Can Natural Gas Be Considered Eco-Friendly? A Case Study of Yamal LNG A record-breaking heatwave in Europe continues to claim thousands of lives, while global temperatures are on the verge of breaching the critical 1.5°C threshold. Researchers emphasise that increasingly frequent and damaging extreme weather events are directly linked to greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels, and are calling for a phase-out of fossil-fuel-based energy .