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The important issues of energy efficiency and the development of renewable energies must, in principle, be considered separately. The ‘energy efficiency first’ principle must not overstretch the energy efficiency targets in order to achieve the climate objectives.

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The FGW is committed to ensuring that the efficient use of energy is of the utmost importance with the increasing share of renewable energy sources. However, energy efficiency should not only be seen as an absolute savings target, but should also take into account, for example, the increased need for flexibility due to an increasing share of renewable energy.

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Energy efficiency improvement is a key lever of the European transition towards a neutral economy. However, measures should be coherent and guided by cost-efficiency so to do not jeopardize energy supply and consumers bills.

The Austrian gas and district heating industry supports the objective of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and sees the period up to 2030 as an important intermediate step. In this context, the EU Energy Taxation Directive (ETD) can be an effective, market-based instrument to give appropriate price signals to energy consumers and thus achieve a targeted change in consumption patterns in line with climate…

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Enagás supports a revision of the ETD. The current directive has been in place since 2003 and is outdated. As part of the ‘Fit for 55’ package, a common EU-framework on the taxation of energy products is necessary for the smooth functioning of the energy market, to take account of the new energy mix and to deliver on the EU’s climate ambitions.

The recent publication of the 2030 Climate Plan by the European Commission increased the overall GHG emissions reduction target for 2030 from -40% up to -55% (vs 1990 level). The long-term reduction goal for 2050 remains unchanged, but the new plan asks for an acceleration across multiple sectors in the next decade.

Enhanced ambition regarding road transport emissions is one of the key levers towards carbon neutrality of the EU. They represent almost 20% of total EU GHG emissions, and have significantly increased since 1990.

The Austrian gas industry has been making a significant contribution to methane emission reduction for decades. In principle, a uniform "monitoring and reporting" system is positively recognized. However, it must be ensured that no blanket measures are taken, e.g. a general reduction of methane emissions by a fixed percentage without taking the initial situation into account.

Enagás acknowledges the opportunity to provide feedback on this inception impact assessment. We fully support the EC efforts to accelerate methane emissions reduction from all sectors to contribute to the EU’s greater climate ambition for 2030 and its 2050 climate neutrality objective.

Enagás welcomes this EC’s Proposal for a Regulation. To ensure an ambitious, but implementable Regulation, we would like to share some recommendations: As technologies, methodologies and practices evolve very quickly, we recommend to ensure flexibility to prioritise the most effective measures.