‘Gasification’ of world economy

摘要

In his recent address to a joint sessionrnof the US Congress, French PresidentrnEmmanuel Macron reiterated his country’srnsupport to tackle climate change, andrnthus, again disagreeing with US PresidentrnDonald Trump’s stance. However, Francernis not alone, and there are many morerncountries that believe climate change is arnpriority issue. The sector in liquid shippingrnthat is gaining due to environmentalrnconcerns is gas (primarily LNG). Accordingrnto BP Energy Outlook, natural gas demandrnin the world will continue to grow at anrnannual rate of 1.6% until 2040 – higherrnthan the growth in oil and coal demand.