Natural Gas (Resources) - Softcover

Bradshaw, Michael J.; Boersma, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0745659985 ISBN 13: 9780745659985

Publisher: Polity, 2020

Synopsis

Is natural gas the ‘bridge’ to our low-carbon future? In power generation, industrial processes, parts of the transportation sector, and for domestic use, natural gas still has the potential to play a greater role in various energy transition pathways around the world. But such a future is by no means certain.

In this book, Michael Bradshaw and Tim Boersma offer a sober and balanced assessment of the place of natural gas in the global energy mix today, and the uncertainties that cloud our understanding of what that role may look like in the future. They argue that natural gas has become prominent in recent decades, spurred by two revolutions: the first has been the rise of unconventional natural gas production, and the second the coming of age of the market for liquefied natural gas (LNG). However, a third revolution is required to secure natural gas’ long-term role in various energy transition pathways, as countries are increasingly pushing to address air quality concerns and curtail greenhouse gas emissions. This revolution has to take place as politicians, citizens, investors and shareholders are becoming increasingly vocal about the need to improve the environmental footprint of the fuel, while simultaneously, and perhaps paradoxically, demand for it continues to grow, in a world where geopolitical challenges seem to be mounting.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Bradshaw is Professor of Global Energy at Warwick Business School.

Tim Boersma is a fellow with the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, and works with ABN AMRO in New York.

Edition details

• Publisher: Polity
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745659985
• ISBN 13: 9780745659985
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200