Cleaner fuel for power

In both our scenarios, by 2050 the world will be using at least three times more electricity than today. Our strategy is not to become a big power producer or to enter the coal business. But it is to provide more natural gas, to promote coal gasification technology and CO₂ capture and storage (CCS), and to work to drive down the costs of renewable power.

Clean-burning natural gas Natural gas is the cleanest-burning fossil fuel. On average, it emits half the CO2 and significantly less local pollution for each unit of electricity produced than modern coal-burning power plants.

CO2 capture and storage (CCS) In the “Blueprints” scenario, CO2 is captured and stored at 90% of all coal- and gas-fired power plants in developed countries by 2050, and at least 50% of plants in developing countries.

Renewable electricity In both our scenarios, wind and solar power grow dramatically once experience and further technical breakthroughs reduce costs. In 2007, we continued our work to help make these breakthroughs possible.