2022.07.21 20:34 GMT+8

Expert explains the challenges behind EU call to cut gas usage

Updated 2022.07.21 20:34 GMT+8
CGTN

The European Union is asking member states to immediately cut their gas usage. It's prompted by concerns that Russia could turn off the EU's supplies. Brussels is suggesting a voluntary 15 percent cut in gas use until March next year. But it warns that those targets could become mandatory if the energy crisis worsens. Liu Xu, executive director of the Center for International Energy and Environment Strategy Studies, Renmin University of China, explains the challenges behind it.

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