1、How to Avoid Gas Shortages in the European Union in 2023A practical set of actions to close a potential supply-demand gapINTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY The IEA examines the full spectrum of energy issues including oil,gas and coal supply and demand,renewable energy technologies,electricity markets,ener

2、gy efficiency,access to energy,demand side management and much more.Through its work,the IEA advocates policies that will enhance the reliability,affordability and sustainability of energy in its 31 member countries,11 association countries and beyond.This publication and any map included herein are

3、 without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory,to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory,city or area.Source:IEA.International Energy Agency Website:www.iea.org IEA member countries:Australia Austria Belgium Canada Czech Rep

4、ublic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Japan Korea Lithuania Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Slovak republic Spain Sweden Switzerland Republic of Trkiye United Kingdom United States The European Commission also participates in the w

5、ork of the IEA IEA association countries:Argentina Brazil China Egypt India Indonesia Morocco Singapore South Africa Thailand Ukraine How to Avoid Gas Shortages in the European Union in 2023 Summary PAGE|3 I EA.CC BY 4.0.Summary European and global natural gas markets are not yet out of the danger c

6、reated by Russias cuts to pipeline deliveries of gas.Conditions have been turbulent,prices have been extremely volatile,many households and gas-intensive sectors have suffered as have many gas-importing countries worldwide.Overall gas demand in the European Union(EU)is set to fall by around 10%in 20