The government's recently published Methane Action Plan could be better, but it's a welcome step. It now needs to use it to bolster ambition on methane at #COP30 @green-alliance.org.uk (please ignore my wrinkly forehead)

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This is a message of hope at a crucial time. Tackling methane emissions could help us avoid overshooting the 1.5C target and pull the emergency brake on climate change. We can still turn the tide and protect people and the planet, but only through deliberate and immediate action. 1/2

For today's episode of the #GreenAlliancePodcast, heads of research @liamkhardy.bsky.social and Heather Plumpton unpack the key issues in the carbon capture and storage debate. In the clip below, Heather outlines our 3 asks for government. Full episode: buff.ly/vc6lOND

🚨 Hidden health crisis: #methane isn't just a global warming problem, it's fuelling deadly air pollution. Ground-level ozone from methane kills ~1,500/yr in the UK. Yet, unlike other pollutants, methane still lacks reduction targets in air quality policy. Read our solutions below. 1/2

Is carbon capture and storage good value for money? The £21.7bn committed to CCS isn't prioritised to hard-to-decarbonise sectors and will be 75% funded by consumers. Our new briefing and technical paper shows how we can get CCS right: buff.ly/irb1CuT

Why is such a vital industry so often ignored when it comes to industrial strategy? @liamkhardy.bsky.social, head of research, discusses why the chemical's industry needs more attention:

The chemicals sector touches most parts of our economy, and has a long and successful history in the UK. Yet, it's value is underappreciated and its pollution problems ignored. @liamkhardy.bsky.social outlines why now is time to give the industry more attention: buff.ly/olDNhmg

"None of the barriers to industrial electrification in the UK are insurmountable". In The Chemical Engineer, @liamkhardy.bsky.social, head of research, details why electrification beats CCS or biomass for decarbonising heavy industry, and what government and industry need to do to make it happen.

In our latest blog, @ruthchambers.bsky.social highlights the worrying trend of governments curtailing our ability to protest about their policies or inaction. The government must reset its approach, repeal draconian laws and bring us back into compliance with the Aarhus Convention.

A small step for the government, but a giant leap for our long running @green-alliance.org.uk campaign for greater ambition on #methane emissions. Thanks Ed, Kerry and DESNZ officials for seeing this opportunity to once again lead the world on #climateaction

Response from @shaunspiers1.bsky.social, executive director, to today's spending review ⤵️

A big week for methane thinking at Green Alliance! See this thread for our new briefing on landfill methane capture, coverage of this on the BBC by @drdavidgk.bsky.social (incl a hardhat showing how tiny my head is), a new blog from @rosie-allen.bsky.social and our big report from yesterday.

It's been a long time coming, but I'm pleased to see our new report released today. It explores in detail the interventions we could be implementing in the UK to tackle #methane emissions in this crucial decade. Methane is the emergency brake we need to slow warming, and the UK govt must step up.

Closing the Grangemouth refinery will be incredibly difficult for workers and the local community. It’s good that plans are being made to find new uses for the site, but these have started late and without much transparency. Workers and local people should be at the heart of the conversation. 1/4

What's the red thread between the @thecccuk.bsky.social's carbon budget presented by @elpinchbeck.bsky.social, EU's Clean Industrial Plan, and @liamkhardy.bsky.social's industrial electrification paper for @green-alliance.org.uk? The need for cheaper electricity. Listen here -

Cutting methane emissions is our best emergency brake on climate change, but fossil fuel companies in the North Sea continue to release it all the time, wasting expensive gas and generating pollution. In our latest briefing, we outline 3 ways to tackle the problem:

"We must resist calls to slow down the energy transition and press ahead with building out renewable energy." Tomorrow's energy price cap announcement will reveal latest energy bill hikes. @liamkhardy.bsky.social explains what this means for renewables, UK energy security & where methane fits in👇

🏭⚡ Our latest research, supported by the European Climate Foundation, asks why electrification isn’t being prioritised to cut emissions from UK industry, increase resilience to fuel price shocks and contribute to economic growth. In a nutshell 👇🧵