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Drax Cancels Plan to Build Europe’s Largest Natural Gas Power Plant

GreenTechMedia

gigawatt natural gas power plant in the U.K. have been shelved by the developer Drax, highlighting the challenging economics of converting coal-fired power to a cleaner, but still fossil-fuel-fired, alternative. ’s climate change laws. ’s largest power plant. MW of capacity.

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Ex-COP26 President’s Role at Fossil Fuel ‘Astroturfing’ Firm Approved

DeSmogBlog

Former UK Energy Minister and original COP26 President Claire O’Neill has been cleared to take up a role at a business consultancy known for running “astroturf” campaigns for fossil fuel companies, despite warnings from the body that approves such appointments. Oil and Gas Industry Groups.

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Monitoring an important greenhouse gas (Sponsored content)

Envirotec Magazine

Carbon dioxide is an extremely important measurement parameter in plant science, not just because plants need carbon dioxide to grow, but also because environmental emissions contribute to climate change, so enormous threats and opportunities surround this gas. Monitoring carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide in greenhouses.

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New Report Highlights Pesticides’ Overlooked Climate Connection

DeSmogBlog

Not only do pesticides directly contribute to the climate crisis, but a changing climate is likely to intensify pressure from agricultural pests and decrease plant resiliency, resulting in greater pesticide usage and therefore further greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report.

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From Trash to Treasure: The Role of Technology in Modern Waste Management

The Environmental Blog

There is a lot of latent energy in our waste. Whether that energy is turned into renewable fuels or clean electricity, it can reduce carbon emissions and resource depletion. It also helps reduce greenhouse gases by converting waste to energy rather than burning it. Another WtE technology involves gasification.

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Why Solar Lighting is Better for the Environment

The Environmental Blog

Without them, natural gas will continually be applied to generate electricity in conventional street lights. How are fossil fuels converted to electricity? The process uses heat to burn fossil fuels. As a result, fossil fuels are preserved and employed for other important uses.

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'Inexcusable': IEA calls for global action to plug methane leakage in fossil fuel sector

Business Green

Tackling methane from oil and gas operations among 'best near-term opportunities’ for combatting climate change, IEA argues. Methane, which is largely released from abandoned coal mines, oil and gas operations, and farming, has a far greater global warming potential than CO2.