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Nov 20, 2022 • 6 tweets • 8 min read
Political will delivers big step forwards with Loss and Damage fund at #COP27
#FossilFuel tensions still to be fully addressed: inches forward leave little assurance on the acceleration needed to keep temperature rise below 1.5C.
UK PM @BorisJohnson will soon set out an energy security strategy. The biggest, quickest action 🇬🇧 can take to wean itself off Russian gas and expensive #FossilFuels is to invest in home #EnergyEfficiency and renewables. AN ENERGY SECURITY STARTS AT HOME TOP 10 FACTS THREAD 🧵
Fact 1/ Nearly 90% of the increase in bills over the last year is due to the rising price of gas, which has more than tripled over the same period. Most of the remaining increase is the cost of suppliers going bust. ofgem.gov.uk/energy-data-an…
Mar 29, 2021 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
Our new report – Between hope and hype: a hydrogen vision for the UK – unpacks the offer of #hydrogen, examining where it does and does not add value for #climate, jobs, and levelling up. Ahead of the Hydrogen Strategy, it sets expectations for UK Gov. ⬇️ e3g.org/publications/b…
The UK must focus on #GreenHydrogen for climate leadership – fossil-based ‘blue’ hydrogen is not zero emissions and should not be classed as ‘low carbon’. Public funds and support should only be used to develop zero emissions fuel & technologies. [2/9]
Nov 17, 2020 • 12 tweets • 7 min read
Ready, steady, go! We're now kicking off our panel discussion on the role of gas in a "better recovery" that we're co-hosting with @CarbonBubble as part of #LCAW2020.
Follow this thread for live highlights from the debate 👇
Lily Chau from @CarbonBubble has brought three key messages for the debate:
1⃣ Economics: new renewables are already cheaper than existing gas plants, and the trend will continue, making an increasing number of gas plants in Europe unprofitable