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Ronan Kavanagh

@rokav

Editor of World Energy Opinion and journalist with @energyintel covering the energy transition and climate diplomacy. Views are my own.

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Joined April 2008
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My leadership dialogue with Dr. Hoesung Lee, former Chair @IPCC_CH - discussing his career and the climate challenge, at last week's Energy Intelligence Forum #EIForum2024 where he received the Herman Franssen Energy Economist of the Year Award. energyintel.com/leadership-d…
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COP29 Avoids Collapse, Reaches Partial Deal energyintel.com/00000193-5e4…
COP29 Avoids Collapse, Reaches Partial Deal

COP29 Avoids Collapse, Reaches Partial Deal

A final finance deal at COP29 in Baku fell far short of developing countries' goals, but the participants averted a collapse.

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Nine year’s difference! @NigelDunnett @MKeoghGardens
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The Northern Hemisphere permafrost has transitioned from a carbon sink to a carbon emitter. flip.it/sq85UD
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My feature from the end of COP28 yesterday. COP28 Yields Symbolic First Step on Fossil Fuels energyintel.com/0000018c-63f…
COP28 Yields Symbolic First Step on Fossil Fuels

COP28 Yields Symbolic First Step on Fossil Fuels

The COP28 climate conference agreed that the world needs to transition away from fossil fuels, but with some flexibility.

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Financial Contagion Strikes Back. A warning from about fall out for oil from SVB by @pkverlegerllc energyintel.com/00000186-e9d…

Financial Contagion Strikes Back

History suggests that the financial fallout from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank could be especially severe for oil.

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Houston: Oil Has a Problem. The latest World Energy Opinion from @pkverlegerllc energyintel.com/00000186-cad…
Houston: Oil Has a Problem

Houston: Oil Has a Problem

In this opinion piece, Phil Verleger argues that the oil weapon had been neutralized and society can accelerate away from fossil fuels without suffering.

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Is Oil Fossil Fuels' Weakest Link? energyintel.com/00000184-a8b…
Is Oil Fossil Fuels' Weakest Link?

Is Oil Fossil Fuels' Weakest Link?

Coal and gas may last longer in the energy system than oil, which faces multiple, growing threats to its dominance of transport.

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Goodbye to Gas as a Bridge Fuel energyintel.com/00000182-fda…
Goodbye to Gas as a Bridge Fuel

Goodbye to Gas as a Bridge Fuel

Soaring prices and cheaper alternatives spell an end to dreams of gas as a global “bridge fuel” in power generation.

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Policy Responses Needed for Grid Reliability Crisis bit.ly/3TJhi4E Read the guest article from Frank A. Felder at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center in Riyadh. @KAPSARC #energy #renewables #energytransition #powergrid
Policy Responses Needed for Grid Reliability Crisis

Policy Responses Needed for Grid Reliability Crisis

Power grids are fundamental to society and essential for the energy transition, but face many threats globally to their reliability.

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What to expect at the Energy Intelligence Forum? As the world navigates its greatest energy challenge in a generation, @noahbrenner and @rokav preview this three day forum for energy leaders. podbean.com/media/share/pb-w… #EIForum #energysecurity #geopoliticalrisk #energytransition
Energy Transition: A Preview of the 2022 Energy Intelligence Forum

Energy Transition: A Preview of the 2022 Energy Intelligence Forum

Energy Intelligence’s Noah Brenner and Ronan Kavanagh preview the upcoming 2022 Energy Intelligence Forum and discuss some of the key topics that will be addressed there.   Hosted by: Ronan Kavanagh,...

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Prepare for a Winter From Hell energyintel.com/00000182-b55…
Prepare for a Winter From Hell

Prepare for a Winter From Hell

The energy crisis is about to get a lot worse, for Europe particularly, but also spreading around the world, with potentially catastrophic consequences.

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How are #energytransition solutions like hydrogen and carbon capture advancing hard-to-decarbonize sectors? @ChartInd CEO Jillian Evanko discusses with Ronan Kavanagh bit.ly/3dUVL8F #ConversationOfTheCentury #netzero #decarbonize #hydrogen #carboncapture #ccus
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Clear Eye on a Global Gas Shock energyintel.com/00000182-d55… @AmyJaffeenergy @energyintel
Clear Eye on a Global Gas Shock

Clear Eye on a Global Gas Shock

Natural gas markets are undergoing a radical reordering, which raises questions about long-term viability for some planned LNG export projects.

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Ember@ember_energy12 Aug 2022
Coal is NOT making a comeback in Europe Plans to extend coal-fired power in 4 EU countries 🇩🇪🇫🇷🇦🇹🇳🇱 would have a limited impact, even in the worst-case scenario where they run at the highest levels throughout 2023. ember-climate.org/insights/r…
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#Fracking in the UK will simply stoke geopolitical tension because Britain has already used more than its fair share of the global carbon budget. Leave fossil-fuel expansion for emerging countries. Trade. #fairshare #euets #octt #g20
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The energy strategy, however, does not mention fracking, which is being reviewed to assess the risk of earthquakes. Tory MPs, particularly on the right of the party, are pushing the government to go further on fracking thetimes.co.uk/article/frack…
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1005ft over @BarbicanCentre, City of #London. #Brutalist . AS355 Helicopter. #AerialViews stock.jasonhawkes.com
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How can the #G20 show leadership in the current energy crisis? 🔋 Energy affordability through distributed solutions eg. #solar 🏘️ Support for demand-side #EnergyEfficiency 🌎 Closing the financial gap between #OECD and EMDE countries @Energy_in_Asia ⤵️ e3g.org/news/how-can-the-g20…
How can the G20 show leadership in the current energy crisis?

How can the G20 show leadership in the current energy crisis?

The G20 must show leadership with new commitments to boost energy resilience and support vulnerable economies.

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Beech Gardens glorious in blossom. Spring is truly here. @MKeoghGardens @NigelDunnett
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Get instant access to the world's biggest energy stories. We're offering two weeks' unlimited access to our premium news and analysis bit.ly/3vHpKrl. #energy #energytransition #oilmarkets #oilandgas #LNG #geopoliticalrisk #competitiveintelligence
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