Italgas

Italgas welcomes the Commissions proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act, recognising its broad scope to accelerate industrial capacity and decarbonisation in strategic sectors, thereby strengthening Europes resilience and strategic autonomy in a shifting geopolitical context. While acknowledging its enabling role for hard-to-abate industries, several aspects warrant further consideration.

Italgas endorses the European Commissions proposal for a post-2030 renewable energy framework aligned with the EUs 2040 climate objective, with a focus on cost efficiency, competitiveness and energy security. Against a backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty and sustained energy price volatility, the revised framework should facilitate a gradual, economically sustainable and cost efficient transition, grounded in…

Italgas welcomes the EC proposal to review the EU Taxonomy climate delegated act to update and simplify the technical screening criteria for determining whether an economic activity can qualify as environmentally sustainable.

Italgas welcomes the European Commissions initiative to develop a Grid Package that supports a modern, resilient, and integrated EU energy infrastructure. Achieving climate neutrality requires an inclusive approach that values sector coupling and technological neutrality, combining electricity and renewable gases to ensure a cost-effective and secure energy transition.

Italgas welcomes the European Commissions initiative to prepare an Electrification Action Plan, as announced in the Clean Industrial Deal and the Action Plan for Affordable Energy. While electrification is a key pillar of the energy transition, Italgas believes that a successful and cost-effective decarbonisation pathway must integrate renewable and low-carbon gases alongside clean electricity.

Italgas welcomes the European Commissions initiative to develop a single and simplified guidance for the application of the Do No Significant Harm (DNSH) principle under the 20282034 Multiannual Financial Framework.

Italgas welcomes the European Commissions proposal to develop a comprehensive strategy for decarbonising the heating and cooling (H&C) sector, promoting energy system integration, renewable and low-carbon technologies, and energy efficiency solutions for households, businesses, and industry.

Nepta (an Italgas company) welcomes the Commission's work on an EU water resilience R&I strategy and asks that the following priorities be turned into an operational roadmap for Member States, with clear targets, timelines and responsibilities.

Nepta (a fully-owned subsidiary of the Italgas Group) supports the Commissions Digital Action Plan to modernise water management through digital technologies and to address governance and market gaps. We recognise European Commission efforts to reduce losses and fragmentation in the water sector, and we respond to this Call as an operator that has already deployed many of the solutions the Commission aims to promote…

Italgas welcomes the Commissions initiative to revise the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) to align it with the EUs 2040 climate objectives, while reinforcing competitiveness, affordability and security of supply.

Welcoming the EU proposal for the update of the governance of the energy Union and climate action to simplify, strengthen and modernise the current Regulation, Italgas underlines that such revision aimed at accelerating a just transition to climate neutrality while increasing the Union´s resilience for any future crisis should, first of all, supports the internal competitiveness and reduces external dependencies.

We would like to thank the European Commission for the opportunity to provide feedback in the context of this call for evidence. Please find attached our contribution in PDF format, which outlines our detailed views and considerations on the matter.

Italgas supports the European Commissions proposal to reassess national targets and flexibilities in the EU climate framework beyond 2030. New targets can drive stronger action by encouraging investment and measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions, reinforcing EU-wide climate efforts and delivering wider benefits such as cleaner air, sustainable land use, greener cities and improved wellbeing.

Welcoming the EU proposal for a revision of energy-labelling requirements, that enables consumers to make informed choices and by guiding market evolution toward more efficient solutions, Italgas underlines that this tool should primarily function as a transparent and technology-neutral efficiency comparator, taking in considerations peculiarities like building characteristics, economic constraints and local energy…

Welcoming the draft of Ecodesign Regulation, since it represents an important step towards improving energy efficiency in heating, Italgas underlines that its measures should be designed to minimise total energy system costs, safeguard security of supply and ensure affordability for citizens and industry.