Increasing the Pace of Technology Innovation and Application to Enable Climate Change Solutions (2010)

Increasing the Pace of Technology Innovation and Application to Enable Climate Change Solutions Haroon Kheshgi; Haroon Kheshgi ExxonMobil Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Arthur Lee; Arthur Lee Chevron Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Oddvar Levang; Oddvar Levang Statoil Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Monica Linhares; Monica Linhares Petrobras Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Jaime Martin Juez; Jaime Martin Juez RepsolYPF Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Brigitte Poot; Brigitte Poot Total Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Robert Siveter Robert Siveter IPIECA Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Paper presented at the SPE International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 2010. Paper Number: SPE-126678-MS https://doi.org/10.2118/126678-MS Published: April 12 2010 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Get Permissions Search Site Citation Kheshgi, Haroon , Lee, Arthur , Levang, Oddvar , Linhares, Monica , Juez, Jaime Martin, Poot, Brigitte , and Robert Siveter. "Increasing the Pace of Technology Innovation and Application to Enable Climate Change Solutions." Paper presented at the SPE International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 2010. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/126678-MS Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll ProceedingsSociety of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability Search Advanced Search Abstract The timely deployment of existing technologies, and new technology innovation, is essential to meet the world's growing energy demand. The pace of technology change will be driven by multiple priorities including development and the eradication of energy poverty, the evolving geography of energy resources and demand, and the need to manage climate change risk. Even with the enormous rewards of technological progress, the pace of major technological change has historically been limited. However change between energy resources (e.g. from wood to coal) and major infrastructures (e.g. from rail to roads) have exhibited transitions of roughly 50 years for each step (inception to global deployment). For technology change to be rapid enough to manage climate risk effectively, may require a pace that is far more rapid than past experience. The creation of policy options to accelerate the pace will be critical. This paper presents findings from a workshop organized by IPIECA to examine issues that drive or inhibit the pace of technology innovation and application for addressing the climate change challenge. Keywords: upstream oil & gas, innovation, reduction, infrastructure, deployment, climate change, efficient technology, application, energy conservation, ghg emission Subjects: Environment, Climate change Copyright 2010, Society of Petroleum Engineers You can access this article if you purchase or spend a download.