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Gas Package: EU unveils sweeping plan for scaling up low-carbon gas infrastructure

Business Green

A wide-ranging package of legislative measures designed to curb emissions from the gas industry unveiled by the European Commission has come under fire from campaigners and energy analysts, who have warned they could 'lock in' fossil gas infrastructure across Europe for the years to come.

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Big Meat and Dairy Delegates Triple at COP28

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Meat and dairy firms in particular are coming under increasing scrutiny due to pollution from livestock, which emits around a third of the global output of methane, a short-lived greenhouse gas identified as the quickest route to slowing global heating. percent contribution to global human-induced emissions is a higher share than aviation.

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''Ready to go': Britain's gas networks seek approval for ?900m net zero infrastructure plan

Business Green

The plan would see £904m invested in projects across Britain between 2021 and 2026 to prepare the gas grid for a switchover from using methane natural gas - a fossil fuel - to instead use zero carbon hydrogen and biomethane in support of the UK's 2050 net zero emissions target.

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NetZeroPlus: Government funding boost for plans to deliver tree-planting to an area the size of Devon

Business Green

As part of a £166m industrial decarbonisation funding package announced this morning , the government earmarked over £30m for a series of five projects designed to deliver 'negative emissions' by enhancing the UK's natural carbon sinks.

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Do the UK's hydrogen ambitions risk being 'captured' by fossil fuel companies?

Business Green

Instead, it said the government should focus fully on green hydrogen production using renewables, and ensure the resulting hydrogen is prioritised for use by those sectors where it would be most required and effective, such as steel and cement making, shipping and aviation, and long-duration power storage. "A

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Taking the positives from COP26

Business Green

From tackling deforestation to curbing methane emissions, the various multilateral commitments are focused on areas where they can have real impact. A precedent is being set with a new loss and damage framework taking shape and the first, albeit modest, funding packages being announced. But at the same time there has been progress.

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Revealed: How Big Dairy Is Milking Net Zero

DeSmogBlog

Cows produce methane, a greenhouse gas that absorbs more atmospheric heat than carbon and is currently responsible for 25 percent of all global warming today. That’s a larger share of global emissions than aviation. Livestock methane emissions are also rising in some of these countries.

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