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Gas is behind the phase out of coal, partly because gas is cleaner than coal. Never the less, in places like the UK, as coal plants have all been turned off, there is then a requirement to turn off gas as well.  However, perhaps first, we need to move away from gas heated homes. This accounts for 38% of the uk gas use (a further 29% is used in gas power plants). We have the means to eliminate both of these gas uses, and need to do so as soon as possible.

Uk emissions fell slightly last year, so why is Rishi Sunak trying to encourage a new generation of gas power plants?

Gas power plant photo credit Pro-Per Energy Services CC by SA 4.0

This is a particularly odd behaviour. It is significantly cheaper to generate electricity by virtually any form of...

The human race has now issued enough oil gas and coal licences to last until 2050 when we are supposed to be carbon neutral, so no need for any more?

Might we see the last of these structures in the next few years?

If we have enough oil, gas and coal licenced to last us until we need to be...

Late last year Exxon spent $60 billion to by a shale gas giant – the deserve to go bankrupt

Exxon is like many other oil companies - they have buried their head in the sand, and have continued to deny the science.

There are still oil rigs littering our...

The insanity of Rishi Sunak and his position – max out our oil and gas reserves

Despite all our promises, Rishi Sunak (the UK prime minister) has vowed to max out the UK fossil fuels reserves.

Now there are several stupid issues with this position.

  1. We...

Rishi Sunak – the UK prime minister is not planning for the future, having chosen oil and gas over renewables

The UK likes to toot its horn for its progress in climate change mitigation. It is certainly true that the country is in many areas moving in the right direction....

Reducing gas reliance in the UK power sector from 40% down to 1% in 7 years, and saving money? Really?

A new analysis shows that Britain can cut gas use from the power sector by 2030 (5 years early compared to current targets) and that this would save large amounts...

Backlash to Indigenous communities and environmentalists opposing oil and gas projects have lead to a load of anti-protest fossil fuel bills in the USA

Anti-protest bills are obvious anti-democratic. Yet Republican run states have past bills prohibiting protest in 1 in 3 USA states in the last 4 years. The American Legislative Exchange Council...

As oil and gas reserves in Europe dwindle, will we destroy Africa?

Most of the historical oil and gas has been used by North America and Europe.

As a result, Europe and America have to take a large amount of blame for...

UK government gives go ahead for shell to develop a new gasfield

As if we need any examples of the contradictory actions of rich governments, the UK government is still giving permission for new had fields to be created.

It is known...

20 meat and dairy firms emit more greenhouse gas than Germany Britain or France

We know that meat eating is one of the activities that has a detrimental effect on the environment. Not only that, but we know that much of the meat is...

I wrote about blue hydrogen earlier this year, one current suggestion is to replace gas with hydrogen in heating – bad idea?

It is thought that when you add in all the unaccounted emissions, emissions from using hydrogen could be 20% higher than using gas itself.

We must make sure that current...

Manchin has made millions from coal since joining the senate, and he may be able to block Biden’s plan to halve greenhouse gas emissions

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