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Duke Energy Pledges to Eliminate Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Business by 2030

GreenTechMedia

Duke Energy has upped its net-zero carbon by 2050 goals, pledging to eliminate methane emissions from its natural gas business by 2030 through a combination of better pipeline leak detection, more efficient operations, and investing in renewable natural gas to reduce the carbon intensity of its supplies.

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Schneider Electrics invests on geothermal retrofit for Bulgaria facility

ThinkGeoEnergy

Schneider Electric Bulgaria , a subsidiary of the French energy management and automation company Schneider Electric, has invested EUR 1.8 The geothermal heating and cooling system has been designed to entirely replace the use of natural gas by Schneider Electric Bulgaria in their smart factory.

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EU wants to allow natural gas, nuclear in green investment

Renewable Energy World

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on February 2 proposed including nuclear energy and natural gas in its plans for building a climate-friendly future, dividing member countries and drawing outcry from environmentalists as “greenwashing.” Under the plan, gas projects must meet emission thresholds and achieve reduction targets.

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Japan to promote gas, LNG, hydrogen investment during G7 presidency

Energy Central

Japan Japan will stress the importance of investment in natural gas, liquefied natural gas as well as cleaner fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia during its presidency of the G7 this year, a source said, but would keep it clean to meet 2050 carbon neutral goal.

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Plug Power and MOL Group’s Collaborative H2 Plant Promises Immediate Environmental Triumphs

Hydrogen Fuel News

A Leap into Sustainable Energy by MOL Group MOL Group’s investment in a €22 million green hydrogen plant represents a significant move toward sustainability. Furthermore, this pioneering project reflects MOL Group’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint, aiming for over 25,000 tonnes of CO2 saved each year.

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Gas Is Good But Not Good Enough Says European Investment Bank

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The European Investment Bank (EIB) will stop backing fossil fuel energy projects in 2021, except those using carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology or offsets to cancel out their emissions. It's targeting €1 trillion of climate action and sustainability investments between 2021 and 2030.

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Google becomes retroactively carbon-neutral

AGreenLiving

Google announced that it has now invested in enough high-quality carbon offsets to essentially erase its carbon footprint , compensating for all the carbon the company ever emitted. Google first became carbon-neutral in 2007. Microsoft plans to be carbon-negative by 2030. Via BBC Image via Pawe?