Torstein IndrebøVice Chair UNECE Group of Gas Experts

Honorary Secretary General of IGU

Ljubljana, Slovenia, 15-17 March 2017

United Nations and the Gas Industry- Time for a Strategic Partnership!

IGU Marketing and Communication Committee

The UN Energy Agenda

Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All)

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

The UN Climate Conference (COPs)

UN – increased focus on energy!

ECOSOC – define the global mandates for UN commissions UNECE - one of five UN Economic Commissions 56 member countries: Europe, Caspian, North America

Invited to meetings: Member countries Industry associations/companies Other UN member countries UN organisations, IEA, WB Civil society & Academia

UNECE in the UN system

UNECE Region

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Group of Experts on:- Energy Efficiency- Cleaner Electricity Production from Fossil Fuels- Renewable Energy- Coal mine Methane- Resource Classification- Natural Gas

UNECE Committee on Sustainable Energy

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals of of the United Nations

United Nations 2030 Agenda for

Access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy

• Increase share of renewable energy • Improve energy efficiency • Facilitate access to clean energy technology

• Expand energy infrastructure

SDG 7 Affordable and clean energy

The gas industry has solutions!

1 BCM/yr

approx. 5,8 million KWH

A family: 2000 KWH

(basic needs)

2.9 mill families / 15 million people

Combined cycle gas turbine

SDG 7 Energy Access - Gas based power production

Basic needs: Light Fan Phone Refrigerator Hot plate

Source: IGU 2012

SDG 7 Understanding cost of electricity - incl reliability

Gas – many options for use!

Power

Residential

Industrial

Transport

Commercial

Upstream Midstream

The Gas Value Chain

SDG 9 Industry and job creation

Industrial uses of natural gas:

Ammonia/Urea production 1 bcm/yr = 1,8 mill T fertiliser

Methanol production 1 bcm/yr = 1,1 mill T methanol

Petrochemical industry

LPG production – clean cooking

Service industry upstream and downstream

Education, competence development

Gas: supporting social and economic development!

Less • Particles/soot• NOx – smog• CO2• Noise

Fleets

Economics & environment – the main drivers- Electric cars – less CO2?

Maritime

SDG 13 Natural gas - the transportation sector (CNG/LNG)

..and not only lower CO2 emissions than coal:

CO2 50% SOx: 99 % - acid rainNOx: 80 % - air qualityParticles/soot: 99.99 % - air quality

External costs of coal: Public health & environment

SDG 13 Gas replacing coal in el-generation- the low hanging fruit!

- Huge potential for gas and RES - Effective EU climate policy!?

Health issues driving gas demand– indoor and outdoor pollution:

NOx: 80 % - air qualityParticles/soot: 99.99 % - air qualityHg (Mercury): 100 %SOx: 99 % - acid rain

WHO: Air pollution threatening public health

SDG 13 Gas in el-generation- improving air quality!

Source: UNECE 2016

Natural gas easy to turn on and off

Society needs energy 24 hours / 7days

Gas Wind Solar Hydro

Drought 10-25% 30-40% 90-100% Capacity utilisation

SDG 13 Climate Change mitigation- gas enabling renewable energy

• Influenced heavily by energy politics

• Public and NGO perception of gas

UN – access to policymakers!

Image of Gas- from dirty to clean

Gas needs a better image!Must reach those outside the industry!

More women...

UNECE successes could be made global

UN Centre for Global Partnership in Gas? governments, industry, civil society

Facilitate gas industry support to UN SDGs

Financed by governments/industry/users

UN – offers a neutral platform for collaboration between governments and industry

UNECE gas activities- serving a global purpose?

UNECE Gas Industry Advisory

Board

UN regional and global organisations

National and regional development agencies Development banks Governments Intergovernmental organisations

Gas Industry offer advise - Business models - Technology - Environment - Policy - Financing - Training

Small secretariat to coordinate and facilitate gas industry support to UN SDGs

Connecting parties

A model for UN/gas industry cooperation?

Group of Experts on Gas 2015-2017:

The role of gas in increasing uptake of renewables

Management of methane emissions

Barriers for use of gas in the transportation sector

Trends and challenges in LNG

Reports by end 2017

The UNECE 2015-2017 Gas Programme

The role of gas in increasing uptake of renewables

Management of methane emissions

Gas – energy efficiency

Gas – air quality

Good practice – unconventional gas

Gas – Carbon Capture and Use/Storage

Gas – supporting UN Sustainable Development Goals

Seminars/workshops on gas topics

Annual policy meeting – use of gas in the ECE region

The UNECE 2018-2019 Gas Programme - Ideas

To be approved September 2017

UN is inviting for strategic partnership: - Channel for facts and communication - Strenghten the UN competence on gas - Influence the UN energy agenda

Mechanisms for support:

- Second personell to UNECE in Geneva

- Project based expert support

- Financial sponsorship

SDG 17 Unique opportunity for the gas industry

UN cannot succeed without industry support

Thank you for your attention!

Email: torindr@broadpark.no

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