April 26, 2025
Business Climate crisis Energy Environment europe Fossil fuels Gas news World news

‘Tone-deaf’ fossil gas growth in Europe is speeding climate crisis, say activists

‘Tone-deaf’ fossil gas growth in Europe is speeding climate crisis, say activists

Just 2% of continent’s gas capacity has planned retirement date despite pledges to decarbonise, study shows

Europe’s “tone-deaf” expansion of fossil gas is accelerating climate breakdown and increasing reliance on hostile regimes, campaigners have warned.

Just four of Europe’s gas-fired power plants have a retirement plan and new projects will increase the continent’s gas generation capacity by 27%, according to analysis from the campaign group Beyond Fossil Fuels.

Continue reading…

Related posts

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 360 of the invasion

TheWorldsNews

Putin still believes he can win in Ukraine, says western assessment

TheWorldsNews

European imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia at ‘record levels’

TheWorldsNews

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This