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Djebel Issoumour - Emsien sup. (Maroc) (X 3 env.)
Ordre Corynexochida, Sous-ordre Illaenina, Famille Styginidae
On the eve of the G20 Leaders' Summit, Extinction Rebellion activists used a series of unpermitted “guerrilla projections” to draw attention to the climate and health dangers of new fossil gas infrastructure. Fifteen grassroots activists beamed infrared footage of usually invisible methane leakage from Italian gas infrastructure onto the walls of the Tiber River in the heart of Rome.
Community members from nearby Civitavecchia co-led the action, criticizing the Italian government’s plans to build a new fossil gas plant in the city as they phase out coal. Methane is a greenhouse gas more than 100 times more potent than CO2 while in the atmosphere. “Natural gas” is more than 95% pure methane.
“Moving from coal to gas is like moving from unfiltered cigarettes to filtered. What our climate and communities need instead are for countries like Italy to quit building fossil fuel infrastructure entirely and start investing instead in renewable energy that supports local economies. Italy’s plans to replace the Enel coal-fired power plant in Civitavecchia with another climate-wrecking fossil fuel shows that their real interest lies in keeping Enel and Snam happy - not in reducing climate emissions,” said Neal Huddon-Cossar from XR Roma.
The case of Civitavecchia has become emblematic in Italy of the national government's climate and energy strategy that relies heavily upon the transformation of its existing coal infrastructure into fossil gas infrastructure. Of all countries in the EU, Italy is planning the largest expansion of fossil gas use in the electricity sector between 2018 and 2025.
“Investing in methane gas today means investing billions of euros that would directly harm public health and workers. The new gas plants do not create stable and lasting employment and expose local communities to serious health risks,” said Riccardo Petrarolo from No Fossil Fuels Civitavecchia.
The recent and ongoing release of infrared methane leakage images taken by the Clean Air Task Force in Europe is part of increased scepticism about EU public funding for new fossil gas infrastructure as a climate strategy.
“Methane in the atmosphere is rising at unprecedented rates. Emissions from the development and use of fossil gas are a major reason, and some research indicates increased emissions from fossil gas are the single largest cause of higher methane in the atmosphere globally over the past 10 to 15 years,” says Robert W. Howarth, PhD, global expert on methane emissions at Cornell University.
Saldo des Außenhandels mit Energieträgern in Deutschland von 2009 bis 2012
www.sonnenfluesterer.de/2013/03/energiebilanz-2012/
Quelle: AG Energiebilanzen e.V.
Ordre Phacopida, Sous-ordre Calymenina.
(Champ de 3 cm env.)
Traveusot en Guichen (I et V) France. Llandeilo.
On the eve of the G20 Leaders' Summit, Extinction Rebellion activists used a series of unpermitted “guerrilla projections” to draw attention to the climate and health dangers of new fossil gas infrastructure. Fifteen grassroots activists beamed infrared footage of usually invisible methane leakage from Italian gas infrastructure onto the walls of the Tiber River in the heart of Rome.
Community members from nearby Civitavecchia co-led the action, criticizing the Italian government’s plans to build a new fossil gas plant in the city as they phase out coal. Methane is a greenhouse gas more than 100 times more potent than CO2 while in the atmosphere. “Natural gas” is more than 95% pure methane.
“Moving from coal to gas is like moving from unfiltered cigarettes to filtered. What our climate and communities need instead are for countries like Italy to quit building fossil fuel infrastructure entirely and start investing instead in renewable energy that supports local economies. Italy’s plans to replace the Enel coal-fired power plant in Civitavecchia with another climate-wrecking fossil fuel shows that their real interest lies in keeping Enel and Snam happy - not in reducing climate emissions,” said Neal Huddon-Cossar from XR Roma.
The case of Civitavecchia has become emblematic in Italy of the national government's climate and energy strategy that relies heavily upon the transformation of its existing coal infrastructure into fossil gas infrastructure. Of all countries in the EU, Italy is planning the largest expansion of fossil gas use in the electricity sector between 2018 and 2025.
“Investing in methane gas today means investing billions of euros that would directly harm public health and workers. The new gas plants do not create stable and lasting employment and expose local communities to serious health risks,” said Riccardo Petrarolo from No Fossil Fuels Civitavecchia.
The recent and ongoing release of infrared methane leakage images taken by the Clean Air Task Force in Europe is part of increased scepticism about EU public funding for new fossil gas infrastructure as a climate strategy.
“Methane in the atmosphere is rising at unprecedented rates. Emissions from the development and use of fossil gas are a major reason, and some research indicates increased emissions from fossil gas are the single largest cause of higher methane in the atmosphere globally over the past 10 to 15 years,” says Robert W. Howarth, PhD, global expert on methane emissions at Cornell University.
ACCIONA -Español-
Un proyecto, un objetivo: CERO EMISIONES EN VELA TRANSOCEÁNICA.
Una compañía comprometida con el desarrollo y la sostenibilidad, con el reto de convertirse en la empresa sostenible de referencia y situarse a la vanguardia en la búsqueda de alternativas que combinen la innovación con el cuidado del entorno.
EL BARCO
El primer IMOCA 60 100% ENERGÍAS LIMPIAS y autosuficiente.
Concebido como un barco sostenible desde la primera pieza, el barco Acciona es tan competitivo como sus oponentes, pero sin necesidad de utilizar ningún tipo de combustible fósil.
ACCIONA -English-
A project, an objective: ZERO EMISSIONS IN TRANSOCEANIC SAILING.
THE SHIP
The first 100% SUSTAINABLE, SELF-SUFFICIENT IMOCA.
Conceived as a sustainable boat right from its outset, Acciona’s Boat is as competitive as they come, but it doesn’t need to use any kind of fossil fuel.
ACCIONA -Français-
Un projet, un objectif: ZÉRO ÉMISSIONS DANS LA VOILE TRANSOCÉANIQUE.
Une compagnie consacrée au développement et à la durabilité, ayant comme défi devenir l’entreprise durable de référence et se situer à l’avant-garde à la recherche d’autres alternatives qui combinent l’innovation en faisant attention à l’environnement.
LE BATEAU
Le premier IMOCA 60 100% ÉNERGIES RENOUVELABLES ET AUTOSUFFISANT.
Conçu comme un bateau durable dès la première pièce, le bateau Acciona est aussi compétitif que ses opposants, mais sans besoin d’utiliser aucun genre de combustible fossile.
Dunarobba Fossil Forest (Umbria, Italy) -
Per una descrizione si veda il set: www.flickr.com/photos/leosagnotti/sets/72157628008494729/
For an Introduction in English refer to: tetide.geo.uniroma1.it/riviste/permin/testi/V78.3/2009PM0...
Ordre Asaphida, Super-famille Asaphoidea, genre Asaphidae.
(X 2 env.)
Form. Wolchow river – Région de St Petersbourg (Russie)
Dans le dédale des caves voûtées d’une vieille bâtisse provençale, un passionné vous ouvre ses portes à la rencontre d’un monde fascinant disparu il y a plus de 100 millions d’années : ammonites, poissons, étoiles de mer côtoient des ichtyosaures, véritables géants des océans anciens.
On the eve of the G20 Leaders' Summit, Extinction Rebellion activists used a series of unpermitted “guerrilla projections” to draw attention to the climate and health dangers of new fossil gas infrastructure. Fifteen grassroots activists beamed infrared footage of usually invisible methane leakage from Italian gas infrastructure onto the walls of the Tiber River in the heart of Rome.
Community members from nearby Civitavecchia co-led the action, criticizing the Italian government’s plans to build a new fossil gas plant in the city as they phase out coal. Methane is a greenhouse gas more than 100 times more potent than CO2 while in the atmosphere. “Natural gas” is more than 95% pure methane.
“Moving from coal to gas is like moving from unfiltered cigarettes to filtered. What our climate and communities need instead are for countries like Italy to quit building fossil fuel infrastructure entirely and start investing instead in renewable energy that supports local economies. Italy’s plans to replace the Enel coal-fired power plant in Civitavecchia with another climate-wrecking fossil fuel shows that their real interest lies in keeping Enel and Snam happy - not in reducing climate emissions,” said Neal Huddon-Cossar from XR Roma.
The case of Civitavecchia has become emblematic in Italy of the national government's climate and energy strategy that relies heavily upon the transformation of its existing coal infrastructure into fossil gas infrastructure. Of all countries in the EU, Italy is planning the largest expansion of fossil gas use in the electricity sector between 2018 and 2025.
“Investing in methane gas today means investing billions of euros that would directly harm public health and workers. The new gas plants do not create stable and lasting employment and expose local communities to serious health risks,” said Riccardo Petrarolo from No Fossil Fuels Civitavecchia.
The recent and ongoing release of infrared methane leakage images taken by the Clean Air Task Force in Europe is part of increased scepticism about EU public funding for new fossil gas infrastructure as a climate strategy.
“Methane in the atmosphere is rising at unprecedented rates. Emissions from the development and use of fossil gas are a major reason, and some research indicates increased emissions from fossil gas are the single largest cause of higher methane in the atmosphere globally over the past 10 to 15 years,” says Robert W. Howarth, PhD, global expert on methane emissions at Cornell University.
Photo by Lorenzo Barutta
Jane Fonda and Susan Sarandon participate with other activists at a Chase Bank demanding an end to fossil fuel funding in conjunction with Jane Fonda’s Fire Drill Friday rally. JP Morgan Chase, a financial institution that is one of the largest sources of capital to the fossil fuel industry in their quest to drill oceans, frack our land and build more pipelines.
Jill Mangaliman, Executive Director of Got Green speaks at the "Seattle Draws The Line" rally in Seattle, Washington April 26, 2015. People gathered together to take a stand against dirty fossil fuel projects in the Pacific Northwest and everywhere.
Shell sees climate change as a gateway to new profits. This is exactly the type of long-term, dirty fossil fuels project—like oil trains and coal exports—that can’t go forward if we hope to stop the worst effects of climate change and leave a real legacy for future generations. Photo by Marcus Donner/Greenpeace
ACCIONA -Español-
Un proyecto, un objetivo: CERO EMISIONES EN VELA TRANSOCEÁNICA.
Una compañía comprometida con el desarrollo y la sostenibilidad, con el reto de convertirse en la empresa sostenible de referencia y situarse a la vanguardia en la búsqueda de alternativas que combinen la innovación con el cuidado del entorno.
EL BARCO
El primer IMOCA 60 100% ENERGÍAS LIMPIAS y autosuficiente.
Concebido como un barco sostenible desde la primera pieza, el barco Acciona es tan competitivo como sus oponentes, pero sin necesidad de utilizar ningún tipo de combustible fósil.
ACCIONA -English-
A project, an objective: ZERO EMISSIONS IN TRANSOCEANIC SAILING.
THE SHIP
The first 100% SUSTAINABLE, SELF-SUFFICIENT IMOCA.
Conceived as a sustainable boat right from its outset, Acciona’s Boat is as competitive as they come, but it doesn’t need to use any kind of fossil fuel.
ACCIONA -Français-
Un projet, un objectif: ZÉRO ÉMISSIONS DANS LA VOILE TRANSOCÉANIQUE.
Une compagnie consacrée au développement et à la durabilité, ayant comme défi devenir l’entreprise durable de référence et se situer à l’avant-garde à la recherche d’autres alternatives qui combinent l’innovation en faisant attention à l’environnement.
LE BATEAU
Le premier IMOCA 60 100% ÉNERGIES RENOUVELABLES ET AUTOSUFFISANT.
Conçu comme un bateau durable dès la première pièce, le bateau Acciona est aussi compétitif que ses opposants, mais sans besoin d’utiliser aucun genre de combustible fossile.
Stoppt den Krieg! Frieden für die Ukraine und ganz Europa, Berlin 27.02.2022
Kundgebung in Berlin am 27. Februar 2022 auf der Straße des 17. Juni. Rund 150.000 Menschen standen und bewegten sich zwischen S-Bahnhof Tiergarten bis zur Russischen Botschaft.
Die Menschen protestierten gegen den seit 24.02.2022 andauernden Angriffskrieg der russischen Armee unter Führung von Putin gegen die Ukraine, sowie gegen die Abhängigkeit von russischem Gas. Sie zeigten uneingeschränkte Solidarität mit der Ukraine.
© Bernd Sauer-Diete
Reverend Lennox Yearwood, an activist speaks as he takes action at a Chase Bank demanding an end to fossil fuel funding in conjunction with Jane Fonda’s Fire Drill Friday rally. JP Morgan Chase, a financial institution that is one of the largest sources of capital to the fossil fuel industry in their quest to drill oceans, frack our land and build more pipelines.
Greenpeace Executive Director Annie Leonard speaks to about a thousand activists at the "Seattle Draws The Line" rally in Seattle, Washington April 26, 2015. People gathered together to take a stand against dirty fossil fuel projects in the Pacific Northwest and everywhere.
Shell sees climate change as a gateway to new profits. This is exactly the type of long-term, dirty fossil fuels project—like oil trains and coal exports—that can’t go forward if we hope to stop the worst effects of climate change and leave a real legacy for future generations. Photo by Marcus Donner/Greenpeace
Cedaria minor
Ordre Ptychopariida, Sous-ordre Ptychopariina, Superfamille Ptychoparioidea, Famille
Cedariidae
Dans le dédale des caves voûtées d’une vieille bâtisse provençale, un passionné vous ouvre ses portes à la rencontre d’un monde fascinant disparu il y a plus de 100 millions d’années : ammonites, poissons, étoiles de mer côtoient des ichtyosaures, véritables géants des océans anciens.
Figures 1 à 6 : exemplaires de "Marella splendens".
Sur l'arthropode Marella, voir : www.burgess-shale.rom.on.ca/fr/galerie-des-fossiles/espec...;
Cambrian Geology and Paleontology. II, n°6 - Middle Cambrian Branchiopoda, Malacostraca, Trilobita and Merostomata, Charles D. Walcott, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, vol. 57, n° 6, pl. 25.
Ces éléments sont protégés par droit d'auteur : ils sont reproduits à titre de citation scientifique, pour un usage non commercial. Publié le 13 mars 1912 par la Smithsonian Institution, Washington (DC), Etats-Unis d'Amérique
j'ai 350 millions d'années. je ne suis pas un coeur fendu et refendu par une chevaleresque rapière. mon époque, c'est le carbonifère dinantien, mais je l'ignorais alors tandis que Carteret était une grande forêt tropicale où vrombissaient les libellules géantes. je devais devenir une belle fougère arborescente, mais le destin m'a pétrifiée à l'état de thalle.
(...cette analyse de l'auteur-découvreuse reste à démontrer car pour l'instant je n'ai pas encore trouvé de paléobotaniste qui la trouve aussi évidente que moi...avis aux amateurs, vos commentaires sont les bienvenus).
nb: la plus grande dimension de l'image en coeur est de 24 millimètres.
Ruth Breech,an activist speaks as she takes action at a Chase Bank demanding an end to fossil fuel funding in conjunction with Jane Fonda’s Fire Drill Friday rally. JP Morgan Chase, a financial institution that is one of the largest sources of capital to the fossil fuel industry in their quest to drill oceans, frack our land and build more pipelines.
Ichnofossil Zoophycus sp. - Middle Jurassic (Upper Bajocian-Lower Bathonian) fine grained clastic limestones – Praia da Mareta, Sagres, Portugal
Zoophycos ichnocoenoses found in omission surfaces distributed along the “Margas e calcários detríticos com Zoophycos da Praia da Mareta” formation stratotype, from the upper Bajocian-lower Bathonian.
The constructional model for Praia da Mareta Zoophycos can be explained as an helicoid multi-spreite with logarithmic spirals, formed by U-shaped Rhizocorallium-like lamina, developed oblique and centripetally starting from a coiling axis. The spreite lamella are dominated by a micritic filling, faecal pellets devoided, very unlike the surrounding non-bioturbated sediment, which indicates mining strips activity by an endodepositivorous vermiform producer. In the Praia da Mareta sequence, the Zoophycos producers appears in large densities, certainly associated to ecological maxima, without biotic or environmental evidences of opportunistic ichnocoenoses.
Reference:
www.researchgate.net/publication/267029414_Los_Zoophycos_...
Dans le dédale des caves voûtées d’une vieille bâtisse provençale, un passionné vous ouvre ses portes à la rencontre d’un monde fascinant disparu il y a plus de 100 millions d’années : ammonites, poissons, étoiles de mer côtoient des ichtyosaures, véritables géants des océans anciens.
On the eve of the G20 Leaders' Summit, Extinction Rebellion activists used a series of unpermitted “guerrilla projections” to draw attention to the climate and health dangers of new fossil gas infrastructure. Fifteen grassroots activists beamed infrared footage of usually invisible methane leakage from Italian gas infrastructure onto the walls of the Tiber River in the heart of Rome.
Community members from nearby Civitavecchia co-led the action, criticizing the Italian government’s plans to build a new fossil gas plant in the city as they phase out coal. Methane is a greenhouse gas more than 100 times more potent than CO2 while in the atmosphere. “Natural gas” is more than 95% pure methane.
“Moving from coal to gas is like moving from unfiltered cigarettes to filtered. What our climate and communities need instead are for countries like Italy to quit building fossil fuel infrastructure entirely and start investing instead in renewable energy that supports local economies. Italy’s plans to replace the Enel coal-fired power plant in Civitavecchia with another climate-wrecking fossil fuel shows that their real interest lies in keeping Enel and Snam happy - not in reducing climate emissions,” said Neal Huddon-Cossar from XR Roma.
The case of Civitavecchia has become emblematic in Italy of the national government's climate and energy strategy that relies heavily upon the transformation of its existing coal infrastructure into fossil gas infrastructure. Of all countries in the EU, Italy is planning the largest expansion of fossil gas use in the electricity sector between 2018 and 2025.
“Investing in methane gas today means investing billions of euros that would directly harm public health and workers. The new gas plants do not create stable and lasting employment and expose local communities to serious health risks,” said Riccardo Petrarolo from No Fossil Fuels Civitavecchia.
The recent and ongoing release of infrared methane leakage images taken by the Clean Air Task Force in Europe is part of increased scepticism about EU public funding for new fossil gas infrastructure as a climate strategy.
“Methane in the atmosphere is rising at unprecedented rates. Emissions from the development and use of fossil gas are a major reason, and some research indicates increased emissions from fossil gas are the single largest cause of higher methane in the atmosphere globally over the past 10 to 15 years,” says Robert W. Howarth, PhD, global expert on methane emissions at Cornell University.
Photo by Lorenzo Barutta
On the eve of the G20 Leaders' Summit, Extinction Rebellion activists used a series of unpermitted “guerrilla projections” to draw attention to the climate and health dangers of new fossil gas infrastructure. Fifteen grassroots activists beamed infrared footage of usually invisible methane leakage from Italian gas infrastructure onto the walls of the Tiber River in the heart of Rome.
Community members from nearby Civitavecchia co-led the action, criticizing the Italian government’s plans to build a new fossil gas plant in the city as they phase out coal. Methane is a greenhouse gas more than 100 times more potent than CO2 while in the atmosphere. “Natural gas” is more than 95% pure methane.
“Moving from coal to gas is like moving from unfiltered cigarettes to filtered. What our climate and communities need instead are for countries like Italy to quit building fossil fuel infrastructure entirely and start investing instead in renewable energy that supports local economies. Italy’s plans to replace the Enel coal-fired power plant in Civitavecchia with another climate-wrecking fossil fuel shows that their real interest lies in keeping Enel and Snam happy - not in reducing climate emissions,” said Neal Huddon-Cossar from XR Roma.
The case of Civitavecchia has become emblematic in Italy of the national government's climate and energy strategy that relies heavily upon the transformation of its existing coal infrastructure into fossil gas infrastructure. Of all countries in the EU, Italy is planning the largest expansion of fossil gas use in the electricity sector between 2018 and 2025.
“Investing in methane gas today means investing billions of euros that would directly harm public health and workers. The new gas plants do not create stable and lasting employment and expose local communities to serious health risks,” said Riccardo Petrarolo from No Fossil Fuels Civitavecchia.
The recent and ongoing release of infrared methane leakage images taken by the Clean Air Task Force in Europe is part of increased scepticism about EU public funding for new fossil gas infrastructure as a climate strategy.
“Methane in the atmosphere is rising at unprecedented rates. Emissions from the development and use of fossil gas are a major reason, and some research indicates increased emissions from fossil gas are the single largest cause of higher methane in the atmosphere globally over the past 10 to 15 years,” says Robert W. Howarth, PhD, global expert on methane emissions at Cornell University.
Photo By Lorenzo Barutta
On the eve of the G20 Leaders' Summit, Extinction Rebellion activists used a series of unpermitted “guerrilla projections” to draw attention to the climate and health dangers of new fossil gas infrastructure. Fifteen grassroots activists beamed infrared footage of usually invisible methane leakage from Italian gas infrastructure onto the walls of the Tiber River in the heart of Rome.
Community members from nearby Civitavecchia co-led the action, criticizing the Italian government’s plans to build a new fossil gas plant in the city as they phase out coal. Methane is a greenhouse gas more than 100 times more potent than CO2 while in the atmosphere. “Natural gas” is more than 95% pure methane.
“Moving from coal to gas is like moving from unfiltered cigarettes to filtered. What our climate and communities need instead are for countries like Italy to quit building fossil fuel infrastructure entirely and start investing instead in renewable energy that supports local economies. Italy’s plans to replace the Enel coal-fired power plant in Civitavecchia with another climate-wrecking fossil fuel shows that their real interest lies in keeping Enel and Snam happy - not in reducing climate emissions,” said Neal Huddon-Cossar from XR Roma.
The case of Civitavecchia has become emblematic in Italy of the national government's climate and energy strategy that relies heavily upon the transformation of its existing coal infrastructure into fossil gas infrastructure. Of all countries in the EU, Italy is planning the largest expansion of fossil gas use in the electricity sector between 2018 and 2025.
“Investing in methane gas today means investing billions of euros that would directly harm public health and workers. The new gas plants do not create stable and lasting employment and expose local communities to serious health risks,” said Riccardo Petrarolo from No Fossil Fuels Civitavecchia.
The recent and ongoing release of infrared methane leakage images taken by the Clean Air Task Force in Europe is part of increased scepticism about EU public funding for new fossil gas infrastructure as a climate strategy.
“Methane in the atmosphere is rising at unprecedented rates. Emissions from the development and use of fossil gas are a major reason, and some research indicates increased emissions from fossil gas are the single largest cause of higher methane in the atmosphere globally over the past 10 to 15 years,” says Robert W. Howarth, PhD, global expert on methane emissions at Cornell University.
On the eve of the G20 Leaders' Summit, Extinction Rebellion activists used a series of unpermitted “guerrilla projections” to draw attention to the climate and health dangers of new fossil gas infrastructure. Fifteen grassroots activists beamed infrared footage of usually invisible methane leakage from Italian gas infrastructure onto the walls of the Tiber River in the heart of Rome.
Community members from nearby Civitavecchia co-led the action, criticizing the Italian government’s plans to build a new fossil gas plant in the city as they phase out coal. Methane is a greenhouse gas more than 100 times more potent than CO2 while in the atmosphere. “Natural gas” is more than 95% pure methane.
“Moving from coal to gas is like moving from unfiltered cigarettes to filtered. What our climate and communities need instead are for countries like Italy to quit building fossil fuel infrastructure entirely and start investing instead in renewable energy that supports local economies. Italy’s plans to replace the Enel coal-fired power plant in Civitavecchia with another climate-wrecking fossil fuel shows that their real interest lies in keeping Enel and Snam happy - not in reducing climate emissions,” said Neal Huddon-Cossar from XR Roma.
The case of Civitavecchia has become emblematic in Italy of the national government's climate and energy strategy that relies heavily upon the transformation of its existing coal infrastructure into fossil gas infrastructure. Of all countries in the EU, Italy is planning the largest expansion of fossil gas use in the electricity sector between 2018 and 2025.
“Investing in methane gas today means investing billions of euros that would directly harm public health and workers. The new gas plants do not create stable and lasting employment and expose local communities to serious health risks,” said Riccardo Petrarolo from No Fossil Fuels Civitavecchia.
The recent and ongoing release of infrared methane leakage images taken by the Clean Air Task Force in Europe is part of increased scepticism about EU public funding for new fossil gas infrastructure as a climate strategy.
“Methane in the atmosphere is rising at unprecedented rates. Emissions from the development and use of fossil gas are a major reason, and some research indicates increased emissions from fossil gas are the single largest cause of higher methane in the atmosphere globally over the past 10 to 15 years,” says Robert W. Howarth, PhD, global expert on methane emissions at Cornell University.
On the eve of the G20 Leaders' Summit, Extinction Rebellion activists used a series of unpermitted “guerrilla projections” to draw attention to the climate and health dangers of new fossil gas infrastructure. Fifteen grassroots activists beamed infrared footage of usually invisible methane leakage from Italian gas infrastructure onto the walls of the Tiber River in the heart of Rome.
Community members from nearby Civitavecchia co-led the action, criticizing the Italian government’s plans to build a new fossil gas plant in the city as they phase out coal. Methane is a greenhouse gas more than 100 times more potent than CO2 while in the atmosphere. “Natural gas” is more than 95% pure methane.
“Moving from coal to gas is like moving from unfiltered cigarettes to filtered. What our climate and communities need instead are for countries like Italy to quit building fossil fuel infrastructure entirely and start investing instead in renewable energy that supports local economies. Italy’s plans to replace the Enel coal-fired power plant in Civitavecchia with another climate-wrecking fossil fuel shows that their real interest lies in keeping Enel and Snam happy - not in reducing climate emissions,” said Neal Huddon-Cossar from XR Roma.
The case of Civitavecchia has become emblematic in Italy of the national government's climate and energy strategy that relies heavily upon the transformation of its existing coal infrastructure into fossil gas infrastructure. Of all countries in the EU, Italy is planning the largest expansion of fossil gas use in the electricity sector between 2018 and 2025.
“Investing in methane gas today means investing billions of euros that would directly harm public health and workers. The new gas plants do not create stable and lasting employment and expose local communities to serious health risks,” said Riccardo Petrarolo from No Fossil Fuels Civitavecchia.
The recent and ongoing release of infrared methane leakage images taken by the Clean Air Task Force in Europe is part of increased scepticism about EU public funding for new fossil gas infrastructure as a climate strategy.
“Methane in the atmosphere is rising at unprecedented rates. Emissions from the development and use of fossil gas are a major reason, and some research indicates increased emissions from fossil gas are the single largest cause of higher methane in the atmosphere globally over the past 10 to 15 years,” says Robert W. Howarth, PhD, global expert on methane emissions at Cornell University.
Photo By Lorenzo Barutta