Fredrik Lundberg

Cement emissions in the EU fell more than 10 per cent in 2019–2020, demonstrating that fast, short-term cuts are possible.

Presenting a list of gas-fired power stations in the EU and the UK that should be closed within the next 10 years.

Presenting a list of 142 gas-fired power stations in the EU and the UK that should be closed or not commissioned within the next 10 years. Chapters: CCS no option; Gas power easier to turn off; Security issues for gas; Environmental cost of gas; Economic cost of fossil gas; The worst gas power plants - where to find them; Detailed analysis up to national NGOs; The largest operating gas power plants in Europe, ie those of >500 megawatt electric capacity; Planned gas power plants in Europe; Power plants under construction in Europe.

Most geoengineering schemes will affect the oceans, but this paper is restricted to a critical assessment of four technologies.

“Full Chain CCS” in Norway has received finance from the government. It will cost 1.74 billion euros to capture and store CO₂ from one cement factory, equivalent to €434/tonne of CO₂, or about 17 times the price in European emission trading.

The stakes are high for the Swedish government when it decides whether to permit a big residue oil refinery in Lysekil. If it says yes, Sweden is unlikely to reach its climate target. If it says no it is a setback for oil-exporting countries, especially Norway and Saudi Arabia.

Some of the best measures for the climate, as suggested by NGOs in a poll for AirClim, are good for restarting the economy too.

– a critical analysis of solar radiation management and carbon capture and storage

The real issue is not technology nor economics, but creating incentives to make industry green without using CCS.

The European Commission wants to finance 32 fossil gas infrastructure projects, but finds it increasingly hard to present this as compatible with Paris. And the Corona crisis demonstrates that Europe can manage with much more renewables and less of both coal and gas.

An updated list of coal power stations throughout Europe and a proposal of phasing out coal by 2025.  

Country statistics of solar and wind energy in Europe.

Tables of emissions for each of the six Kyoto gases.

The Nordic-Baltic region can manage without any CO2 emissions from the electricity, heat and industrial sectors by 2030.

The natural gas industry faces strategic choices. 

A 70 per cent cut in CO2 emissions by 2020 since 1990, and 95 percent by 2030 in the Nordic-Baltic region is feasible, using known technology and not exceeding reasonable costs.