EU-U.S. Task Force meeting on Energy Security
Date: 20 April 2022
EC:
Ditte Juul Jørgensen Director-General DG ENER
US:
Melanie Nakagawa Senior Director for Climate and Energy at the National Security
Council
Proposed Agenda:
A: Diversifying natural gas supplies to Europe
1.
LNG /methane emissions
o
o Discussion and way forward on
supporting methodologies for methane emissions
reduction
B: reducing Europe's demand for natural gas
2.
Industrial efficiency measures/heat pumps/digital solutions
o Energy audits and energy management systems (B2)
o Heat Pumps for industrial use (EHPA)
o Demand flexibility/smart devices (E-DSO)
3.
Securing critical supply chains
o Bolster local manufacturing of critical clean tech supply chains
o Domestic production and processing of critical materials (copper, nickel, lithium,
cobalt, rare earths etc.)