Energy and climate analyst, France.
The presentation will show that green hydrogen will mostly be used to produce carbon-neutral feedstocks for the chemical and steelmaking industries, and fuels for maritime transportation and aviation. With bountiful renewable energy resources, Africa is well placed to play a major role in producing these hydrogen-rich feedstocks and fuels for own use and for export, and contribute to decarbonise the global economy.
Biography:
Cédric Philibert is a senior analyst of energy and climate, with a focus on renewable energy for industry and transports, electrification and hydrogen. He is an associate researcher to IFRI (Institut Français des Relations Internationales).
He worked for 20 years at the International Energy Agency on climate change policies and renewable energy technologies. He authored many IEA publications such as Beyond Kyoto (2002, with J. Pershing), IEA Technology Roadmaps on solar, wind and hydro power, Solar Energy Perspectives (2011), Renewable Energy for Industry (2017), and Solar Energy: Mapping the Road Ahead (2019).
A journalist by training, C. Philibert served as an advisor to the French Environment Minister, then to the CEO of the French Agency for the Environment ADEME , before joining UNEP, then the IEA.
C. Philibert has published numerous papers in peer-reviewed and other journals, and as contributions to many books and reports.
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