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Campaign group against HyNet greenwash. Don't believe the HyNet hype.
#BlueHydrogenIsntGreen
pinned post!
We've raised £70k from generous benefactors to take the government to court over its decision to approve the
#HyNet
#CCS
scheme in
#LiverpoolBay
. We're aiming to raise another £30k to cover unexpected legal costs. Please donate if you can. Thank you 🙏
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3 months ago
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Excellent work by
@recommon.org
exposing the government funded
#BlueHydrogen
and
#CCS
scam being peddled by
#HyNet
,
#EETFuels
and
#Eni
at
#Stanlow
. CCS is dangerous, expensive, energy intensive and unproven at scale. Shout out to
@carolynthomasms.bsky.social
.
#StopFundingCCS
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HyNet CCS project in Liverpool Bay - Public money wasted?
YouTube video by ReCommon
https://youtu.be/El095ScRVpo
1 day ago
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When will politicians like
#EdMiliband
and
#LouiseGittins
realise that
#HyNet
,
#BlueHydrogen
and
#CCS
are false solutions that'll worsen the climate crisis? They're buying a fossil fuel industry lie and paying for it with billions of pounds of public money.
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World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/13/world-still-on-track-for-catastrophic-26c-temperature-rise-report-finds
6 days ago
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Heads up
#EETFuels
. Hydrogen makes sense in a few industrial applications and very little else. Refining crude isn't one of them.
#HyNet
is critically flawed because its key application is refining climate wrecking fossil fuels and prolonging their use.
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Hydrogen, Measured Properly: What 2,000 Projects Reveal About Its Climate Value - CleanTechnica
landmark Nature Energy study confirms hydrogen belongs in heavy industry, not cars or heating. Data now backs what engineers have long argued.
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/11/10/hydrogen-measured-properly-what-2000-projects-reveal-about-its-climate-value
7 days ago
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Here's
#EETFuels
driving the low carbon
#EnergyTransition
by recommissioning a 100,000m³ crude oil storage tank to maximise capacity at its
#Stanlow
#LowCarbonRefinery
. Yes, you read that right. The fossil fuel industry is
#Greenwashing
the piss out of the public and the planet.
8 days ago
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The fossil fuel industry is insidiously entering universities including
@ljmuofficial.bsky.social
,
@manmetuni.bsky.social
and
@wrexhamuni.bsky.social
to recruit graduate students. Worse still,
@liverpooluni.bsky.social
is collaborating with
#HyNet
.
14 days ago
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Here's
#EETFuels
pushing its gas to hydrogen
#Greenwash
at a sustainability event. Louise Gittins said "we can't wait for perfect technologies". We can't afford to use the wrong technologies either. The only thing
#BlueHydrogen
and
#CCS
are sustaining is the fossil fuel industry.
15 days ago
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Plans for a gas pipeline to supply
#Stanlow
as part of the
#HyNetNW
#BlueHydrogen
scheme have been pulled because the pipeline route needs to be altered. Building new fossil fuel infrastructure to produce dirty blue H₂ in a climate crisis is totally crazy.
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Plug pulled on pipeline for controversial hydrogen scheme
The plans were part of the HyNet carbon capture and hydrogen energy project which aims to produce and distribute hydrogen.
https://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/25592325.plug-pulled-pipeline-controversial-hydrogen-scheme/
16 days ago
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#BlueHydrogen
is gas intensive, expensive and dependent on
#CCS
technology which has a dodgy track record.
@h2coalition.bsky.social
examines six technical and economic realities and explains why there's no justification for blue H₂ without strong emissions standards.
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Can blue hydrogen solve clean hydrogen’s growing pains? - Hydrogen Science Coalition
Experts round up the evidence on blue hydrogen and CCS, examining six challenges that make it a risky alternative to green hydrogen.
https://h2sciencecoalition.com/blog/can-blue-hydrogen-solve-clean-hydrogens-growing-pains/
21 days ago
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We've lodged an appeal against the refusal of our application to seek a judicial review of the government decision to allow captured carbon dioxide to be stored in
#LiverpoolBay
as part of the
#HyNet
scheme.
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HyNot appeals refusal of legal challenge against HyNet carbon capture and storage scheme - HyNot
HyNot has lodged an appeal against the refusal of permission to seek a judicial review of the government decision to allow captured carbon dioxide to be stored in Liverpool Bay as part of the HyNet sc...
https://www.hynot.uk/2025/10/27/hynot-appeals-refusal-of-legal-challenge-against-hynet-carbon-capture-and-storage-scheme
22 days ago
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New analysis by
@influencemap.bsky.social
has found that
#BigOil
majors have systematically lobbied the government to adopt a costly and emissions intensive energy policy agenda dependent on
#CarbonCaptureAndStorage
and the continued reliance on fossil fuels. 🧵1/2
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The UK Oil and Gas Industry's Advocacy on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
New analysis from InfluenceMap suggests that for more than 15 years, the oil and gas industry has systematically pushed the UK government to adopt a costly, emissions-intensive energy policy agenda de...
https://influencemap.org/report/The-UK-Oil-and-Gas-Industrys-Advocacy-on-Carbon-Capture-and-Storage-33214
about 1 month ago
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In 2022,
@wrexhamuni.bsky.social
was the first university in
#Wales
to ban fossil fuel industry recruitment on its campuses. Yet here it is, hosting
#HyNet
which is a front for
#Cadent
,
#EETFuels
and
#Eni
to carry on pumping gas and dumping carbon dioxide. Students deserve the truth.
about 1 month ago
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#BigOil
behemoth and
#HyNet
#CCS
partner
#Eni
has been fined €336million for rigging fuel prices. In 2022, it leaked 80,000 litres of oil into the
#IrishSea
. Eni isn't a fit and proper company, yet its pocketing huge taxpayer subsidies. Why
#DESNZ
?
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Eni among six oil companies fined €936mn over fuel price collusion
Italy’s competition watchdog imposes one of biggest penalties by a national regulator in Europe
https://www.ft.com/content/2d633dab-599f-4683-adc0-937d08129fa8
about 1 month ago
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Labour MS
carolynthomasms.bsky.social
has raised concerns in the Senedd about the environmental impact of the
#HyNet
carbon dioxide pipeline which will plough through communities, conservation sites and watercourses in
#NorthWales
. She's the only politician to speak out.
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Concerns raised over hydrogen pipeline impact on River Dee
The Welsh Government has said the HyLine Gogledd hydrogen pipeline project could create thousands of jobs in north-east Wales, but concerns have been raised in the Senedd about its potential impact on...
https://www.deeside.com/concerns-raised-over-hydrogen-pipeline-impact-on-river-dee/
about 2 months ago
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The government has been forced to review its
#IndustrialStrategy
after a landmark legal challenge by
drandrewboswell.bsky.social
found that the Environmental Principles Policy Statement within the strategy failed to address the impacts of
#CarbonCaptureAndStorage
.
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Ministers can’t duck their environmental duties after this legal win
Protecting Norfolk’s beautiful natural heritage is often in the news — whether it’s algal blooms in the Broads, pylons across the countryside,…
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/25507680.ministers-cant-duck-environmental-duties-legal-win/
about 2 months ago
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#BlueHydrogen
is an "environmental disaster" and
#CarbonCaptureAndStorage
is a high risk unproven technology. The fossil fuel industry is hoodwinking politicians and the public, just like the tobacco industry did by inventing low tar cigarettes. 🧵1/3
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Inside Ellesmere Port, the town fighting Miliband's hydrogen plans
The Cheshire town is at the heart of the UK's plans to transition from fossil fuels to hydrogen, but many locals aren't convinced
https://inews.co.uk/news/ellesmere-port-town-fighting-milibands-hydrogen-plans-3920197
2 months ago
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Keir Starmer has effectively blocked the
#bp
#H2Teesside
#BlueHydrogen
scheme by endorsing a rival tech development. Despite headlines claiming his decision is a blow to
#NetZero
, it's actually a boost because blue H₂ is worse for the climate than gas.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/09/12/starmer-overrules-miliband-on-net-zero-project/
2 months ago
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The government is exploring plans by
@climeworks.bsky.social
for a
#DirectAirCapture
facility as part of
#HyNet
. The
#DAC
process is expensive and energy intensive and Climeworks has faced significant criticism due to its technology failing to meet capture targets.
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UK exploring direct air carbon capture as part of HyNet expansion
The UK government is exploring plans for a direct air capture (DAC) facility as part of an expansion to HyNet in North West England.
https://www.energyvoice.com/renewables-energy-transition/ccs/uk-ccs/577823/uk-exploring-direct-air-carbon-capture-as-part-of-hynet-expansion/
2 months ago
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Octopus boss Greg Jackson says the government should
#StopFundingCCS
for energy systems because it's "a gift to the oil and gas industry to carry on what its doing, and carry on the fiction that enormous amounts of public money should enable it to keep doing it".
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UK should stop investing in carbon capture for power, government adviser says
Octopus chief says ‘enormous amounts’ of public money spent on technology should be saved
https://www.ft.com/content/559531ef-110b-4aa6-b1cb-87d98cbf618e/
2 months ago
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#CCS
is a fanciful technofix which lacks a credible track record. Schemes like
#HyNet
will impose unlimited financial liabilities and huge environmental costs on the UK and help dirty energy to sideline renewables. The government must
#StopFundingCCS
now.
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Power to the people
Opposing Labour’s climate vandalism is difficult – and vital.
https://theecologist.org/2025/sep/05/power-people-0
2 months ago
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We've raised £70k from generous benefactors to take the government to court over its decision to approve the
#HyNet
#CCS
scheme in
#LiverpoolBay
. We're aiming to raise another £30k to cover unexpected legal costs. Please donate if you can. Thank you 🙏
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Help raise £30000 to stop Liverpool Bay becoming a CO2 dumping ground – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to stop Liverpool Bay becoming a CO2 dumping ground. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/hynot-northwest
3 months ago
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We're taking the
#DepartmentForEnergySecurityAndNetZero
and the
#NorthSeaTransitionAuthority
to court. We believe their decision to allow the
#HyNet
#CCS
scheme in
#LiverpoolBay
failed to: • Assess major accidents risk • Comply with marine conservation regulations • Assess climate change impact
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Challenge launched against HyNet carbon capture development
Campaign group HyNot has filed a legal claim challenging the development of the HyNet carbon capture and storage facility in the North West of England.
https://www.leighday.co.uk/news/news/2025-news/legal-challenge-launched-against-hynet-carbon-capture-development-in-north-west/
3 months ago
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reposted by
HyNot
Oil Change International
3 months ago
🚨 BREAKING:
@hynotnw.bsky.social
is taking the UK Government to court. Why? Because they’re throwing £22 BILLION at CCS & hydrogen schemes that would lock us into more fossil fuels and impact communities. Here’s what you need to know 🧵👇
#StopHyNet
www.hynot.uk/category/med...
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Media Releases - HyNot
Media releases from our campaign opposed to the HyNet blue hydrogen and carbon capture and storage scheme in Cheshire and Liverpool Bay.
https://www.hynot.uk/category/media-releases/
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We've applied for a judicial review of the government decision to allow fossil fuel giant
#Eni
to store carbon dioxide in
#LiverpoolBay
using
#CarbonCaptureAndStorage
as part of the
#HyNet
scheme. We're working with
@leigh-day.bsky.social
on the legal proceedings.
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HyNot takes government to court over carbon storage in Liverpool Bay - HyNot
HyNot, a campaign group opposed to the HyNet scheme, has applied for a judicial review of the government’s decision to grant permission to Italian oil and gas giant Eni to store carbon dioxide in Live...
https://www.hynot.uk/2025/08/20/hynot-takes-government-to-court-over-carbon-storage-in-liverpool-bay
3 months ago
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Here's
#Stanlow
owner
#EETFuels
celebrating its highest domestic sales month ever. The same EET that continues expanding its network to sell even more fossil fuels. The same EET that keeps flexing about
#TransformingForTomorrow
. Don't be fossil fooled by its
#Greenwash
.
3 months ago
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The falsity and the reality.
#Essar
doesn't care about nature. It keeps on
#Greenwashing
and pretending
#Stanlow
will become the world's first decarbonised refinery while it keeps on pumping and dumping pollution into the environment. The fossil fuel industry is lying to you.
4 months ago
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Another example of unbalanced journalism from the local media.
@chesterstandard.bsky.social
is just a dupe in the government and fossil fuel industry
#Greenwash
charade when it credulously publishes media releases, quotes and jacked up numbers with no opposing view.
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Green project given Government go-ahead will create 2,000 jobs in Cheshire
Cheshire and Warrington leaders have welcomed the Government's approval for the HyNet green project, which will create 2,000 local jobs.
https://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/25121414.cheshire-2-000-jobs-created-green-energy-project/
4 months ago
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The government has approved the
#HyNet
#CarbonCaptureAndStorage
scheme in
#LiverpoolBay
and handed fossil fuel giant
#Eni
£2billion of public money to build it.
#CCS
is an expensive, risky, inefficient and unproven technofix fuelled by hot air and hype.
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UK Government Gives Green Light to Expensive, Unproven and Harmful Hynet CCS Project While Hosting IEA summit on Energy Security - Oil Change International
Today, while simultaneously hosting the International Energy Agency’s Summit on the Future of Energy Security, the UK government will apparently announce its final go-ahead to the HyNet project…
https://oilchange.org/news/uk-government-gives-green-light-to-expensive-unproven-and-harmful-hynet-ccs-project-while-hosting-iea-summit-on-energy-security/
4 months ago
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