December 30, 2018 David SmeuldersProfessor of TU Eindhoven: 'Now from the gas only leads to more CO2 emissions' EINDHOVEN - If we now stop using natural gas, CO2 emissions will only increase, says TU / e professor David Smeulders. Incomprehension and miscalculation. They are words that regularly fall into a conversation with David Smeulders about the haste the government wants the households of the gas to have and the apparent arguments that are used for that. The TU / e Professor of Mechanical Engineering is providing a 'second Betuwe line'. According to Smeulders, the climate agenda is dominated by people who are insufficiently familiar with the subject matter and have failed to call in experts. "Innovation is underexposed and that is bad news for our region".