Last week the Climate Change Committee (CCC) in the UK released its much anticipated report which is recommending that the government revise its emissions goal to …
Category: Natural gas

The potential for rapid energy transition in North America
Over recent weeks and months there has been considerable discussion in the USA and Canada on clean energy transition pathways, carbon pricing and the Paris …
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Where can the world get the energy it needs?
A new tool from the Shell Scenarios Team provides new and unique insights Those who follow my blog postings will have noted that I regularly …

Chasing electrification
One of the important changes that needs to take place in the global energy system as it heads towards much lower emissions is electrification. This …

The battery that made headlines
It is hard to imagine that something as mundane as a battery could make national headlines, but that is what happened last week in Australia. …

Drivers behind flattening CO2 emissions
The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently reported that carbon dioxide emissions from energy use remained flat in 2016, the third year in a row. This …

Making the most of hydrogen
As hydrogen refueling stations begin to appear, including one from Shell opening near London, Toyota makes its Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle more widely available …

Infinite solar
An infographic published earlier this year asks the question “Could the world be 100% solar?”. The question is answered in the affirmative by demonstrating that so …
A focus on the Philippines
Last week I was in Manila participating in the opening panel session of the Shell sponsored energy event, Powering Progress Together. The panel included IPCC WG1 Co-chair, Dr. Edvin Aldrian …
Solar thermal by the numbers
Early in February the King of Morocco, HE Mohammed VI, opened the first phase of what will eventually become a major solar energy facility in …