by:

🔸facilitating the uptake of renewable and low carbon gases, including hydrogen

🔸ensuring energy security for all citizens in Europe.

#EUGreenDeal

We aim to sustainably decarbonise the system.

We want to remove regulatory barriers to facilitate & promote access to the existing gas grid.

With these proposals we are creating the conditions for a cost-efficient deployment of renewable gases, including hydrogen.

#EUGreenDeal

To become climate-neutral by 2050, we need to curb our methane emissions.

In a first-ever EU legislative proposal to #reducemethane emissions in the energy sector, we will require the oil, gas and coal sectors to:
🔸measure
🔸report, and
🔸verify methane emissions

#EUGreenDeal

Our new rules require companies to:
🔸detect and repair methane leaks
🔸limit venting and flaring

2️⃣ transparency tools will be established to show the efforts made by countries and energy companies to #reducemethane emissions.

More: europa.eu/!3wXFF9

#EUGreenDeal

Carbon removals are vital in keeping our climate commitments within reach.

Today, we set out principles and objectives to prepare the necessary rules.

They will ensure carbon removals are credible, and help to create new business opportunities in carbon farming.

#EUGreenDeal

To balance out the impacts of our CO2 emissions, we need to:

🔸drastically reduce our reliance on fossil carbon
🔸upscale carbon farming to store more carbon in nature
🔸promote industrial solutions to sustainably remove & recycle carbon

ℹ️ europa.eu/!mnfDVH

#EUGreenDeal

Buildings are the single largest energy consumer in Europe.

Our proposal on the energy performance of buildings aims to boost the rate of energy renovation across the EU.

Stimulating renovation of homes & buildings also creates new job opportunities.

#EUGreenDeal

Our proposal on the energy performance of buildings will:

🔸facilitate & increase building renovation

🔸set emission reduction targets for all EU countries by 2030

🔸make buildings more energy efficient & boost the use of renewable energy.

More → europa.eu/!CMFTJD