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:
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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) 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.