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Recycling your old electricals. https://lnkd.in/e3gZ_ABY

LNG worse for environment than coal Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the United States have risen dramatically since the LNG-export ban was lifted in 2016, and the United States is now the world's largest exporter. This LNG is produced largely from shale gas. Production of shale gas, as well as liquefaction to make LNG and LNG transport by tanker, is energy-intensive, which contributes significantly to the LNG greenhouse gas footprint. The production and transport of shale gas emits a substantial amount of methane as well, and liquefaction and tanker transport of LNG can further increase methane emissions. Consequently, carbon dioxide (CO2) from end-use combustion of LNG contributes only 34% of the total LNG greenhouse gas footprint, when CO2 and methane are compared over 20 years global warming potential (GWP20) following emission. Upstream and midstream methane emissions are the largest contributors to the LNG footprint (38% of total LNG emissions, based on GWP20). Adding CO2 emissions from the energy used to produce LNG, total upstream and midstream emissions make up on average 47% of the total greenhouse gas footprint of LNG. Other significant emissions are the liquefaction process (8.8% of the total, on average, using GWP20) and tanker transport (5.5% of the total, on average, using GWP20). Emissions from tankers vary from 3.9% to 8.1% depending upon the type of tanker. Surprisingly, the most modern tankers propelled by two- and four-stroke engines have higher total greenhouse gas emissions than steam-powered tankers, despite their greater fuel efficiency and lower CO2 emissions, due to methane slippage in their exhaust. Overall, the greenhouse gas footprint for LNG as a fuel source is 33% greater than that for coal when analyzed using GWP20 (160 g CO2-equivalent/MJ vs. 120 g CO2-equivalent/MJ). Even considered on the time frame of 100 years after emission (GWP100), which severely understates the climatic damage of methane, the LNG footprint equals or exceeds that of coal. The greenhouse gas footprint of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exported from the United States Robert W. Howarth

A very interesting article on 2030 ‘Clean Energy’ grid One thing these routes will not deliver is the “zero carbon electricity system” promised by the Labour party before the election – at least, not all of the time. Since coming to power, ministers have made subtle tweaks to the rhetoric, choosing to talk about “clean power” by the end of the decade. This is arguably a more flexible target. “There’s no established definition of clean power,” says Slye. “So what does it realistically mean? One of the key pieces of work from the Committee on Climate Change found that the cost [of decarbonisation] really begins to escalate when you reach those last percentage points towards 100% clean power. “So at the moment, the working definition that we’re using for this analysis is to reach 95% clean power. That means that, by 2030, 95% of the generation in Great Britain over the period of a year will be from clean power sources. And that means that the remaining 5% will come from unabated gas. That’s our definition.” There will continue to be “a significant amount” of gas power plants in reserve for the cold, dull, windless weeks of winter, but they will run for only limited periods, Slye says. Conversely, there will be days when Great Britain generates far more electricity from renewable energy sources than it can use or store, so there are likely to be greater exports to neighbouring countries. https://lnkd.in/eCu5Ywjw

Tell the Truth! Talk by Jonathan N Fuller Monday 30th September Sustainability Hub, Kirby Lodge, University of Plymouth and by Zoom Jon Fuller, a radical climate activist who has been campaigning to prevent climate breakdown for 40 years and the lead for the Tell the Truth campaign , has kindly agreed to talk to climate activists in Plymouth about his work. Jon is a specialist in the way the broadcast media portrays the climate and ecological emergency and daily scours the press for climate reporting. He is also leading the campaign Climate Genocide Act Now’ . The group has now referred the case, which involves 5 named senior UK politicians, to the International Criminal Court over the failure of those in government to tackle climate change and to protect young people from its ravages https://lnkd.in/edqN_RRw . We hope there will be time for Jon to talk about both strands of his work for climate justice. This will be a very interesting and dynamic session that will give us great insight into how to hold power to account. EVERYONE WELCOME! Please share with anyone who might be interested. For more information and zoom link, contact [email protected]

This book considers the technologies and the solutions available to address heat, power and energy in the context of the climate emergency. The UK Government's strategy and Plymouth's Climate Emergency Action Plan are compared with the available solutions including fossil fuels, renewables (wind, solar, hydro, tidal, wave, and geothermal), nuclear and hydrogen. https://lnkd.in/ecwchcP4

England has air quality guidelines at levels twice those of the eu and four times those of Wsationorld Health Organisation's. PM2.5. England 20, Scotland and eu 10, who 5 (micrograms/cu.m) PM2.5 includes particles smaller than 2.5, including very fine and ultra fine. NOx UK 40, eu 20, WHO 10 (micrograms/cu.m) Nix causes Cardiovascular, asthma & other respiratory diseases https://lnkd.in/encZqzgN

Leaving the Energy Charter Treaty is a rather surprising but excellent step in the right direction. https://lnkd.in/emxMAHZQ

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