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Campaigners warn against gas push ahead of EU summit

Published 16:56 on June 15, 2026 / Last updated at 16:56 on June 15, 2026 / / EMEA (Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels)

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Europe risks undermining its energy security by pressing ahead with a wave of new gas-fired power plants in Germany, Poland, and Romania that could add 28 billion cubic metres (bcm) to annual gas demand and lock the EU into decades of fossil fuel dependence, a new analysis has warned.
Europe risks undermining its energy security by pressing ahead with a wave of new gas-fired power plants in Germany, Poland, and Romania that could add 28 billion cubic metres (bcm) to annual gas demand and lock the EU into decades of fossil fuel dependence, a new analysis has warned.


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