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Mapping Europe’s subsidies for fossil fuel heating systems
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The domestic heating industry has no plans for climate neutrality – new Brand Audit
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Clean heat grants are failing to green our homes – New analysis
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Time for a reality check. The EU must ensure that #hydrogen is:
⚡️made from renewables, not fossil fuels
🚫not used for heating, where clean solutions already exist
Today, energy companies are submitting thousands of new hydrogen projects for consideration by @EU_Commission 🇪🇺
So we demand again that Europe stop funding fossil fuels - in all of its forms 🚫☠️
👉https://eeb.org/library/hydrogen-eeb-position-paper/ #hydrogen
THREAD: Where to use hydrogen and where not - new research by @PIK_Climate led by @FalkoUeckerdt just published in @NatureClimate provides merit order for hydrogen use.
Headline finding: Hydrogen is not recommended for use in cars and space heating. 1/n
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-021-01032-7.epdf?sharing_token=WNMrraktjyxydmZ37t5XrtRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0NvvcjgkZX46JlO7Nfw7zfyvoADBvTOq9WIfhdmgV2dg_Zm-ooRIvDUajySVOgslfK-wkOrhQeaskxdoHd9CQkDKrEyWaG7Nek-etV6-wjBn0LukVZpsV7ZIbuxiMdSO6Q%3D
Is hydrogen overhyped? Who is pushing it?
Excellent piece by @jcollingridgeST @thesundaytimes
demonstrates that lobbying by vested interests is behind the recent craze around #hydrogen. 1/7
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/energy-giants-lobbying-fuels-the-rise-of-hydrogen-z7bxq7s3h
