United States of America at least he promised to send 50,000 million cubic meters of liquefied natural gas European Union (EU) throughout 2023 The working group aims to reduce the bloc’s dependence on Russian gas. energy security USA and EU.
The commitment is part of a series of initiatives. lessen the impact energy crisis, aggravated by Russian invasion Ukraineand for reduce pollutant emissions This causes fossil fuels to burn. “Russia is using energy as a weapon to undermine security in Europe,” the task force said in a statement today.
In the letter, the group celebrated that during 2022, the United States had shipped 56 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas. Russian gas, on the other hand, made up only 16% of the bloc’s gas imports. After assuming 37% in March 2022.
In addition to their commitment to maintaining shipments, both powers have agreed to reduce methane emissions in bilateral trade and develop their tools to track and verify them.
This week marks a year since the establishment of the energy security task force launched by the EU and the US to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian gas after the Kremlin invaded Ukraine at the behest of the Kremlin.
During this year, European Union cuts natural gas demand by 19 percent “by reducing electricity use” The statement also included “increasing energy efficiency in the housing sector”, among other measures.