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European scientists group urges ban on new natural gas boilers

Envirotec Magazine

Natural gas is not cleaner than other fossil fuels and using it instead of coal or oil risks achieving little or no reduction in greenhouse gas effects, says science advisory group the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) in a new report “Future of Gas”. And there is nothing wrong with these calculations.

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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. It would have been the largest gas plant in Europe and, unsurprisingly, drew the attention of environmental groups. ’s climate change laws. It plans to add carbon capture and storage to the biomass plants, taking them to a negative-emissions status.

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Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy?

GreenBiz

Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy? The Saudis are going big on something called green hydrogen — a carbon-free fuel made from water by using renewably produced electricity to split hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules. hydrogen is a lot more expensive than other fuels such as natural gas.

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Stanford Scientists Find Climate and Health Impacts of Natural Gas Stoves

Green Living Guy

Natural gas stoves release methane – a potent greenhouse gas – and other pollutants through leaks and incomplete combustion. homes has the same climate impact as about 500,000 gasoline-powered cars and the stoves can expose people to respiratory disease-triggering pollutants. BY ROB JORDAN Stanford Woods […].

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Unlocking Hydrogen: Carbon Capture Explained

Hydrogen Fuel News

Exploring the world of carbon capture technology opens up a pathway to understanding how advanced science is being utilized to combat the pressing issue of climate change. Post-combustion capture The core principle of carbon capture technology is simple yet incredibly sophisticated.

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Renewable natural gas is crucial to diversify our clean energy sources

Renewable Energy World

David Cox, Founder and CFO of the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas. But until we’re willing to make bold moves on how we approach energy, these incidents likely won’t change. But until we’re willing to make bold moves on how we approach energy, these incidents likely won’t change. They also want reliability.

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Italy’s Eni Faces Lawsuit Alleging Early Knowledge Of Climate Change

DeSmogBlog

Greenpeace Italy and Italian advocacy group ReCommon aim to build on a similar case targeting Anglo-Dutch oil major Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force Eni to slash its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Eni has set a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. “Eni took a bath of green paint,” Abbate said.