Avli’s Comments on the EastMed Pipeline

As a peace and environment initiative, we are deeply concerned by the inclusion of the EastMed
pipeline in the 5th list of Projects of Common Interest. Our concerns stem from the following
reasons:
Natural gas is a fossil fuel. The emissions from its combustion though lower than those from coal
or oil; still contribute significantly to global warming.1

Investing in natural gas, in the form of the EastMed Pipeline, will prevent us from meeting our goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.
This conclusion is confirmed by Cyprus’ Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP)2
prepared under the Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, as well as by the
Draft Long-term Low Greenhouse Gas Emission Development Strategy (LTS)3 published by the
Republic of Cyprus.

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