The European Commission has developed a draft plan to phase out Russian coal, oil and gas by 2030

The European Commission has proposed to the EU countries a "draft" of the plan, which involves the abandonment of Russian fossil fuels "long before 2030". This was reported in a press release from the commission.

The decision was made against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, the report said. The first Russian energy source to be abandoned is gas.

Among the main measures to reduce Europe's dependence on Russian gas are the diversification of gas supplies, increasing the production and import of biomethane and renewable hydrogen.

The European Commission also proposes to accelerate the reduction of the use of gas for heating buildings through energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. All these measures are said to reduce the EU's need for Russian gas by two-thirds by the end of 2022.

In addition, the draft plan outlines a number of measures to respond to rising energy prices in Europe and to replenish gas supplies for next winter. In particular, the European Commission intends to come up with a legislative initiative, which assumes that annually by October 1, EU gas storage facilities must be filled at least 90%.

• Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, Western countries have imposed tough sanctions on Russia. Restrictions on Russian hydrocarbons were not announced among the first, so as not to interrupt energy supplies to Europe.
• On March 8, the US stepped up sanctions and announced a ban on oil and gas imports from Russia. similar restrictions The UK is expected to announce . the embargo on Russian energy carriers . opposed The day before , Germany and the Netherlands