Revista-E

Copenhagen (Revista E) - Major reductions in carbon emissions cannot be achieved in the short and medium term without a bigger commitment to gas, said Statoil’s chief executive Helge Lund at a meeting held by the International Gas Union. He arrived in Copenhagen on 13 December, in connection with the UN climate summit to present his views on the contribution natural gas can make to a sustainable future. Carbon emissions can be substantially reduced by replacing coal with natural gas, he said. Gas is also important for realising new energy forms, in part as a back-up for intermittent wind power. He emphasised that no quick fix exists for a non-carbon future, but that natural gas as an energy bearer and carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a technology could give good results.