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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent

‘Gold rush’ for gas production threatens to lock in global heating

A flare from an oil rig in the North Sea
The UK’s new windfall tax on the oil and gas industry includes a loophole encouraging countries to invest in new production. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

Countries around the world are pouring funds into new natural gas facilities that could destroy the chances of limiting global heating, in response to soaring energy prices and the war in Ukraine.

Governments including the US, Germany, the UK and Canada are investing in new gas production, distribution and use as they seek to sanction Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, according to new research.

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