Following Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, the EU-European Union has announced a policy to break away from its dependence on Russia for nearly half of its natural gas imports by 2030.
The EU imports nearly half of the natural gas it imported last year, or 45%, from Russia, but the military invasion has increased the sense of danger of relying on Russia.
The EU said on the 8th that Timmermans, executive vice chairman and others, said at a meeting that "it is clear that they are too dependent on Russia" and that they will break away from the situation where they depended on Russia for natural gas by 2030. Announced the policy.
By the end of this year, he says he will reduce addiction by two-thirds.
Specifically, we will accelerate the measures we are already working on to reduce fossil fuel consumption, diversify gas sources, and increase LNG = liquefied natural gas from Qatar and the United States in the Middle East. It is said that.
By doing this, it will be replaced with the amount imported from Russia last year.
On the other hand, in order to prepare for the next winter, it is necessary to significantly increase the storage capacity of gas, which is currently less than 30% of the capacity, and a bill to secure at least 90% by October every year will be passed until next month. I am going to submit it to.
Furthermore, in light of the fact that this military invasion has spurred the soaring energy prices that have continued since last year, the idea is to allow member countries to take special measures such as deferring electricity price increases to reduce the burden on low-income households. Also shown.