Gas News
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China’s energy law could help address the Belt and Road’s climate impactThe draft bill is a step in the right direction, but falls short on screening the export of fossil fuel technologies. -
There is space for carbon storage undergroundCapturing it remains a challenge. But there should be no lack of permanent safe carbon storage underground.
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Global fossil fuel demand’s ‘staggering’ fallThe world’s energy markets are in upheaval, as experts report an historic fall in global fossil fuel demand. -
Faced with a crisis, airlines seek delay on climate measuresThe aviation sector deserves support to recover from Covid-19, but that doesn’t mean a free pass on climate.
Gas Opinion
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The pandemic must transform global agriculture– The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the risks of unhealthy diets and the extreme fragility of the global food system. But the economic reconstruction that will follow the pandemic represents a perfect opportunity to provide better nutrition and health for all. -
Spend fossil-fuel subsidies on pandemic relief and the poor– Many developing countries have long maintained fuel subsidies because they are politically impossible to abandon, owing to the sticker shock that the public encounters at the pump as soon as prices are floated. But now that oil prices have reached historic lows, this problem has all but disappeared. -
Coronavirus has cut CO2 from Europe’s electricity system by 39 per cent– As lower levels of coal and gas are burned due to lower electricity demand in Europe, wind and solar reached a record-high share of demand in the past 30 days, offering valuable insights on the road to zero-carbon electricity systems.
Videos
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Lawyers file complaint against BP for misleading 'greenwash' in new ad campaign– In the video, environmental law group ClientEarth compares the oil and gas giant's advertisements on its low-carbon investments to a burger chain claiming that they’re vegan because they’ve got salad on the menu.
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EVs abroad, pickups at home– Automakers are touting overseas investments in electric vehicles, even as they lobby for lower fuel standards in the United States.
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Denmark’s biggest energy company turns its back on fossil fuels– DONG Energy’s shift to 100 per cent renewable energy marks another important step in the global transition away from fossil fuels.
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Stop pretending, climate change is not fiction: Leonardo DiCaprio– At the UN Climate Summit, Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio delivered a stern message to government leaders, telling them to stop ignoring the reality of climate change. Watch his speech here:
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