Remove Government Remove Natural Gas Remove Politics
article thumbnail

Fossil Fuel Disinformation Threats Aim to Hinder Meaningful Action at COP28 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Governments, including COP28 host the United Arab Emirates, acknowledge this fact. The world should be focused on collective efforts towards a managed decline in existing mining and drilling sites and the cessation of new coal, oil, and gas production, not its expansion. What’s lacking is political will.

article thumbnail

Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. More Accountable Is A Model For Others -- Post-Gazette Editorial: A Bureaucratic Reform Could Transform PA Government -- Spotlight PA: Tracking Gov. EIA Forecasts Natural Gas Prices Will Drop Nearly 50% In 2023 -- Reuters: 46% Drop In U.S.

Politics 112
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Rapp (R-Warren) Defends Indoor Smoking -- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion -- AAA Gasoline Prices: PA Average- $3.60; National Average- $3.33; Ohio Average- $3.16 -- PUC Alert: Dec. 1 Utility Prices Are Changing - Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8%

Politics 106
article thumbnail

Don’t Believe the Lies: Five Facts to Consider as the UN’s COP27 Comes to a Close

Union of Concerned Scientists

A few critical points puncture the industry’s empty rhetoric: When hydrogen is burned, it can emit as many nitrogen oxides as natural gas combustion —if not more —which can cause significant respiratory health problems. Hydrogen infrastructure is not the same as natural gas infrastructure. degree C target within reach.

article thumbnail

Analysis: Thailand’s solar sector faces hurdles in net-zero push

A Greener Life

A second trend is that right now we are at around 60% natural gas for electricity generation, but in 2037, the end of the plan, gas will still be 41% another disappointment. GW of gas power plants, despite the fact that Thailand already has an overcapacity.

article thumbnail

Not Just About the Climate

Legal Planet

As we clean up our energy system, we simultaneously reduce the tons of pollutants we now produce from burning coal, oil, and natural gas. The amounts are tiny compared to the amount of environmental disruption to feed coal and natural gas power plants and our gas and diesel vehicles.

article thumbnail

A “Hunger Catastrophe” in the Making

Legal Planet

Food prices are hitting all-time highs, pushing hundreds of millions of people deeper into poverty and food insecurity and threatening political stability in regions around the world. Price Shocks, Political Stability, and Food Protectionism. For starters, food price shocks are a political nightmare for weak governments.

Politics 246