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The Netherlands' growing reliance on liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States has led to a sharp increase in the climate impact of
The Netherlands' growing reliance on liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States has led to a sharp increase in the climate impact of its natural gas consumption, according to new data from Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN). Although the U.S. now supplies 27 percent of the gas used in the Netherlands, it is responsible for 66 percent of the total greenhouse gases emitted during gas extraction and transport,Trouw reports. In recent years, the Netherlands has increased its import of LNG after the discontinuation of Russian pipeline gas and the depletion of the Groningen gas field. The majority of this LNG now comes from the U.S., a country that has become a significant exporter of fossil fuels. However, experts caution that the climate consequences of importing U.S. gas are much higher than those of domestic or other foreign sources. "The import of gas has serious consequences that are not being fully acknowledged," said Dion Huidekooper, spokesperson for EBN. "This issue is often overlooked in public and political debates." While burning natural gas for energy emits CO2, the environmental impact is greater earlier in the supply chain. The extraction of shale gas in the U.S. is particularly problematic, as it releases large amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Additionally, the liquefaction and transport of the gas requires significant energy, contributing further to CO2 emissions. Jilles van den Beukel, an expert at The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS), emphasized that the Dutch government does not fully consider the climate impact of imported gas. "Consumers may make more informed choices when buying products like organic or Fairtrade, but the government does not apply the same scrutiny to its gas imports," he said. Because the emissions from gas extraction in the U.S. do not count toward the Netherlands' national emissions targets, the country can meet its climate goals while ignoring the larger environmental cost of the gas supply chain. "It matters whether the gas comes from Groningen, Qatar, or the U.S.," said van den Beukel.
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Overlooked? I've mentioned the downsides to importing LNG when the EU pivoted from Russian piped gas to importing LNG from the US, and how Americans, at least those that live within the areas being fracked, will pay for it with declining health and tap water that can be set alight.
Oil and gas industries have 636 representatives at Egypt conference – a rise of more than 25% on previous year
There are over 600 fossil fuel lobbyists at Cop 27 Climate Summit, that’s more than the combined delegations from the world’s 10 most climate-impacted countries. Dirty fossil fuel money & influence should be nowhere near this climate conference - new fossil fuels must stay firmly in the ground - Caroline Lucas, Green MP.
The biggest eruption in recorded human history was Mount Tambora in 1815 in Indonesia. Its cooling effects led to 1816 being know as the year without a summer. According to Dr Handley, it affected different areas of the planet in different ways. "[Researchers] linked that to things like a more successful polar bear breeding season because of the cool air, but then it affected a lot of crops in the northern hemisphere and led to famine. So there were much wider reaching impacts of these larger scale volcanic eruptions that impact the climate."
Kate Doyle, ‘How do volcanoes affect the weather and what's going on with the Tongan eruption?’, ABC
New estimates suggest coronavirus shutdowns cut global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels by nearly 30 percent, on average.
To curb the spread of COVID-19, much of the globe hunkered down. That inactivity helped slow the spread of the virus and, as a side effect, kept some climate-warming gases out of the air.
New estimates based on people’s movements suggest that global greenhouse gas emissions fell roughly 10 to 30 percent, on average, during April 2020 as people and businesses reduced activity. But those massive drops, even in a scenario in which the pandemic lasts through 2021, won’t have much of a lasting effect on climate change, unless countries incorporate “green” policy measures in their economic recovery packages, researchers report August 7 in Nature Climate Change.
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“The fall in emissions we experienced during COVID-19 is temporary, and therefore it will do nothing to slow down climate change,” says Corinne Le Quéré, a climate scientist at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. But how governments respond could be “a turning point if they focus on a green recovery, helping to avoid severe impacts from climate change.”
Carbon dioxide lingers in the atmosphere for a long time, making month-to-month changes in CO2 levels difficult to measure as they happen. Instead, the researchers looked at what drives some of those emissions — people’s movements. Using anonymized cell phone mobility data released by Google and Apple, Le Quéré and colleagues tracked changes in energy-consuming activities, like driving or shopping, to estimate changes in 10 greenhouse gases and air pollutants.
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Amid the flurry of executive orders on Day 1, these could prove the most damaging to the republic’s health.
The executive order is expected to face an immediate challenge.
Washington D.C. Fourth of July Parade Canceled Due to Extreme Heat
The annual Fourth of July parade in Washington D.C. was canceled on July 4, 2026. This decision was made in response to severe weather forecasts indicating extreme heat conditions for the day. Public safety concerns for participants, staff, and spectators were paramount in the cancellation. The cancellation represented a significant alteration to the nation’s capital’s Independence Day…
Reef Origin, Xange.com and NOXXO Founders Launch Origin Assets to Finance Sustainable Real-World Assets
➤ Founders of Reef Origin, Xange.com, and NOXXO have launched Origin Assets, a new venture based in Abu Dhabi focused on financing sustainable real-world assets. ➤ Origin Assets will issue USD stablecoin-backed instruments to fund climate impact projects across real estate, clean energy, commodities, and more, with a focus on UN SDGs and the Paris Agreement. ➤ The venture leverages a significant asset pipeline, environmental market infrastructure, and payment technology to provide tokenized fractional lending and ownership opportunities for institutional investors.
