fossil gas – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:55:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Why Southern Africa needs to work together on the energy transition https://energytransition.org/2023/01/why-southern-africa-needs-to-work-together-on-the-energy-transition/ https://energytransition.org/2023/01/why-southern-africa-needs-to-work-together-on-the-energy-transition/#respond Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:55:09 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27835 In Southern Africa the population is growing at a much faster pace than the rate at which the region is developing. This is putting pressure on resources, in particular, on energy provision. Less than half the region’s population is connected to grid electricity, meaning many rely on wood fuel despite its dire impacts on the environment. Countries including Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa face a...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2023/01/why-southern-africa-needs-to-work-together-on-the-energy-transition/feed/ 0 Germany’s nuclear brinkmanship: politics and fear drive debate over last reactors https://energytransition.org/2022/11/germanys-nuclear-brinkmanship-politics-and-fear-drive-debate-over-last-reactors/ https://energytransition.org/2022/11/germanys-nuclear-brinkmanship-politics-and-fear-drive-debate-over-last-reactors/#respond Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:00:57 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27609 Soaring energy prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, fears of a cold winter, energy shortages and a looming recession in Germany are causing much handwringing. Long dependent on cheap Russian gas, Germany’s crucial industrial sector is warning of blackouts and lasting economic damage if enough replacement fuel isn’t found. After months of partisan bickering between members of his...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/11/germanys-nuclear-brinkmanship-politics-and-fear-drive-debate-over-last-reactors/feed/ 0 Wintershall Dea and Russia: The fossil fuelled franchise must end! https://energytransition.org/2022/05/wintershall-dea-and-russia-the-fossil-fuelled-franchise-must-end/ https://energytransition.org/2022/05/wintershall-dea-and-russia-the-fossil-fuelled-franchise-must-end/#respond Tue, 03 May 2022 10:00:16 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26449 The war in Ukraine reveals the consequences of Germany’s fossil fuel dependency on Putin’s regime in a brutal way. The international voices to cut these fossil ties are growing by the day. Many oil and gas producing companies – such as BP, Shell and ExxonMobil – have already pulled out of Russia. However, Germany’s largest oil and gas company, Wintershall Dea, is still reluctant to follow these...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/05/wintershall-dea-and-russia-the-fossil-fuelled-franchise-must-end/feed/ 0 LNG terminals for Germany: Part I – Brief history and state of play https://energytransition.org/2022/04/lng-terminals-for-germany-part-i-brief-history-and-state-of-play/ https://energytransition.org/2022/04/lng-terminals-for-germany-part-i-brief-history-and-state-of-play/#respond Tue, 19 Apr 2022 10:00:10 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26377 The war in Ukraine has revealed the dependency of Europe on Russian gas. For a long time, gas has been touted as a bridge fuel. Now it turns out that gas is not only a significant contributor to the climate crisis but also a fuel to co-finance Putin’s war machine. A fast phase-out of fossil gas is inevitable, but some think that liquefied natural gas (LNG) will help the EU get rid of the Russian...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/04/lng-terminals-for-germany-part-i-brief-history-and-state-of-play/feed/ 0 Romanian Power Move: Promises of a gassy, green hydrogen (r)evolution https://energytransition.org/2021/12/romanian-power-move-promises-of-a-gassy-green-hydrogen-revolution/ https://energytransition.org/2021/12/romanian-power-move-promises-of-a-gassy-green-hydrogen-revolution/#respond Wed, 22 Dec 2021 08:30:39 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=25685 Touted as a vital decarbonization tool, hydrogen’s eventual climate benefit hangs upon how it’s produced. When from fossil gas, it’s potentially as bad as coal. But when generated by renewables, it may live up to the hype. Flush with billions in European Union funds, Romania looks to become a hydrogen hub: producing H2 for local industry, home heating, new rail and mass transit projects and...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/12/romanian-power-move-promises-of-a-gassy-green-hydrogen-revolution/feed/ 0 COP26 – diplomatic springboard to a world post fossil fuels? https://energytransition.org/2021/12/cop26-diplomatic-springboard-to-a-world-post-fossil-fuels/ https://energytransition.org/2021/12/cop26-diplomatic-springboard-to-a-world-post-fossil-fuels/#respond Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:00:10 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=25479 Despite several significant shortcomings, the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26) united the globe behind the commitment to limit the warming of global climate to 1.5C degrees. Consigning coal to history was one of the central mission statements ahead of and during the conference. Just as important, though less prominent, are the implications of COP26 for the role of other fossil fuels...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/12/cop26-diplomatic-springboard-to-a-world-post-fossil-fuels/feed/ 0 Lesson learned: To blunt energy price spikes, the EU needs more renewables, faster https://energytransition.org/2021/11/lesson-learned-to-blunt-energy-price-spikes-the-eu-needs-more-renewables-faster/ https://energytransition.org/2021/11/lesson-learned-to-blunt-energy-price-spikes-the-eu-needs-more-renewables-faster/#respond Tue, 23 Nov 2021 10:00:48 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=25243 With energy prices soaring across Europe, more gas and coal plants are firing up. Ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, emissions – along with bills – were skyrocketing. Though fossil energy dependent countries like Poland and other allies of dirty fuels are using the crisis to push back on Brussels, putting more scrutiny on the bloc’s overall decarbonization strategies, leadership is standing firm.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/11/lesson-learned-to-blunt-energy-price-spikes-the-eu-needs-more-renewables-faster/feed/ 0 Pink and grey with just a hint of green: Biden’s “cleaner” Hydrogen plan https://energytransition.org/2021/11/pink-and-grey-with-just-a-hint-of-green-bidens-cleaner-hydrogen-plan/ https://energytransition.org/2021/11/pink-and-grey-with-just-a-hint-of-green-bidens-cleaner-hydrogen-plan/#respond Wed, 03 Nov 2021 10:00:22 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=25091 Over the summer, the US Senate passed a much smaller than promised infrastructure package. Despite most climate protection and clean energy aspects being stripped out, one of the big winners in the $1 trillion infrastructure plan is hydrogen (H2). In a provision originally introduced as a separate bill by fossil-rich West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, some $8 billion will go to fund dozens of...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/11/pink-and-grey-with-just-a-hint-of-green-bidens-cleaner-hydrogen-plan/feed/ 0 Worse than coal: New data finds Nord Stream 2 contradicts EU climate goals https://energytransition.org/2021/09/worse-than-coal-new-data-finds-nord-stream-2-contradicts-eu-climate-goals/ https://energytransition.org/2021/09/worse-than-coal-new-data-finds-nord-stream-2-contradicts-eu-climate-goals/#respond Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:00:10 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=24729 In the years since the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany was permitted, evidence continues to mount that fossil gas does not provide a clean bridge to renewables. Projected to emit over 100 million metric tons of CO2 per year – plus fugitive methane, German regulators refuse to investigate the climate impacts of Europe’s largest fossil fuel project. Nor have they agreed to hold...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/09/worse-than-coal-new-data-finds-nord-stream-2-contradicts-eu-climate-goals/feed/ 0 Nord Stream 2: Putin’s Fossil Money Pipeline into Germany https://energytransition.org/2021/07/nord-stream-2-putins-fossil-money-pipeline-into-germany/ https://energytransition.org/2021/07/nord-stream-2-putins-fossil-money-pipeline-into-germany/#respond Thu, 15 Jul 2021 12:00:57 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=24591 Poised to split the EU and poison the climate for generations, the controversial Nord Stream 2 fossil gas pipeline is almost complete. With Russian Premier Vladimir Putin its nominal chief, the €10 billion project to transport Siberian gas to western European markets is headed by a former German Chancellor and a former spy in the East German Secret Police. To understand how such a project could...

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