Climate Technologies

Decarbonising the energy value chain with advanced climate technologies.

The global climate technology market is expected to reach US $149.2bn by 2032, driven by the growing need to develop and deploy the tools that reduce greenhouse gas emissions at scale across the energy value chain. Gastech will help stakeholders align on ways to accelerate market maturity in sectors such as CCUS, DAC, nuclear and energy efficiency technologies; all of which are crucial in tackling global emissions’ challenges.

Strategic Conference programmes

Climate Technologies agenda

Tuesday, 09 September | 11:30 - 12:15 Strategic Leadership

Activating breakthrough technologies and strategic partnerships to realign business models for a new energy era

The energy industry is at a critical juncture, balancing the urgent need to decarbonise with the responsibility of providing secure, reliable energy during a time of heightened volatility. Companies face a complex array of challenges, including talent shortages, rising costs, investor and consumer pressures, the integration of AI technologies, and adapting to a changing regulatory environment.The natural gas and LNG market is forecast to grow to 4.73 tcm by 2050 and will remain essential corners... Read More

Tuesday, 09 September | 12:00 - 12:45 Strategic Climatetech

Catalysing momentum to scale up early-stage climate technology financing

The global commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 demands a substantial increase in investment and financing to support the ongoing development and deployment of climate technologies. According to BloombergNEF, Europe alone will require over US $32tn in investments for energy and related technologies through mid-century. As mature sectors like wind, solar, and energy storage continue to stabilise, the majority of the US $47bn in new assets under management in 2024 is being chann... Read More

Tuesday, 09 September | 12:45 - 01:30 Strategic Climatetech

Accelerating the progress of decarbonisation goals through AI-powered climate technology solutions

With 2024 being the first year on record to surpass the 1.5°C global average threshold, the urgency to reach net zero has never been greater. AI-driven climate technologies have emerged as a vital tool in speeding up decarbonisation, with new applications in predictive maintenance, large-scale data processing, and energy production optimisation leading to significant emissions reductions. AI has immense potential to unlock the full capabilities of climate technologies and drive their widesp... Read More

Tuesday, 09 September | 05:00 - 05:45 Strategic Leadership

Building and investing in future ready resilient power grids to meet sharp demand spikes

Ensuring grid security and resilience is crucial to meet the demand of future power markets. This is notably needed to meet the additional pressure on infrastructure resulting from the boom in AI technologies development and increased renewable capacity on the grid. To achieve this transformation, modernisation of grid infrastructure will be essential, along with enhanced energy storage solutions, and the implementation of AI-powered smart grid technologies. Government policies that support rene... Read More

Wednesday, 10 September | 10:00 - 10:45 Strategic Climatetech

Building a robust foundation for DAC market growth

As of early 2025, 27 Direct Air Capture (DAC) plants have been commissioned worldwide, with another 130 large-scale facilities in development, indicating growing momentum driven by strategic partnerships and rising public and private investment. However, DAC remains in the early stages of commercialisation, facing challenges that include high operational costs, limited technology readiness, and a lack of demand, with few buyers committed to long-term offtake agreements. In addition, the ene... Read More

Wednesday, 10 September | 10:45 - 11:30 Strategic Climatetech

Crunch time: Accelerating deployment to deliver a commercial, competitive and self-sustaining CCUS market

There are around 45 commercial facilities using CCUS in industrial processes. To meet global climate goals, CO₂ capture needs to increase twentyfold by 2030, according to the IEA. This creates high expectations for breakthroughs in new CCUS projects that can accelerate near-term market growth and widespread adoption. However, significant challenges remain. These include high capital investment requirements, limited policy incentives, and uncertainty around regulation and carbon pricing. Ove... Read More

Wednesday, 10 September | 11:30 - 12:15 Strategic Climatetech

Tackling the invisible: Leveraging AI and innovative detection technologies to combat global methane emissions

Methane emission abatement and flaring reductions are crucial for global decarbonisation efforts, and the application of new AI technologies promises to significantly improve real-time detection and reporting and response on an unprecedented scale and speed. The methane data revolution is being adopted by organisations and initiatives such as UNEP, the Global Methane Pledge, and OGMP 2.0. The launch of the European Union’s Methane Abatement Roadmap provides a strategic framework to accelera... Read More

Wednesday, 10 September | 02:00 - 02:45 Strategic Leadership

Decarbonising the maritime sector: Integrating low carbon technologies and alternative fuels for a cleaner shipping future

Improving efficiency in the existing fleet is critical to reducing GHG emissions while continuing to innovate with low- carbon technologies and the use of alternative fuels. As the maritime industry contributes nearly 3% of the world’s carbon emissions, it is finding pathways to decarbonise to meet the IMO’s ambitious targets to reduce GHG emissions by 70% by 2050 compared to 2008 levels.While alternative fuel technologies are maturing, with clearer development timelines supported by growin... Read More

Wednesday, 10 September | 02:45 - 03:30 Strategic Leadership

Diversifying the energy mix with the adoption of LNG and natural gas to support a low carbon energy future

The economic impact of the energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the European Union was estimated to be 2% GDP in 2022. Globally, energy suppliers still consider mitigating the risk of such market shocks a key priority. To meet growing power demand successfully, energy systems must be designed to provide a mix of feedstocks to ensure continuity of affordable, flexible, and decarbonised energy supply to consumers. By leveraging a range of geo-appropriate renewable energy solu... Read More

Wednesday, 10 September | 04:15 - 05:00 Strategic Leadership

From vision to reality: Delivering on the promise of a commercial and competitive CCUS market

As governments tighten emissions regulations and work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, demand for Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) technologies looks set for significant growth. New mandatory methane reporting requirements and the growing importance of climate finance at COP29 have created a favourable environment for the expansion of the CCUS market. However, high capital costs remain a major barrier. These costs range from the installation of capture technologies at emis... Read More

Thursday, 11 September | 09:45 - 10:30 Strategic Leadership

Decarbonising heavy industrial sectors with e-fuels

Sustainable fuels play a crucial role in decarbonising the hard-to-abate industries such as aviation, shipping and manufacturing. According to UNIDO these fuels have the potential to reduce emissions by 60–90% through CO₂ capture in biofuel feedstocks, or synthetic fuel production, providing energy security and stimulating regional economies.Policies such as the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) and Japan’s Green Growth Strategy demonstrate how mandates and incentives can supp... Read More

Thursday, 11 September | 10:30 - 11:15 Strategic Climatetech

The resurgence of nuclear power in meeting AI-driven energy demand spikes

Nuclear power, now the second-largest source of low carbon electricity worldwide, is experiencing a resurgence, with 29 GW of new nuclear capacity expected to come online by 2026. At COP28, 31 countries signed the Declaration to Triple Nuclear Energy, further solidifying nuclear’s role in the future energy mix. A key driver of this resurgence is the rapid growth in demand for energy-intensive data centres. According to Forbes, these data centres and their associated transmission networks ac... Read More

Thursday, 11 September | 12:00 - 12:45 Strategic Leadership

Progressing industrial decarbonisation through workable cross-sector partnership models

Hard-to-abate sectors including road freight transport, shipping, aviation, iron and steel, and petrochemicals account for around a quarter of global energy consumption and roughly one-fifth of CO₂ emissions. A report by IRENA highlights the critical need to accelerate the energy transition in these sectors requiring significant shifts in decarbonisation pathways which prioritise investment in net zero emissions solutions while tackling carbon pricing challenges.Successful decarbonisation will d... Read More

Thursday, 11 September | 02:00 - 02:45 Strategic Leadership

From investment to impact: Unlocking the potential of low consumption AI technologies to accelerate energy transition goals

Artificial intelligence is poised to revolutionise industries, with McKinsey projecting it could add US $13tn to the global economy by 2030. However, meeting the substantial energy demands of AI-driven datacentres is critical to realising this promise. The high energy requirements have raised concerns the environmental footprint of AI could overshadow its potential contributions to decarbonisation.Developing and deploying low-energy, high-impact AI solutions will be essential to harness the bene... Read More

Thursday, 11 September | 02:45 - 03:30 Strategic Leadership

Advancing progress on methane abatement through strategic cooperation and the mobilisation of finance and technologies

Methane abatement offers the energy sector a critical opportunity to achieve substantial greenhouse gas reductions at relatively low cost. According to the IEA, an estimated 40% of global methane emissions could be abated at zero net cost, which highlights the immediate potential for a meaningful impact. Although advanced technologies for methane detection and monitoring are widely available, significant gaps remain in consistently tracking emissions and utilising these technologies.Funding chal... Read More

Thursday, 11 September | 04:15 - 05:30 Strategic Leadership

Fostering full value chain collaboration to strengthen the market for scalable climate technologies

The effective deployment of climate technologies could eliminate up to 90% of man-made emissions annually, making a substantial contribution towards climate targets. Delivering scalable climate technologies at pace requires unprecedented collaboration across the entire value chain, from innovation and investment to deployment and policy support, to overcome bottlenecks and accelerate market maturity. With global clean energy investments exceeding 2.1tn in 2024 and set for further growth, the opp... Read More

Friday, 12 September | 11:15 - 11:45 Strategic Leadership

Gastech 2025 Wrap Up

A look back over the last four days, highlighting the unparalleled blend of pioneering content, thought leadership and cutting edge innovation. Pulling the key points from both the Strategic Conference and Technical & Commercial Conference, the Co-Chairs of the Governing Body will summarise how Gastech 2025 will lead to actions for global energy transformation.

Tuesday, 09 September | 12:00 - 12:20 Strategic Leadership

Bold partnership models for driving deep decarbonisation in the industrial sector

Goal 17 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals highlights the critical importance of partnerships in driving net zero goals. By collaborating organisations can develop new ways of thinking, make the most of their partners' expertise and strengths, and ensure they meet specific needs of multiple stakeholders. In this Energy Talk, senior leaders will discuss how new models for innovative cooperation between energy producers, heavy industry and financiers are effectively decarbonising ... Read More

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Climate Technologies agenda

Activating breakthrough technologies and strategic partnerships to realign business models for a new energy era

Catalysing momentum to scale up early-stage climate technology financing

Accelerating the progress of decarbonisation goals through AI-powered climate technology solutions

Building and investing in future ready resilient power grids to meet sharp demand spikes

Building a robust foundation for DAC market growth

Crunch time: Accelerating deployment to deliver a commercial, competitive and self-sustaining CCUS market

Tackling the invisible: Leveraging AI and innovative detection technologies to combat global methane emissions

Decarbonising the maritime sector: Integrating low carbon technologies and alternative fuels for a cleaner shipping future

Diversifying the energy mix with the adoption of LNG and natural gas to support a low carbon energy future

From vision to reality: Delivering on the promise of a commercial and competitive CCUS market

Decarbonising heavy industrial sectors with e-fuels

The resurgence of nuclear power in meeting AI-driven energy demand spikes

Progressing industrial decarbonisation through workable cross-sector partnership models

From investment to impact: Unlocking the potential of low consumption AI technologies to accelerate energy transition goals

Advancing progress on methane abatement through strategic cooperation and the mobilisation of finance and technologies

Fostering full value chain collaboration to strengthen the market for scalable climate technologies

Gastech 2025 Wrap Up

Bold partnership models for driving deep decarbonisation in the industrial sector

2025 Themes

Speakers include

Patrick Pouyanné

Michael Lewis

Dr. Narin Phoawanich

Dr. Philip Mshelbila

Richard Holtum

Leye Falade

Marco Alverà

Andrew Barry

Dr. Pratima Rangarajan

Alessandro Bernini

Jane Liao

Cristian Signoretto

William Jordan

Anne-Laure de Chammard

Carlo Luzzatto

Suryan Wirya-Simunovic

Damian Beauchamp

Dr. Matthew Harwood

Wendy Lam

Marco Villa

Guido D'Aloisio

Steven Poulter

Uwa Airhiavbere

Dr. Faye Gerard

Matthieu de Tugny

Rory Brown

Matt Atwood

Antoine Rostand

Dr. Elena Berman

Maria Kuosa

Brendan Smith

Stuart Lacey

Parisa Bardouni

Maurits van Tol

Paul Sullivan

Aravind Yarlagadda

Giovanni Sale

Mark Claessen

Dr. Ahmed El Sherbiny

Wassim Ghadban

Cindi Bough

Ryan Mattson

Nick Milne

Ray Naughton

Henri Domenach

John Platt

Dr. Pavan Chilukuri

Bas Sudmeijer

Floriana Panzarella

Bruno Ponson

David Delfassy

Alistair Macfarlane

Niels den Nijs