More options

Gas

Introduction

The Group of Experts on Gas helps UNECE member States deliver on key political commitments, such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change. The priorities of the 2024-25 work cycle are:

Gas and Sustainable Development Goals
Methane abatement
Attaining net zero through synergies between renewable electricity and gases
Hydrogen economy
System resilience and security of supply
Carbon capture, utilisation, and storage: the role of gas infrastructure

In focus

Natural gas prices and the UN development agenda

UNECE Webinar, 13 December 2021, 14:30-16:30 CET.

Join the Webinar via Webex link: https://unece.webex.com/unece/onstage/g.php?MTID=ee7ced7cccb1b5e15ac90543ae4e204e1

Hydrogen gains momentum in the UNECE region (UNECE NEWS, 29 September 2020)

7th session Group of Experts on Gas (22 to 25 September 2020, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland) was held as a hybrid in-person/virtual event in three segments:
22 September 10:30 – opening (adoption of the agenda, election of officers)
23 September 14:00-16:00 – workshop: Decarbonization through harnessing synergies between renewable electricity and gas (organized together with the Group of Experts on Renewable Energy)
25 September 10:25 – administrative matters and closing

The 7th session is part of the UNECE Energy Week held from 22–25 September 2020. It comprises meetings of the Groups of Experts on Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Coal Mine Methane and on Resource Management.

Defining sustainable hydrogen: beyond colours

At its 8th Session held on 25- 26 March 2021, the Group of Experts on Gas stressed the need to develop a scientifically based terminology for renewable, decarbonized, and low-carbon hydrogen. A clear taxonomy would provide legal certainty, foster collaboration, and investment flows. Member States are invited to adapt national legal definitions to reflect the definitions established by this new standard.

News

Global Methane Forum calls to turn commitments into action on path to COP29

20 March 2024

Highlights

Defining sustainable hydrogen: beyond colours

European Gas Market Developments:Assessment of Market Trends in Liquefied Natural Gas

Survey on Methane Management The UNECE Secretariat in consultation with the secretariats of the International Gas Union, the World Coal Association and the World Petroleum Council and other industry experts, has prepared a survey of how methane monitoring is done currently.