Gas Technology and Innovation for a Sustainable Future Report - 2020 - Global GHG

Left chart: Breaks down the GHG reduction potential by technology. Under the economic potential scenario, the largest contributions come from power switching (3.3 GT CO₂), industrial switching (2.0 GT), and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) (4.0 GT). Smaller but notable gains come from LNG bunkering, road transport switching, renewable gas, hydrogen, building adoption of gas, distributed generation, and small-scale LNG (SSLNG).

Right chart: Shows the combined impact. Current energy emissions stand at 33.3 GT CO₂. Without action, business-as-usual growth could add 2.4 GT by 2040. Deploying gas technologies could reduce emissions by 24.1 GT CO₂, made up of 18.5 GT from climate action and sustainable cities, 4.9 GT from low-carbon gas, and 0.7 GT from energy access improvements.