Carbon at the centre of the energy transition
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PE Media Network firmly believes that the energy transition will require a so-called ‘all of the above’ solution—i.e. there is no magic bullet like, say, nuclear fusion that will provide all of the world’s growing energy needs through a single carbon-free source. Instead, every tool in the box, from fossil fuels with a much lower carbon footprint than currently through to wind and solar generation backed by batteries, will play a role on the road to net zero. And there are several important points locked in the previous sentence. One is that the energy transition is a journey. We will not go from a situation where 80pc+ of the world’s energy needs are met from—currently largely unabated—foss
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