Brussels has urged countries to curb gas use now to help fill storage ahead of winter
, and warned that a full cut-off of Russian gas is likely. But the EU plan has faced resistance from a swathe of governments, with some flatly against binding cuts and others unwilling to let Brussels control their energy use.
The proposal, seen by Reuters, would keep the voluntary target for all countries to curb gas use, but offer a range of exemptions to the binding target - effectively meaning countries would face different mandatory goals. One diplomat said the aim was to ensure countries show solidarity by agreeing to act together, while ensuring the proposal is not weakened so much that it becomes “a tiger without the teeth.”
Those with large volumes of stored gas could face lower targets to curb demand - as could states that export gas to other countries, likely including Spain, which does not rely on Russia for gas and has been among the firmest opponents of the EU proposal. Critical sectors such as chemicals and steel could also be exempted.
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