Gas industry lobbying hard against EU boiler phaseout, leaked emails suggest

Liquid petroleum gas firms want a directive to favour biofuels and hydrogen, to which they could pivot

Europe’s gas industry has embarked on an intensive lobbying operation to try to hinder the phaseout of gas boilers under forthcoming changes to EU legislation, leaked emails suggest.

Gas companies want to keep gas boilers in operation to protect their current market, and to enable them to adapt into what they see as potential new “green” gas markets, in biofuels and hydrogen, despite serious concerns over their viability.