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(PART 3/3) ... Given that the future hydrogen network will share the same intrinsic characteristics to the natural gas system, FSR suggest that the starting point for the future hydrogen market would be to parallel these rules. As mentioned above, it is important that effective competition for low and zero-carbon hydrogen develops effectively from the beginning.

(PART 2/3) .... The Internal Energy Market in its current form has proven to deliver effective energy prices as well as driving innovation and security of supply. Wherever possible, the Internal Energy Market should be used to drive energy sector integration in a technology-neutral and cost- effective manner that will benefit citizens and ensure affordable energy.

(PART 1/3) The Florence School of Regulation (FSR) welcomes the European Commission’s (EC) initiative to begin mapping the development of future gas regulation and widely supports the direction of this Roadmap/ Inception Impact Assessment (IIA) in achieving that. FSR is a center of excellence for independent research and knowledge exchange with the purpose of improving the quality of European regulation and policy.

The Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ) welcomes the initiative of the European Commission to review the legislative framework in order to design competitive decarbonised gas markets as a means to facilitate the gas sector’s contribution to the overall energy system decarbonisation.

Florence School of Regulation (FSR) welcomes the European Commission initiative for a legislative act to address the issue of methane emissions in energy sector. FSR is a center of excellence for independent discussion and knowledge exchange with the purpose of improving the quality of European regulation and policy. It is actively involved in the research related to methane emissions in energy sector.

The Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKÖ) welcomes the initiative of the European Commission (EC) to promote the reduction of methane emissions throughout the EU. In Austria, methane (CH4) is the second most relevant greenhouse gas with a share of 8.0 % in 2017. At the same time, methane emissions were reduced by 36.3 % between 1990 and 2017 (source: Umweltbundesamt: Klimaschutzbericht 2019).

WKÖ supports the European Green Deal and stands by the climate neutrality goal by 2050. Now a concrete set of measures for a sustainable, ecological change in the EU, in line with a new growth strategy, is necessary. WKÖ will contribute to a legislative package that meets the requirements of effective climate protection and at the same time is practicable and compatible with economic prosperity.