DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In addition, vast quantities of carbon and methane pollution are released into the atmosphere. Between 2002 and 2008 both populations exhibited similar hospitalization trends. But research continues to show that, after accounting for methane, gas is no better than coal. That pollution finds its way to people who live nearby.

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Methane Health Carbon-negative Pollution 98

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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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In 2002, Sumatra's peatlands stored at least 18.8 Sumatra alone has seen 90 per cent of its rainforest destroyed or degraded, and between 1990 and 2002, around 1.1 Compare that to the hundreds operating across North America, and similar numbers across Europe. It's different with methane.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Hüzeir believes the latest tranche of documents will strengthen cases brought by climate litigators in Europe and North America, in part by providing clues to the possible existence of additional Shell documents that could be obtained through discovery — a pre-trial procedure in the U.S.

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Fossil fuels Climate change Pollution Ozone 141