S&P Global: “No Energy Transition without Oil, Gas, LNG”

A story about CERAWeek highlights mentions some insight by RFF President and CEO Richard G. Newell regarding the role of natural gas in the energy transition.

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Date

March 18, 2024

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

S&P Global

For natural gas to be a viable part of the climate solution, Richard Newell, CEO of Resources for the Future, said fugitive methane emissions need to be stopped; gas needs to replace higher-emitting fuels, not renewables; and carbon capture and storage needs to be applied to the gas sector itself.

Topics

Industry and Fuels

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Richard G. Newell

President and CEO, Resources for the Future

Dr. Richard G. Newell is the President and CEO of Resources for the Future. From 2009 to 2011, he served as the administrator of the US Energy Information Administration, the agency responsible for official US government energy statistics and analysis.

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