Archive: Gas
A new report warns of trillions in oil and gas revenues at risk by 2040, with demand set to fall globally in favour of cheaper renewables.
Accelerating renewables in line with the 1.5°C pathway would safeguard global GDP, inflation and jobs in the event of an oil and gas price shock.
Authorities confirm methane gas caused last month’s explosion in Johannesburg city, which killed one person and injured several others.
Strategy documents from one of the world’s largest fossil gas lobby reveal the industry’s campaigns to lock in fossil gas and stall progression to net zero worldwide. Analysis of the documents, published by the think tank InfluenceMap, shows the International Gas Union (IGU) has sought to redefine the role of gas in the face of growing […]
A survey of South Africa’s renewable energy pipeline shows 66 GW of wind and solar projects are at various stages of development.
No new coal and nuclear, very little gas, and the massive deployment of renewables for the least cost electricity, says the PCC.
The three gas-to-power ships will “cost South Africa billions of rand and be loaded onto your electricity bill”, argues OUTA.
Wind and solar energy grew to a record 12 per cent of global electricity generation in 2022, according to a new report by Ember.
While the world plans for a future without gas, an upsurge in new gas projects in South Africa is likely a “costly mistake”.
Air pollution is the world’s most critical environmental health risk. South Africa’s use of fossil fuels produces hundreds of millions of tonnes of emissions annually.
Despite South Africa’s abundant renewable resources, the government is also planning to increase gas in the country’s energy mix. The plan includes extracting shale gas.