Andy Gheorghiu – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:09:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Green hydrogen – solution or pipe dream? Part II https://energytransition.org/2023/04/green-hydrogen-solution-or-pipe-dream-part-ii/ https://energytransition.org/2023/04/green-hydrogen-solution-or-pipe-dream-part-ii/#respond Tue, 04 Apr 2023 08:00:29 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=28075 In part I of this two-part series, Andy Gheorghiu touched upon the rainbow colors of hydrogen and outlined IEA’s hydrogen projections for their net-zero 2050 targets and the EU’s hydrogen strategy. Based on recent research, he raised timely questions about the shortcomings of green hydrogen and Global North’s reliance on imports. In this blog, he will talk about the potential and challenges of...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2023/04/green-hydrogen-solution-or-pipe-dream-part-ii/feed/ 0 Green hydrogen – solution or pipe dream? Part I https://energytransition.org/2023/03/green-hydr-ogen-solution-or-hyped-dream-part-i/ https://energytransition.org/2023/03/green-hydr-ogen-solution-or-hyped-dream-part-i/#respond Thu, 30 Mar 2023 08:00:13 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=28053 There is a fairly broad consensus in the climate movement that hydrogen has to play an important role within the international energy transition (especially for the decarbonisation of energy-/feedstock-intensive industry sectors). And while there’s an understanding that only hydrogen produced 100% from renewables will match the requirements of being “clean” and therefore “climate-friendly”...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2023/03/green-hydr-ogen-solution-or-hyped-dream-part-i/feed/ 0 Winter is coming – plastic must go https://energytransition.org/2022/10/winter-is-coming-plastic-must-go/ https://energytransition.org/2022/10/winter-is-coming-plastic-must-go/#respond Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:00:05 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=27353 Scientists and climate activists have highlighed and warned against the significant global warming impact of fossil gas and an expansion of related infrastructure. Furthermore, analysts have also repeatedly criticized Europe’s deep dependency from Russia – created particular by Germany with the help of petrochemical giant BASF and it’s daughter Wintershall Dea. Putin’s war in Ukraine is forcing...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/10/winter-is-coming-plastic-must-go/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 II: Climate impacts, possible suppliers and priorities in an energy and climate crisis https://energytransition.org/2022/04/lng-terminals-for-germany-part-ii-climate-impacts-possible-suppliers-and-priorities-in-an-energy-and-climate-crisis/ https://energytransition.org/2022/04/lng-terminals-for-germany-part-ii-climate-impacts-possible-suppliers-and-priorities-in-an-energy-and-climate-crisis/#respond Thu, 21 Apr 2022 10:00:54 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26399 On April 4, 2022, the IPCC published he third part of the Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Referring to the findings and key results, UN General Secretary António Guterres said that “investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure is moral and economic madness” while also outlining that “such investments will soon become stranded assets”. In this blog post...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/04/lng-terminals-for-germany-part-ii-climate-impacts-possible-suppliers-and-priorities-in-an-energy-and-climate-crisis/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 Methane pledges with no cutting edges? Is the EU Commission ready to walk the talk on tackling crucial overall emissions? https://energytransition.org/2021/12/methane-pledges-with-no-cutting-edges-is-the-eu-commission-ready-to-walk-the-talk-on-tackling-crucial-overall-emissions/ https://energytransition.org/2021/12/methane-pledges-with-no-cutting-edges-is-the-eu-commission-ready-to-walk-the-talk-on-tackling-crucial-overall-emissions/#respond Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:30:38 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=25701 At the beginning of the COP26 the United States, the European Union and over 100 partner countries launched the so-called Global Methane Pledge – aiming at reducing global methane emissions by at least 30 percent from 2020 levels by 2030. The overarching goal is to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels (1850-1900). At the same time, the EU Commission is working on...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/12/methane-pledges-with-no-cutting-edges-is-the-eu-commission-ready-to-walk-the-talk-on-tackling-crucial-overall-emissions/feed/ 0 Exploring innovative ways to bring down methane emissions in the energy sector https://energytransition.org/2021/10/exploring-innovative-ways-to-bring-down-methane-emissions-in-the-energy-sector/ https://energytransition.org/2021/10/exploring-innovative-ways-to-bring-down-methane-emissions-in-the-energy-sector/#respond Tue, 26 Oct 2021 10:00:51 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=25105 After long years of neglecting the science about the negative climate impact of fossil gas (i.e. methane) the EU Commission finally came up with a Methane Strategy, with a concrete legislative proposal on the energy sector expected later this year. There is large consensus on the need to reduce methane emissions due to its high warming potential to limit global heating, but will the EU Commission...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/10/exploring-innovative-ways-to-bring-down-methane-emissions-in-the-energy-sector/feed/ 0 Threatening Africa’s Eden – Oil and gas plans loom over the world’s largest nature conservation area https://energytransition.org/2021/10/threatening-africas-eden-oil-and-gas-plans-loom-over-the-worlds-largest-nature-conservation-area/ https://energytransition.org/2021/10/threatening-africas-eden-oil-and-gas-plans-loom-over-the-worlds-largest-nature-conservation-area/#respond Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:00:20 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=24919 Environmental disasters and global warming severely threaten global biodiversity. Few wild places can boast diverse ecosystems that are largely intact. One such area – Kavango Zambezi Transfontier Conservation Area ( KAZA) – is being threatened by plans by the oil and gas industry. Andy Gheorghiu reports on the fight to prevent oil and gas extraction in Southern Africa that is threatening our...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/10/threatening-africas-eden-oil-and-gas-plans-loom-over-the-worlds-largest-nature-conservation-area/feed/ 0 Fracking bans: Ireland firmly in favor while Germany sits on the fence https://energytransition.org/2021/06/fracking-bans-ireland-firmly-in-favor-while-germany-sits-on-the-fence/ https://energytransition.org/2021/06/fracking-bans-ireland-firmly-in-favor-while-germany-sits-on-the-fence/#respond Mon, 07 Jun 2021 10:00:09 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=24399 While the Irish Centre For Human Rights has outlined severe negative impacts from fracking, the German Expert Committee on Fracking sees no reason to recommend a comprehensive fracking ban. Andy Gheorghiu outlines the fault lines of the debate and explains why it is vital that the general public weighs in to comment on the draft report of the German Expert Committee on Fracking.

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