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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”. The climate does not make compromises.”

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Renewables Overtake Coal, Thanks To Natural Gas

R-Squared Energy

There are two interrelated reasons for this: The collapse of coal consumption over the past decade, which was fueled by the rise of cheaper alternatives. So, how does the consumption of renewables and coal compare to our consumption of petroleum, natural gas, and nuclear power? quads of natural gas.

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Nuclear Power Is A Viable Option For Replacing Coal

R-Squared Energy

This transition is being driven by several factors, including environmental regulations, competition from natural gas, and the declining cost of renewable energy. As coal-fired power plants are retired, there is a need for reliable and affordable zero-emission power replacements.

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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.” New nuclear plants producing electricity or heat are allowed until 2045.

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Fossil Fuels Still Supply 84 Percent Of World Energy

R-Squared Energy

Natural gas contributed the second largest increment with 36% of the increase. The remainder of global energy consumption came from coal (27%), natural gas (24%), hydropower (6%), renewables (5%), and nuclear power (4%). Carbon dioxide emissions set a fourth consecutive new all-time high.

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Will Covid-19 Permanently Shrink The Fossil Fuel Industry?

R-Squared Energy

The fossil fuel industry has faced serious headwinds for several years, but the rise of renewables combined with the fall in consumption as a consequence of the global corona crisis is pushing it over the edge and into “terminal decline”. But the natural gas and subsequent oil boom were victims of their own success.

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Clean Hydrogen From Nuclear Power

R-Squared Energy

President Bush touted the potential for a “hydrogen economy” that would greatly slow the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. When hydrogen is combusted in an engine or consumed in a fuel cell, it combines with oxygen to form water. Grey hydrogen denotes hydrogen produced from fossil fuels, such as via the SMR process.