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Currently the world uses over 85M barrels of petroleum per day and global primary energy demand is growing at a rate of 1.6% per year.  That means that global primary energy demand will double over the next 40-50 years.  In addition, the IEA estimates that we need to introduce over 30% zero carbon fuels into the global energy pool to stabilize atmospheric CO₂ levels.  As large a challenge as these numbers represent, I do not believe that these numbers take into account what I consider to be the most important energy issue facing us today –global energy equilibrium.  How do we ensure that all people across all global economies have equal access to clean energy while energy demand grows at such a rapid pace? Over 1.4 billion people lack access to the energy required to feed and care for their families, educate themselves or quite simply have a safe and secure life after dark.

The answer is simple, new ideas. 

Emerging technologies and continued innovation hold the promise of real solutions through a combination of energy efficiency and new renewable energy.  We need solutions which defy our current definition of energy sources and how energy should be utilized or deployed. We need to constantly challenge our assumptions and innovate to change the rules.

LanzaTech is very much part of this new field of innovators and by challenging our preconceptions of waste and energy sources, we see a future where access to energy is universal.

This is a global opportunity.

Jennifer Holmgren, CEO LanzaTech