Kind of Blue​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‌​​​​‌​‌‍‌‍​‍​​​‍​​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‍​‌​‍‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‍​‍‌​‍‌​‌​​‍​‌‍​‍‌​​‍‌‍‌‌​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‌​​​‌‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‌​​​​‌​‌‍‌‍​‍​​​‍​​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‍​‌​‍‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‍​‍‌​‍‌​‌​​‍​‌‍​‍‌​​‍‌‍‌‌​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‌​​​‌‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‌‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍​‍‌‌

The real climate impact of blue hydrogen and gas-CCS​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‌​​​​‌​‌‍‌‍​‍​​​‍​​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‍​‌​‍‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‍​‍‌​‍‌​‌​​‍​‌‍​‍‌​​‍‌‍‌‌​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‌​​​‌‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‌​​​​‌​‌‍‌‍​‍​​​‍​​‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‍​‌​‍‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‍​‍‌​‍‌​‌​​‍​‌‍​‍‌​​‍‌‍‌‌​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‌​​​‌‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‌‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍​‍‌‌
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Figure 14: NZT Power emission intensity of electricity generation based on different natural gas supply scenarios​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​‌‌​‌‌​‍​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍​‌​‌​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍​‍‌​‌​​‍‌‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍‌​‍‌‌‍‌​‌‍​​‍‌​‌​​​​​‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​​‌​‌‍​​​‌‍​‌​​‌‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌​‍‌‌​‌​​‌‍‍​‌‍​‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​‌‌​‌‌​‍​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍​‌​‌​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍​‍‌​‌​​‍‌‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍‌​‍‌‌‍‌​‌‍​​‍‌​‌​​​​​‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​​‌​‌‍​​​‌‍​‌​​‌‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌​‍‌‌​‌​​‌‍‍​‌‍​‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍​‍‌‌

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Notes

CCGT: Combined Cycle Gas Turbine; Unabated CCGT based on 53% efficiency and upstream emission from UK average 2022. EIA: Environmental Impact Assessment; Values for Initial Submission and Final Submission estimated based on figures provided in EIA submissions, see report's Appendix for details and links; Estimated emissions based on scenarios from Table 1. Detailed modelling assumptions are available in the report's Appendix.

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