DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2023

This story is part of a DeSmog series on the influence wielded by the gas lobby in Europe BERLIN, Germany — Germany’s push to achieve climate neutrality by 2045 could, by some projections , soon turn the vast network of natural gas pipelines powering the country’s homes and industry into one of Europe’s biggest stranded assets.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

This article was originally published by Gas Outlook. The negative impacts of hydraulic fracturing on public health, the environment, and the climate are “intractable and not fixable,” according to a newly published report. In addition, vast quantities of carbon and methane pollution are released into the atmosphere.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Without a clear and ambitious government plan zero carbon home heating by 2050 remains a pipe dream, a new analysis from the UK Energy Research Centre warns. At present home heating - the bulk of which is provided by the fossil fuel gas grid - accounts for 13 per cent of UK emissions. per cent from 2018, UKERC said. "The

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

For instance, the company’s just-published “ Energy Transition Progress report ” references chemicals right alongside “low carbon energy” and “renewable natural gas” as examples of the company’s stated commitment to lowering emissions.

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