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A clean future for mobility with gas as vehicle fuel IGU affiliated organisation NGVA Europe has a long-term vision regarding policy developments for gas in transport. By Andrea Gerini Last year saw renewed and strength
and with the final objective of reaching
sustainable from the environmental
ened momentum in the climate
climate neutrality by 2050.
and social point of view: gmobility.
change agenda, aiming to protect our
It is clear that mobility and transport
planet and its environment. Under the
are still among those sectors where
The European Green Deal:
European Commission’s newly elected
major efforts must be made. This will
need for a holistic approach
President, Ursula von der Leyen, the
force us to discuss energy consump
The European Commission’s first
EU’s College of Commissioners for the
tion, fuel solutions and mobility habits
big act after coming into office in
current five-year term took office in
– and change them for good. We have
December 2019 was to announce the
late 2019. This was a crucial time, with
to act within the net-zero emissions
European Green Deal. Clean energy,
new policymakers, regulators and
framework while developing a realistic
net-zero emissions from transport,
experts entering the political arena in
roadmap based on solutions already
air quality and the circular economy
Brussels to move the path of Europe’s
available today. The Natural & bio Gas
are at the heart of an intense legislative
policy trajectory forward. Shortly
Vehicle Association (NGVA Europe) has
calendar and its discussions.
afterwards, the European Green Deal
therefore published a set of policy
We have to kick-off an evolutionary
was officially released, guiding climate
recommendations considered nec
process in which industrial, economic,
policy choices for the next five years
essary to ensure a mobility which is
social and cultural factors will be heavily involved. The right orches tration will be able to set the criteria for a positive energy transition. Especi ally for the energy and transport sectors, technologies are needed that are not only realistic, but also within reach as soon as possible or ideally already exist today. This is where gmobility has a key role to play. Gas to play its role for carbon neutral transport in Europe Natural gas technologies and a fuel like renewable gas are ready to play their
Ursula von der Leyen, President, and Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, presented the European Green Deal on December 11, 2019.
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role for carbon neutral transport in Europe with a wide range of missions:
