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Europe, Africa, energy, climate, and the politics and political economy thereof. Senior Associate @e3g, founder @energy_MZ
Apr 27, 2021 20 tweets 8 min read
What do the pledges from last week’s #LeadersClimateSummit mean for the future of natural gas?

An open-ended thread on what we know so far:

1/ Some starting points.

Natural gas is currently responsible for 22% of global CO2 emissions from energy, but is the world’s fastest growing fossil fuel.
globalcarbonproject.org

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Jun 18, 2020 7 tweets 2 min read
The leaked EU hydrogen strategy is clearly an early draft.

By the time it is published next month, I hope it will cut through the hype and start to confront the difficult unanswered questions about how hydrogen in Europe will be developed.

Thread:

euractiv.com/section/energy… 1) Who will plan, own, operate and regulate hydrogen networks?

Given that hydrogen will often compete directly with gas, how to avoid conflicts of interest?
Oct 8, 2018 11 tweets 4 min read
1/ What role for natural gas in a 1.5⁰C world?

Some reflections from the new #IPCC #SR15 report:

(thread) 2/ A reminder: natural gas currently accounts for 20% of global energy emissions and is the world’s fastest growing fossil fuel. In the IEA’s current policies scenario, gas demand could increase by ~50% by 2040.

How far is this from a 1.5⁰C pathway?