Charged

JUNE 28, 2022

However, many may be surprised to learn that a substantial amount of this grant money has been used to subsidize fossil fuel-burning vehicles, in preference to EVs, and to promote the consumption of natural gas. One of the agency’s biggest grant programs spent more than 90% of funds on diesel and natural gas incentives.

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Natural gas Fossil fuels Pollution Organic 118

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.

Hydrogen 95

Hydrogen Natural gas Carbon-neutral Fossil fuels 95

Business Green

AUGUST 4, 2020

Estimated to cost up to £28bn, the project is coordinated by ENA's Gas Goes Green initiative, which is bringing together all Britain's gas network companies in a bid to deliver the world's first zero-carbon gas grid. The current iron pipes carry methane-based natural gas.

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Methane Global warming Natural gas Hydrogen 89

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Discovered in 2002, the field lies 25km north-west of the Shetland Islands. Arguments around the need to satisfy domestic demand with new oil and gas projects are perhaps easier to make currently, while headlines are filled with warnings of natural gas shortages. Energy (In)security.

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Demand Fossil fuels Natural gas Climate change 85

Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2020

Research by Energy Networks Association shows that investment in replacing old iron mains gas mains pipes with new hydrogen and biomethane-ready pipes will have taken the equivalent of nearly 530,000 cars off the road since 2014, as a result of reduced methane natural gas emissions.

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Hydrogen Investment Natural gas Methane 77

Business Green

OCTOBER 8, 2020

At present home heating - the bulk of which is provided by the fossil fuel gas grid - accounts for 13 per cent of UK emissions. But the use of natural gas in homes needs to be nearly completely phased out in order to reach the country's statutory 2050 net zero emissions target. per cent from 2018, UKERC said.

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Carbon-negative Fossil fuels Government Carbon 76

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A DeSmog analysis of Dye’s claim, public financial reporting, and internal company data found that the utility could have been overestimating its gas costs by up to $4.3 million from 2002-2004. Paper mills are energy-intensive operations, using large quantities of natural gas to dry paper.

Business Energy Monitoring 90

Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 90