The road to net-zero:
GECF’s perspective A
head of the crucial UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) this November, HE
Yury Sentyurin, General Secretary of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), discusses with Global Voice of Gas the role that natural gas should play in delivering on the net-zero emissions goal
What are the GECF’s views on the IEA’s recent net-zero emissions scenario?
YURY SENTYURIN, General Secretary of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum
consumer demand, the expectation is that GHG emissions will rise by 2% compared to last year. It should be noted that 75% of GHG emissions are related
It is a fact that worldwide emissions have skyrocketed
to the energy sector, prompting many governments
in recent years. Between 2000 and 2019, greenhouse
and major energy companies to commit to be carbon-
gas (GHG) emissions have grown by 39%. In 2020, due
neutral over the next three to four decades.
to the COVID-19 lockdowns, emissions dropped by
26
In this light, there is no arguing that doubling
almost 2.6bn metric tons of CO2 compared to the 2019
down on efforts to reduce GHG emissions and
level. In 2021, as we witness success in vaccination
shifting toward sustainable use of our world’s natural
programmes around the world and recovery in
resources are paramount to humanity’s survival and
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