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COP 27: a way forward for methane, fossil fuel (not just coal) phase-out, and U.S.-China competition?

December 9, 2022 by Ben Cahill, Sandeep Pai and Taiya Smith

COP 27 was never expected to have the impact that COP 26 did, and that’s how it turned out, explain Ben Cahill, Sandeep Pai and Taiya Smith at CSIS. But there are three issues that can have long term positive impacts if carried forward successfully. The first is some good news on methane emissions. The U.S., the EU, Japan and other countries announced an important producer-consumer effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions from traded gas, while … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies Tagged With: China, coal, COP27, emissions, EU, finance, gas, geopolitics, Japan, LossAndDamage, methane, oil, UK, US

Measuring the effect of radical protests on the public and the national agenda

November 11, 2022 by Colin Davis

Climate protest happen all over the world now. In some places they hit the news headlines hard because roads are blocked and cultural artefacts are vandalised by small numbers of protestors. These radical protestors are facing the “activist’s dilemma”: even though many of the public object to their methods, will the publicity help their cause? Colin Davis at the University of Bristol offers research that tries to measure the phenomenon. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Policies Tagged With: activists, buildings, Climate, ExtinctionRebellion, InsulateBritain, insulation, JustStopOil, media, oil, protests, publicity, radical

Russia’s war is accelerating the clean energy transition, says IEA

November 3, 2022 by Simon Evans

The IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2022 is predicting that fossil fuels will peak in the next five years, “thanks to” Russia’s war and the resultant energy crisis. National climate promises are being turned into policies that improve energy security, which mostly means reducing dependence on gas. That means global energy demand growth to 2030 will “almost entirely” be met by renewables. Simon Evans at Carbon Brief takes an in-depth look at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Renewables Tagged With: coal, gas, IEA, investment, NZE2050, oil, renewables, Russia, scenarios, security, solar, STEPS, trilemma, Ukraine, WEO2022, wind

Carbon Capture is a risky decarbonisation pathway: 13 flagship projects reviewed

September 19, 2022 by Bruce Robertson

The debate around the effectiveness of carbon capture (you can register now for our CCUS session on Wednesday at 10.45 - Editor) has led to polarising views. Although the first implementations began 50 years ago, serious efforts to capture large volumes cost-effectively are in their infancy and unproven at scale. Is it, given time and support, a solution to excess emissions worldwide? Or is it a distraction that will allow fossils to be used yet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon Capture, Energy Tagged With: CCS, CCUS, CDR, cement, coal, emissions, EOR, gas, oil, Scope3

Record global clean energy spending, but it’s still not enough and costs are rising

July 8, 2022 by IEA

Since 2020, clean energy investment has grown by 12% per year – it was only 2%/year during the five years after the 2015 Paris Agreement. That boost is the main reason why total global energy investment is set to reach $2.4tn in 2022, according to the latest “World Energy Investment” report from the IEA. It’s very good news that spending on solar PV, batteries and EVs is now growing at rates consistent with reaching global net zero emissions by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Resources Tagged With: batteries, coal, costs, efficiency, EVs, gas, grids, inflation, investment, oil, power, renewables, solar

Will price caps on Russian oil work? Three experts debate

July 7, 2022 by Edward Fishman, Brian O’Toole, Mark Mozur and Charles Lichfield

Whatever the G7 does, the objective is to cut revenues flowing into Russia, not oil flowing out. And whatever the sanctions, getting compliance from neutral and pro-Russian countries will need a strong positive incentive. Hence the idea of a price cap which would keep prices low. Here, three experts – Edward Fishman and Brian O’Toole at the Atlantic Council, and Mark Mozur at S&P Global Commodity Insights (with background by Atlantic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: China, EU, finance, G7, gas, India, insurance, markets, oil, prices, rouble, Russia, sanctions, Ukraine, US

Imposing a $50/barrel tariff on Russian oil is the best sanction

July 1, 2022 by Edward Chow

Is there a way to impose sanctions on Russia that cuts its revenues without causing fossil fuel prices to balloon? The current strategy has seen oil prices rise to $120/barrel by mid-June, so although volumes are down Russia has seen no reduction in revenues. In other words, it has not achieved its objective, says Edward Chow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Instead, he argues for imposing a big import tariff – like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: EU, G7, NATO, oil, Russia, sanctions, Ukraine, US

Russia-Ukraine: modelling the consequences for the European electricity market to 2050

June 17, 2022 by Alex Schmitt, Christoph Kellermann, Calvin Triems and Huangluolun Zhou

Alex Schmitt, Christoph Kellermann, Calvin Triems and Huangluolun Zhou at Energy Brainpool have used their modelling tools to update their predictions of how the European electricity market will develop over the next 30 years, given a target of 99% emission-free generation in 2050. Projections are made on generation (mix and volumes) and price. The big change from their last predictions is the Russia-Ukraine war and Europe’s determination to ramp … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Grids, Markets, Renewables Tagged With: 2050, bioenergy, CO2price, coal, electricity, emobility, EU, EVs, gas, generation, heating, hydrogen, Nuclear, oil, prices, Russia, solar, Ukraine, wind

EU’s latest sanctions on Russian Oil: what are they and will it work?

June 14, 2022 by Ben Cahill

On June 3, the EU agreed an embargo on Russian crude oil and petroleum products. Ben Cahill at the Center for Strategic and International Studies looks at the details of the latest sanctions imposed in response to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, and assesses the possible consequences. The aim is to cut oil imports from Russia by 90 percent by February 2023. A critical part of the sanctions is a ban on providing shipping insurance to Russian … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: China, EWU, exports, imports, India, oil, petroleum, Russia, UK, Ukraine, US

Biologically produced Ethylene for plastics can become a carbon capture leader

May 25, 2022 by Connor O'Neil

Ethylene is a key component of the world’s vast appetite for plastics. But it’s normally made using fossils as a feedstock, and is energy-intensive to produce. So the chemicals industry has long sought a way to biologically manufacture ethylene. It would be a double-win for clean energy: it would capture CO2 and displace the fossil-based feedstocks. Connor O’Neil at NREL describes new research that makes ethylene in a “one-step” process fuelled … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon Capture, Energy, Industry Tagged With: CCS, CCUS, CDR, chemicals, CO2, ethylene, feedstocks, industry, oil, photosynthesis, plastics

Russia-Ukraine stalls EU Biofuels, but accelerates its medium/long-term targets

May 23, 2022 by Cornelius Claeys

Rising food and fuel costs are pushing several EU countries to freeze or lower 2022-2023 low-carbon blending mandates for transportation fuels. That will likely mean a rise in emissions, but only in the short term, says Cornelius Claeys at Stratas Advisors. However, the same policymakers understand that ending imports of fossil fuels from a belligerent Russia is an opportunity to raise low-carbon targets for the medium and long term. So, right … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biofuels, Energy Tagged With: aviation, biofuels, biomethane, oil, REPowerEU, road, Russia, shipping, transport, Ukraine

Seven ways for the U.S. and Europe to enhance energy security and advance climate goals

May 9, 2022 by Joseph Majkut, Nikos Tsafos and Ben Cahill

Ending reliance on Russian fossil exports will need the U.S. and Europe to work together, explain Joseph Majkut, Nikos Tsafos and Ben Cahill at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The U.S. is the world’s largest oil and gas producer and is able to increase output. At the same time, it must meet global emissions targets. The way to do it is to increase fossil exports temporarily whilst improving its carbon reduction measures (e.g. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal, Renewables Tagged With: diplomacy, EU, exports, gas, hydrogen, imports, investment, jobs, LNG, markets, methane, oil, Russia, shale, skills, US

Europe must simultaneously replace Russia’s fossil exports and accelerate its clean energy deployment

April 28, 2022 by Dolf Gielen, Ricardo Gorini, Luis Janeiro and Seán Collins

The Ukraine crisis has had an immediate impact on Europe’s strategy for energy supply security. And this week’s sudden halting of gas supplies by Russia to Poland and Bulgaria only emphasises the urgency. Dolf Gielen, Ricardo Gorini, Luis Janeiro and Seán Collins at IRENA look at the best options, basing their findings on their latest “World Energy Transitions Outlook”, published in March, that lays out a routemap for the next eight years for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Energy Outlooks, Oil, Gas & Coal, Renewables Tagged With: ammonia, biogas, Bulgaria, coal, EU, Europe, gas, hydrogen, imports, Netherlands, oil, outlook, Poland, renewables, Russia, solar, Ukraine, wind

How could Germany wind down Russian oil imports by the end of 2022

April 25, 2022 by Kerstine Appunn

Berlin has said that, though difficult, it could become independent of Russian oil imports by the end of 2022, with a target of halving them by the middle of the year. Kerstine Appunn at Clean Energy Wire compiles information on the practical challenges for Germany’s oil infrastructure, refineries and security of supply. Germany is serviced by three pipeline systems for the west, the east and the south of the country. But they are not connected … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Oil, Gas & Coal Tagged With: crude, diesel, Energy, Germany, imports, infrastructure, logistics, oil, pipelines, prices, refineries, rosneft, Russia, security, storage, transport, Ukraine

Post-war Ukraine needs energy independence, decarbonisation and EU cooperation

April 22, 2022 by Andriy Konechenkov

Energy independence is a choice for some countries. For Ukraine it is a life-or-death necessity, says Andriy Konechenkov, VP of the World Wind Energy Association and Chairman of the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association, in this op-ed. The Russian invasion has exposed the vulnerability of Ukraine’s current energy system. Many of its fossil-fuelled power plants are near the Russian border, exposing them to disruption by the invading neighbour. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Renewables Tagged With: coal, electricity, ENTSOE, gas, investment, Nuclear, oil, renewables, Russia, Ukraine, wind, Zaporizhzhia

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