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Germany rejects gas timelines in draft EU taxonomy

Government says proposed timetable for switch to clean fuels in power generation is unrealistic and could hit hydrogen deployment in industry

Germany has warned a proposed EU timetable for switching away from natural gas in power generation is unrealistic and could hinder the deployment of clean hydrogen in hard-to-abate industrial sectors. The EU has proposed switching gas-fired generation to a 30pc clean fuels blend by 2026, rising to 55pc by 2030. The timetable is outlined in draft proposals to add natural gas and nuclear to the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy. “The intermediate targets called for in the fuel switch, with blending rates of decarbonised gases of 30pc by 2026 and 55pc by 2030, are not realistically achievable,” Germany’s federal ministry of economic affairs and climate action says in its initial response to the

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