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Publish date: May 27, 2022
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On 25 May, an open letter was sent to the European Parliament and Member States urging decision makers to reject the creation of additional gas demand in transport.
This followed after amendments were introduced to the European Commission’s proposal for an Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) to include additional gas stations as part of the revision of the legislation.
Advocates for natural gas in transport have strengthened their calls to deepen our dependence on fossil gas imports and promote gas as a ‘clean’ solution for road transportation.
Signatories to the letter of objection believe the Russian invasion of Ukraine has demonstrated that our continued dependence on imports of fossil fuels is not just a threat to climate goals, but also a serious energy security vulnerability.
Why reducing our reliance on fossil fuels is vital:
We cannot make the transition to electric mobility more difficult by significantly increasing our consumption of natural gas. This would challenge both European energy security and climate commitments. We believe the solution lies in existing alternatives which are already available: electric trucks.
Read the whole letter here.
Read more about Bellona’s main asks on AFIR here.
Recent attacks on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant "mark the beginning of a new and gravely dangerous front of the war," the UN atomic agency's director general said last week.
After years of inaction, Germany is working on its Carbon Management Strategy to resolve how CCS can play a role in climate action in industry. At the end of February, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action published first key points and a proposal to amend the law Kohlenstoffdioxid Speicherungsgesetz (KSpG). Bellona Deutschland, who was actively involved in the previous stakeholder dialogue submitted a statement in the association hearing.
In the midst of a global discussion on whether natural gas should be used as a transitional fuel and whether emissions from its extraction, production, transport and use are significantly less than those from other fossil fuels, Russia has developed ambitious plans to increase its own production of liquified natural gas (LNG) in the Arctic – a region with 75% of proven gas reserves in Russia – to raise its share in the international gas trade.
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our main focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution risks and climate change.