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Sustainable shipping targets and how to get there

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Sustainable shipping With COP24 in Poland this December, climate change remains high on the agenda, and that includes emissions from shipping.  (First published in EIC’s Energy Focus 12’18). International trade relies on shipping for about 90% of its freight transport, generating about 3% of total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Despite technological improvements, emissions continue to increase as trade increases. So … Read more

Is hydrogen the cheapest option to decarbonise heating system? (in retrospect, almost certainly not, but this was the discussion at the time)

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NW England hydrogen plant to use natural gas as feedstock, depleted fields for CCS A major hydrogen plant designed to replace natural gas supply to industry and residential consumers in the northwest of England has come a step closer and appears to have backing from all levels of government. If successful, it could be the … Read more

Link to quarterly report for McKinseys

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This is one of the quarterly reports I write on behalf of the Mckinseys OFS team. I’m responsible for the content, part of which is based on McKinsey data. I also write and edit material for McKinseys Energy Insights on a regular basis. https://www.mckinseyenergyinsights.com/insights/ofs-quarterly-recovery-gains-pace/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=sector_Recovery%20gains%20pace_121417

Commentary predicting recent crude price rise

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Commentary written in August 17 for Newsbase, predicting the subsequent crude price rise: Low prices finally producing signs of crude market stabilization It has been a while, but the low oil price and OPEC constraint may finally be influencing the fundamentals of supply and demand sufficiently to erode stocks and ensure market rebalancing, leading to … Read more

CO2 reduction so far mostly accidental

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IEA: cheap gas helps energy-related CO2 emissions stay stable for third year. But much of the stability is not down to CO2 reduction policies GTP 24 Mar draft 4  (originally published in March in GtP) A switch from coal to gas and renewables has helped keep energy-related carbon dioxide emissions flat in 2016 for the third year … Read more

Mexico powers ahead with gas, but market risks cloud outlook

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 (Written for Gas Matters, Oct 16) Mexico is betting big on US shale gas, with heavy investment in new gas pipelines from the US border to an expanding and energy thirsty economy. But market reform and cheap renewables may leave investors over-extended, with CFE, in particular, heavily exposed to long term pipeline and gas-fired IPP … Read more