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LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Natural gas, long touted as a transition fuel by policymakers and industry, is losing its appeal for some producers in Europe as they try to reach net-zero emissions.
Below are examples of projects that have been dropped, gas asset sales and companies shifting focus.
SOLD AND SCRAPPED
Earlier this year, Drax Group, which aims to become carbon negative by 2030, scrapped plans for a new 3.6 gigawatt (GW) gas-fired power plant in Britain, which would have been the largest in Europe.
“The future of gas power generation fuel is getting shorter all the time,” Drax Group Chief Executive Will Gardiner said at the time.