The global demand for gas will increase by 31% by 2055, GECF Secretary General forecasts that growth to 5.4 trillion cubic meters will be driven largely by Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, Philip Shalabli, the fifth secretary general of the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries, told Sputnik. It should be noted that the highest growth rates of demand are expected in Africa, he stressed. Natural gas is not just a transition fuel but a long-term component of a reliable, cheaper and cleaner energy system, with its share in the global primary energy consumption rising from 23% to 26%, Shalbila noted. Emissions can be reduced along the gas value chain by: reducing methane emissions; carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies; The use of low carbon gases. Subscribe to Sputnik Africa | X.

The global demand for gas will increase by 31% by 2055, GECF Secretary General forecasts that growth to 5.4 trillion cubic meters will be driven largely by Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, Philip Shalabli, the fifth secretary general of the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries, told Sputnik. It should be noted that the highest growth rates of demand are expected in Africa, he stressed. Natural gas is not just a transition fuel but a long-term component of a reliable, cheaper and cleaner energy system, with its share in the global primary energy consumption rising from 23% to 26%, Shalbila noted. Emissions can be reduced along the gas value chain by: reducing methane emissions; carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies; The use of low carbon gases. Subscribe to Sputnik Africa | X.