Triennial Work Programme

Themes and Strategic Guidelines

The IGU has seen significant changes in the past years—changes driven by energy transition, climate change, net zero targets and causing evolution of the IGU members’ focus and a broader concept of gases. Themed Maximising Gas Benefits, the Triennial Work Programme 2022–2025 has been designed to reflect such changes, to enable the IGU to best represent the voice of gas in the new context, and to facilitate the delivery of the IGU’s core missions in a future-oriented manner.

The TWP 2022–2025 has consolidated the work plans of all IGU working units including IGU Committees and Task Forces, secretariat, and presidency and national organising committees to form a single, integrated work programme for the IGU in the coming triennium. By engaging all the IGU working units to draft the TWP, the programme attempts to enhance the cohesion and coordination in its triennium work and tap the union’s potential to the maximum extent. Internally, it enables information flow, strengthens cooperation, and facilitates participation of members. Externally, it aims to bridge the gas industry and stakeholders.

During the drafting process, Executive Committee members and active members were widely consulted, and all IGU members are encouraged to be a part of its implementation.

Through the TWP, the IGU aims to:

• Transform previous reform achievements into stronger IGU advocacy performance and greater value for members;
• Streamline the IGU’s workflow for efficiency and cohesion;
• Continue the momentum of reform in preparation for the future.

Key Actions in the Triennium

• Establish a multi-tiered external relations system to magnify the global voice of gas.
• Establish three task forces：

– Strategic Communications and Outreach Task Force (TFS) — provide guidance and supervision for the IGU’s strategic advocacy.

– Carbon Neutrality Task Force (TFN) — leading the IGU to engage in the global low carbon development and tackle climate change.

– Digitalisation Task Force (TFD) — respond to the digitalisation issue in the gas industry.

• Enhance regional representation by empowering Regional Coordinators.
• Restructure Committees and set common topics to improve research quality and efficiency.
• Establish a rapid reaction mechanism to analyse and tackle challenges and risks facing the gas industry, the IGU, and the IGU members, and establish a rapid deliverable mechanism to release research progress to inform members and stakeholders and provide opportunities to contribution to the research.

Schedule of IGU Meetings 2022-2025