Eurogas 2019 Stakeholder Perception Study
Ref. Ares(2019)4459202 - 11/07/2019
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EUROGAS
2019 Stakeholder Perception Study
1. Background Information
ANONYMITY GUARANTEED – NEVERTHELESS DISCLOSURE IDENTITY OPTION TO BE GIVEN
1.1.
Name and contact details:
1.2.
Nationality:
1.3.
Name of organization/company/institution:
1.4.
Type of organization (European institution, association, NGO, media…):
1.5.
Field of activity:
1.6.
Which kind of activity does your organization focus on?
o Campaigning
o advocacy
o policy-making
o regulation
o other (please specify)
2. Visibility
2.1.
Are you aware of Eurogas, its work on EU legislation or efforts across Europe? What comes to
mind?
2.2.
How often do you interact with Eurogas or come across their outputs?
o very often (weekly)
o quite often (monthly/bi-monthly)
o regularly (every six months)
o quite rarely (every year)
o very rarely (every few years)
o never
2.3.
How do you see Eurogas’ role in relation to policy development (as an information provider, in
advocacy, as an expert advisor, a dialogue or policy partner etc.)?
Eurogas 2019 Stakeholder Perception Study
3. Reputation
3.1 What is your overriding impression of Eurogas? - Can you elaborate?
o very positive
o quite positive
o neutral
o rather negative
o very negative
3.2 How well do you think Eurogas collaborates with other energy stakeholders? Do you see confusion
in remit or duplication in their roles?
3.3 How would you compare Eurogas to other associations in the energy sector? – Can you elaborate?
4.
Effectiveness of advocacy work
4.1 How would you rate the contribution of Eurogas to the discussion on energy in Europe?
(rating 1-5, 5 being very positive)
4.2 Recently Eurogas has been promoting the decarbonisation of gas through increasing volumes of
biogas, through hydrogen utilising CCS and from renewables (power to gas). Were you aware of this
advocacy?
(Yes/No)
If yes, please elaborate:
4.3 How important it is for Eurogas to focus its advocacy work on the following issues?
(rating 1-5, 5 is very important)
o A shift in energy from coal to gas
o LNG
o Security of gas supply
o Targets for biogas and decarbonised gas
o Promotion of a framework to enable CCS
o Promotion of a framework for hydrogen
o Promotion of sector integration
4.4 How effective do you feel the following activities undertaken by Eurogas are?
(rating 1-5, 5 is very effective)
o Participation in European policy debates
o Presence in the media
o Social media platforms streams and output
o Website content
o Eurogas events
Eurogas 2019 Stakeholder Perception Study
4.5 Which topics do you think Eurogas should be more visible on - where should they focus?
•
Probing:
• Is there anything else you would expect/ or want to see Eurogas work on (beyond their current
mandate)?
5. Priorities looking forward
5.1 What should be the top 3 priorities for Eurogas during the upcoming mandate (2019 – 2024)?
5.2 Do you have any final suggestions for Eurogas related to its work within the European energy debate
and how they could become more effective?