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4.2 Current state

4.2.1 YEARLY DEMAND EVOLUTION

The level of gas demand in Europe has been influenced by the development of the gas market and the specific climatic conditions over the years. Energy and environ- mental policies, the economic crisis and commodity prices have pushed gas demand back to the 2001 level. The projected evolution of demand for the different gas demand sectors and for the different countries is explored in this chapter.

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Figure 4.1: Evolution of European gas consumption (Source converted from Eurostat figures)

Image courtesy of Energinet DK

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