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Global gas squeeze highlights need for security of supply – report

Smart Energy International

The International Energy Agency (IEA) says global natural gas consumption rebounded by 4.6% in 2021, more than double the decline seen in the gas market in 2020. Last year closed with record high spot prices for gas in Europe and Asia, as the natural gas supply remained constricted.

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Operational clean hydrogen production projects set to double globally within the next five years

Envirotec Magazine

The Hydrogen Map divides clean hydrogen production projects into two categories on the basis of production method: blue denoting steam reforming of natural gas with carbon capture; and green denoting hydrogen produced via electrolysis of zero-carbon energy sources, such as renewables and nuclear. billion in 192 startups.

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For a livable future, 60% of oil and gas must stay in the ground

Grist

They found that in order to have a 50 percent chance of achieving this target, 58 percent of known oil reserves, 59 percent of natural gas reserves, and 89 percent of coal reserves cannot be extracted. This means that global oil and gas production must decline 3 percent on average every year until 2050. “I Nature (2021).

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Heard of “Net-Zero Oil” or “Carbon Negative” Bioenergy? In 2023 You Will

DeSmogBlog

In 2023, I will be watching what happens with oil and gas fields in Alaska, the Arctic, Africa, and South America. The year we’ll be keeping an eye on the scramble by the oil and gas industry to lock in the last gasps of growth before the unfolding energy transition forces them into stagnation and decline.

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How the Fossil Fuel Industry Buys Goodwill

DeSmogBlog

Hassan Allam, an Egyptian private corporation with a mission of “ transforming the country into a regional hub for natural gas ” is a sponsor of the annual United Nations climate conference , known as COP27, being held this year in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Filling in For Governments.

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A North-Pole, How Much Longer?

Mr. Sustainability

This ‘active ingredient’ in natural gas, is up to 28 to 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas. mid-west, parts of China, India and South-East Asia, Africa and South America will experience such severe temperatures that existing crops will in the very least be significantly impacted and yield reduced.

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Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board

EDF + Business

Prior to this role, Hartmann was an Associate Partner with McKinsey and Company and leader in McKinsey’s Electric Power and Natural Gas practice in Australia where he led engagements focused on strategy and operations. Babatunde possesses a Ph.D. in Energy and Environmental Policy from the University of Delaware.