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European scientists group urges ban on new natural gas boilers

Envirotec Magazine

The document highlights the extremely high global warming potential of largely unrecorded methane leakages along the whole natural gas supply chain. Methane emissions have a lifetime in the atmosphere of only about 10 years, which is ten times shorter than that of carbon dioxide. We can’t argue our way out of drastic changes.

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'The green recovery starts at home': EU accelerates Green Deal with buildings, chemicals, and methane plans

Business Green

European Commission unveils flurry of major policy plans as it seeks to help deliver on 2050 net zero goal, but green groups warn bolder action is still required. However, green groups were today quick to warn that the Strategy did not go far enough, pointing to the omission of any plan to phase out fossil fuels for heating and cooling. "A

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How steel might finally kick its coal habit

Grist

In recent months, the world’s three top producers — Europe’s ArcelorMittal, China’s Baowu Steel, and Japan’s Nippon Steel — committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, echoing targets set in their home countries. Companies are piloting systems across Europe that use hydrogen in furnaces in lieu of coal.

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Gas Is Good But Not Good Enough Says European Investment Bank

GreenTechMedia

” Browne said there is no data on the volumes of methane and carbon dioxide emitted in the process of creating and delivering LNG to end users. “The Bank’s new lending rules will support the deployment of carbon capture and storage, power-to-gas, hydrogen and biogas,” said James Watson, secretary general, Eurogas.

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? Good COP, Bad COP

Climate Tech VC

Some see nuclear as the answer with  22 countries committing  to triple their capacity by 2050, and even talk of the US exporting SMRs to developing countries like Ghana, although security concerns could interfere.   Over 60 countries pledged to reduce emissions in the cooling sector to provide universal access to cooling

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Not all storage solutions are created equal

Renewable Energy World

For example, batteries serve a different purpose than rotating grid stabilizers, which in turn fulfill different functions than thermal energy storage or green hydrogen. Heating and cooling, for example, are Europe’s largest energy consumers, using more energy than mobility or electricity sectors. Green hydrogen.

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? Alterra’s $30B bridge for climate financing #176

Climate Tech VC

Countries and companies have also kicked off pledges to triple investments in renewables and nuclear, drive down methane emissions, and commit loss and damage funds. In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs.