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It is e sse nt ial t o cont inue t
h
e fle
x ib le p ar
t ne
r sh ip b
e
t
w
e
e n r
e ne
w ab le and ot
h
e
r low
e
r
- car
b on e ne
r gy sour ce s
w it
h in t
h
e e ne
r gy m ix . R
e ne
w ab le sour ce s of e ne
r gy w ill gr ow ov
e
r t
h
e com ing de cade s b ut fue ls such as nat ur al
gas t
h at can fill r
e ne
w ab le e ne
r gy int
e
r
m it
t
e ncy gap s w ill b
e cr ucial in e nsur ing sup
p ly r
e
m ains r
e act iv
e t o ch ange s
in demand͘ Giǀen that energy demand routinely edžceeds the total aǀailaďle suƉƉly oĨ reneǁaďle energy, gas has a
cr it ical r ole in p
r ov iding e ne
r gy st or age cap acit
y .
Eatural gas is an aĨĨordaďle, reliaďle, relatiǀely loǁͲcarďon Ĩuel that has helƉed the UK achieǀe signiĨicant
G,G emission reductions in the Ɖoǁer generation sector ;ďy ϰϴ Ɖer cent on 1ϵϵ0 leǀels
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Ϳ, disƉlacing highly
carďonͲintensiǀe coal͘ &urthermore, uƉgrading to more eĨĨicient and modern gas condensing ďoilers Ĩor domestic
heating, ǁhich release similar amounts oĨ O
2
as electric heat ƉumƉs, can helƉ consumers reduce emissions
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.
Nat ur al gas sh ould t
h
e
r
e for
e b
e r
e cognise d as an ide al p ar
t ne
r for r
e ne
w ab le s in t
h
e UK e ne
r gy sy st
e
m and can
ďe a destination Ĩuel in the Ɖoǁer sector͖ in heaǀy industry ;Ɖarticularly oǀer the longer term ǁhen couƉled
ǁith carďon caƉture and storage ; ^ͿͿ͖ and in heating and transƉort͘ ollaďoration ďetǁeen goǀernment and
industry is Ŭey to estaďlishing an energy Ɖolicy that ďalances aĨĨordaďility, security oĨ suƉƉly and enǀironmental
sust ainab ilit
y .
C
C S is r
e cognise d as one m
e ans t o de car
b onise p ow
e
r ge ne
r at ion and e ne
r gy
- int
e nsiv
e indust
r ie s v ia
de
p loy
m
e nt at gas- fir
e d p ow
e
r st at ions or r
e fining and ot
h
e
r indust
r ial p lant s. T
h
e UK C om
m it
t
e
e on C lim at
e
C
h ange r
e com
m
e nds t
h at t
h
e de
v
e lop
m
e nt and de
p loy
m
e nt of C
C S t
e ch nology is cr it ical t o m
e
e
t ing t
h
e 205 0
low
- car
b on e conom
y t ar ge
t s.
The ǁidesƉread deƉloyment oĨ ^ ǁill Ɖlay to the strength oĨ the UK oil and gas suƉƉly chain, ǁhich has all the
skills ne
e de d t o e
x ce l in it s de
p loy
m
e nt unde
r t
h
e r igh
t com
m
e
r cial m ode l. H undr
e ds of t
h ousands of w or ke
r s w it
h
transĨeraďle sŬills and Ŭnoǁledge ʹ Ĩor edžamƉle in geoscience, suďsea engineering and Ĩaďrication ʹ can ďuild on
e
x ist ing e
x
p
e
r
t ise and infr ast
r uct ur
e t o e nab le safe and e ffe ct iv
e t
r ansp or
t at ion and st or age of C O
2
in de
p le
t
e d oil
and gas reserǀoirs oĨĨshore͘ lectriĨication, carďon oĨĨset and carďon aďatement research and technologies also
p
r
e se nt an im
p or
t ant op
p or
t unit
y t o de
p loy t
h
e skills of t
h
e w ide
r oil and gas sup
p ly ch ain.
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Updated Energy & Emissions Projections
, Darch 2017
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