Why The Green Transition Can’t Happen Without Natural Gas

Why The Green Transition Can’t Happen Without Natural Gas

This aerial view taken on October 20, 2009, shows the Adriatic LNG Terminal, offshore Levante, ... [+] about 15 kilometers off the Veneto coastline, the day of its official inauguration. The Adriatic LNG Terminal is the first offshore Gravity Based Structure (GBS) in the world for unloading, storage and regasification of liquefied natural gas (LNG). AFP PHOTO / Marco Sabadin (Photo credit should read Marco Sabadin/AFP via Getty Images) Just as natural gas has competed with coal as the prime fuel for electricity in the last decades, renewables are putting pressure on the blue, clean-burning source of energy. The competition is fierce and will likely get worse. Yet, it is still too early to discount gas. This was the message at the 36th International Gas Congress in Croatia, where I spoke on Joe Biden's plan to stop drilling on federal lands. The International Gas Union (IGU), with over 160 members from the U. S. to Qatar, is a non-profit that advocates for natural gas as an integral part of the global energy system. The Vice President and the future (2025) President of IGU Andrea Stegher, a Senior Vice President Commercial & Stakeholder Engagement in the Italian energy giant SNAM, is