1. View from environmental and climate NGOs Manon Dufour (E3G)
Meeting of TEN-E Regional Group for North-South Gas interconnections in Western Europe
View from environmental and climate NGOs
Manon Dufour (E3G)

2. A future-proof PCI identification process
Put citizens at the heart.
Integrate power & gas assessment.
Flag up non-infrastructure solutions.
Check needs identified against scenarios consistent with climate and energy objectives.
Check viability of candidate projects against scenarios consistent with agreed targets.
E3G

3. Problems common to all corridors
The EU must ready itself for phasing out fossil fuels
Under the Paris Agreement, the EU is committed to…
“[Hold] the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change”.
Source: IPPC & Carbon Brief, 2016

4. Problems specific to NSI West
NSI West Gas group already well diversified in terms of gas supplies.
Represents region with largest gas infrastructure overcapacity in Europe.
Evolution of gas demand between 2010 & 2015
Source: Eurostat, Eurogas

5. Thank you! Manon Dufour Head of E3G Brussels office
E3G