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Gas grid operators outline plans for expanded EU ‘hydrogen highway’ (Euractiv)

Frédéric Simon Gas network operators from 11 countries have joined the European hydrogen backbone initiative, presenting an updated vision for a pure hydrogen network of...

Europe’s power giants send mixed messages on future of natural gas (S&P Global Market Intelligence)

Yannic Rack Exhaust from a gas-fired power station in Berlin. Some utilities are building new gas plants even as they set phaseout dates for the...

Report claiming global temperature rise will top 1.5C by 2030s divides scientists (The Guardian)

Lisa Cox Climate Council report says most emissions cuts need to occur in the next decade to keep global heating below 2C https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/15/report-claiming-global-temperature-rise-will-top-15c-by-2030s-divides-scientists?utm_campaign=Carbon%20Brief%20Daily%20Briefing&utm_content=20210415&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20Daily

Facebook posts ‘net zero’ operational emissions status update (BusinessGreen)

Cecilia Keating Clean energy purchasing blitz allows tech giant to reduce operational greenhouse gas emissions by 94 per cent in three years, company announces https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4029895/facebook-posts-net-zero-operational-emissions-status-update?utm_campaign=Carbon%20Brief%20Daily%20Briefing&utm_content=20210415&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20Daily

Climate Risks Bill Could Spark Shift to Truly Green Economy (Scientific American)

Robin Lloyd The legislation could incentivize greener investments by requiring companies to report the risks that climate poses to their business https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-risks-bill-could-spark-shift-to-truly-green-economy/?utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20energy-and-sustainability%20%28Topic%3A%20Energy%20%26%20Sustainability%29&utm_content=20210415&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner

Environmental Racism is at the Heart of Europe’s Continued Coal Use (Vox)

Anne Harris A new book highlights the impact European coal imports are having on communities based near mines around the world. It’s time for an...

It’s not just Big Oil. Big Meat also spends millions to crush good climate policy (Vox)

Sigal Samuel  A new study reveals how the companies you buy meat from block climate action https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22379909/big-meat-companies-spend-millions-lobbying-climate

(Iran/Central Asia) Iran’s New Pivot to Central Asia (The Jamestown Foundation)

Omid Rahimi High-ranking officials from Iran and Tajikistan made a total of three visits to Dushanbe and Tehran, respectively, in less than two months, a...

Russian Espionage Case in Italy: A Setback for Moscow? (The Jamestown Foundation)

Claudia Palazzo On the night of March 30, an Italian frigate commander, Walter Biot, was caught red-handed selling documents to Dimitry Ostrukhov, an employee at...

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