North American Natural Gas Consumption Still Seen Strong at Mid-Century

North America in 2050 is likely to remain “heavily reliant” on natural gas, creating a hurdle in the transition to net-zero carbon emissions, according to experts

Renewables in the United States and Canada overall are forecast to comprise “only 34% of primary energy consumption” by mid-century, DNV researchers said in their report, Energy Transition Outlook for 2022. 

“In terms of world primary energy supply, North America comes in second, consuming 17% of the world’s natural gas in 2050, behind the Middle East and North Africa,” the consultancy said. “Compared with a similarly developed region like Europe, which will have one of the lowest levels of natural gas consumption in 2050, North America is on a very different path.”

[Want to visualize Henry Hub,...