The future of European gas markets: balancing act between decarbonisation and security of supply

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Demand Side: What Role for Gas in the EU Decarbonisation Path? -- - The EU's Quest for Decarbonisation: From Kyoto to the 20-20-20 Targets -- - The EU longer term vision of decarbonisation: the 2050 Roadmap -- - Towards COP-21: the 2030 Framework for Climate and Energy -- - Towards the achievement of the 2030 renewables target: the way ahead -- - The EU decarbonisation path and the (unwelcome) renaissance of coal -- - Exploring the future role of gas in the EU decarbonisation path -- - Towards a more balanced and secure decarbonisation path -- 2. The Supply Side: New Challenges and Opportunities ahead -- - The EU domestic gas production outlook and the rise of import requirements -- - The EU-Russia gas partnership after the 2014 Ukraine crisis -- - The outlook of other EU traditional pipeline suppliers: Norway, Algeria, Libya -- - The prospects for global LNG markets and their repercussions on the EU -- - New supply potential: the Eastern Mediterranean and the Southern Gas Corridor -- - The EU security of gas supply strategy -- Conclusions -- Appendix Commision Communication of 25 February 2015 A Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy, COM)2015 80 nal