By: Paddy Blewer, IGU Director of Public Affairs
How to Balance Sustainability, Affordability and Security of Supply?
All energy systems, be they national or regionally integrated, are different. It is not always possible to extrapolate global issues from a single example.
However, the UK turning to coal is a good example of a global challenge – how to keep the lights on, whilst balancing the books and maintaining commitment to sustainability.
Natural gas at 0735 on 7 September provided 51% of UK power generation capacity. Abundant and flexible, natural gas has been and will continue to be the catalyst for and foundation of a more sustainable energy system. The combination of gas and renewable energy effectively replaced coal in the UK and has done so throughout the world to a greater or lesser extent.
