The European Union's likely new energy commissioner, Dan #Jorgensen, wants to accelerate the end of the bloc's dependence on Russian fossil fuels, he told a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday.
The #EU set itself a non-binding goal to end Russian gas imports by 2027 after #Russia launched its full-scale invasion of #Ukraine in 2022.
However, some member states have done little to diversify and Russian gas imports rose last year.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/prospective-eu-energy-boss-says-would-speed-up-end-russian-gas-imports-2024-11-05/