Thousands of companies, universities, and cities have announced “Paris-compliant” emissions targets. Oil and gas companies used to concentrate on operational emissions (Scope 1) and resist setting goals for emissions relating to the use of their products (Scope 3). But this is changing. How do you define net-zero? Can Scope 3 emissions be meaningfully measured and managed? Whose responsibility are these emissions anyway?
There is growing consensus that renewables alone cannot address every emissions challenge. Technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere could potentially reverse the trend of growing GHG concentrations. What are these technologies? How scalable are they? How close are they to commercial deployment? What is the cost and energy balance?
Join Ernest Moniz, President and CEO, Energy Futures Initiative, one of the most influential global thinkers for a broad ranging insight on the energy future. What are the most promising pathways for energy transition? How can we overcome the barriers and accelerate the development and deployment of technology? Interviewed by Atul Arya, IHS Markit Chief energy Strategist.