GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Wärtsilä defines the goal of 100 percent decarbonization as a carbon-neutral power grid with a combination of generation resources — the vast majority of which would be wind and solar — as well as ample amounts of battery storage, demand response and flexible gas power, which will ultimately run on carbon-free renewable fuels.

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Business Green

MARCH 8, 2021

Supermarket giant Morrisons has today announced a hugely ambitious new goal to become the "first supermarket to be completely supplied by 'net zero' carbon British farms by 2030". The company said it would also work with universities, farming and countryside organisations, and carbon experts to develop and share best practices.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 21, 2022

The findings, published ahead of the Brazilian company’s annual general meeting on Friday, prompted renewed calls from climate campaigners for asset managers to divest from JBS – despite its pledge to hit net zero carbon emissions by 2040. MtCO2e in 2021 – an increase of 51% over five years. MtCO2e in 2019. . million cattle, 46.7

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Property developers and chefs have today formed a new alliance to lead calls for a phase out of gas cookers in new kitchens by 2030 and in existing kitchens from 2040, which will highlight the cost, health, and environmental benefits of switching to electric cooking technologies.

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EDF + Business

AUGUST 17, 2021

C by 2040 – a decade earlier than previously predicted – the private sector must work quickly and ambitiously to prevent climate calamity and protect its bottom line. Address methane. No climate action plan for financial institutions exposed to the oil and gas sector is complete without explicit methane targets. Gabe Malek.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Of course, green hydrogen’s current lack of availability isn’t the only reason it’s not the wonder-fuel the fossil fuel industry has been making it out to be, considering the following: The only “clean,” carbon-free hydrogen is green hydrogen, and there’s not enough to go around. 95% of global hydrogen is grey hydrogen.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 31, 2020

Dominion has been forced to confront a rapid shift away from carbon-emitting energy assets in its home state of Virginia under its Clean Economy Act , which calls for Dominion to achieve carbon-free energy by 2045. Dominion has also set its own goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 across its portfolio.

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Elemental Excelerator

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Several ambitious pledges emerged to phase down fossil fuels, limit methane emissions, stop deforestation, and turbocharge the adoption of electric vehicles. Methane: 105 world leaders signed onto the Global Methane Pledge, a US and EU joint initiative to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 8, 2020

“The Green Hydrogen Catapult initiative represents a strong signal of intent from the private sector to support the deployment of zero-carbon hydrogen.” wide network of green hydrogen production facilities to supply fuel-cell-powered vehicles, including its own, with carbon-free fuel.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2022

The signing of the Global Methane Pledge at last year’s COP26 marks a vital step in reducing the impact of industrial activities on the environment. Originally proposed by the US and EU in September 2021, the Global Methane Pledge will see countries acting to cut methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 29, 2020

According to the nomenclature used by market research firm Wood Mackenzie , most of the gas that is already widely used as an industrial chemical is either brown, if it's made through the gasification of coal or lignite; or gray, if it is made through steam methane reformation, which typically uses natural gas as the feedstock.

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Business Green

JULY 28, 2021

Proposal reportedly mooted for inclusion in Hydrogen Strategy, but campaigners warn low carbon hydrogen should be earmarked for decarbonising heavy industry rather than domestic heating. Proponents argue shifting the UK's methane gas grid to run on hydrogen can help the UK hit net zero targets by using existing infrastructure.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

CCS is carbon capture and storage.). While there is some question about how dirty blue hydrogen is and will be — due to its reliance on gas, a fossil fuel, and carbon capture technology to reduce emissions from its production — no one is arguing that it will ever be cleaner than green hydrogen. kgH2 by the end of the decade. .

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Charged

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

As DeSmog explains, “there are several ways to produce hydrogen, but almost all of it currently in production uses methane (natural gas) as the feedstock, with non-renewable energy powering that production.” A study from the consultancy Wood MacKenzie predicts that gray hydrogen will remain the cheapest type in the US through 2040.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

He added that “hydrogen is really the only net zero game in town” for HGVs, since introducing electric models is “not going to happen at any scale or size” by 2040 or even 2050. They’ve got some of the biggest and brightest minds in the world developing those low carbon solutions. The companies include Shell, Cadent and Equinor.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Using renewable-powered electrolyzers to create low-carbon hydrogen can squeeze emissions out of sectors where direct electrification isn’t going to cut it. Green hydrogen could replace methane to generate heat or power. It could replace high-carbon, or grey, hydrogen in a number of industrial and chemical processes.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The International Energy Agency was clear in its landmark report earlier this year: phasing out coal power by 2040 is a key milestone on the path to net zero. On top of this, 46 countries signed up to the Global Coal to Clean Power Transition Statement to phase out coal in the 2030s (for rich countries) and 2040s (for developing ones).

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 2, 2021

An inside look at pricing in the forest carbon market Wilder Person Tue, 03/02/2021 – 00:05 On June 23, Amazon commenced its $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund to further endeavors to become net-zero by 2040. Instead, carbon project developers that act as the intermediaries between the two making everything happen.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Partner Content: For financially constrained local authorities, deciding where to invest public money to achieve net zero carbon targets is increasingly complex. methane - CH4). Hydrogen gas can be extracted via several methods, the most common of which is steam methane reformation.

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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2021

Campaigners are hopeful next week's summit could further expand the coalition of nations that are working to deliver an ambitious new international accord in Kunming that would see all governments commit to giving 30 per cent of land and oceans protected status by 2030 and bolster natural carbon sinks in support of the world's climate goals.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

But differing and overlapping terminology and meanings - including 'net zero', 'carbon neutral', 'climate positive', and 'zero carbon' - has led to confusion among investors and consumers, leaving the net zero movement "open to sleight of hand and greenwashing", the BNEF report warns. Credit: BNEF. or 2C boundaries.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Reducing methane is in the hands of a small number of large multinational corporations, which have the resources to act, writes Changing Markets Foundation's Nusa Urbancic. Methane has typically been ignored in climate policy. It also ignores the huge potential of methane emission reductions in the agricultural sector.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Canadian pipeline company TC Energy is aiming to expand the volume of methane gas that it ships through a long distance pipeline in the Pacific Northwest, potentially locking in higher gas use despite laws in western states that chart a path away from fossil fuels in the years ahead. million tons of CO2 equivalent per year.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

What is carbon accounting? Carbon accounting – also known as a carbon or greenhouse gas inventory – is the process of measuring the amount of carbon dioxide, or other greenhouse gases (GHG), an organization emits. Carbon accounting is a must for any becoming business today.

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2021

They also claim any boiler primed to run on low carbon hydrogen but installed initially to run off methane would require "no more than one hour's labour" to convert it to run on hydrogen, should higher volumes of H2 get blended into the gas grid or even replace methane altogether in future.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 9, 2022

Recent climate policies in Oregon have established the state as a climate leader, including a stronger transportation sector clean fuels standard, new zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty truck standards, and legislation establishing a timeline to fully decarbonize the power sector by 2040. 1] Robbie Orvis, “A 1.5

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Business Green

MARCH 22, 2023

Meanwhile, Jack Link's is one of thousands of companies that badges up products as "Amazon Climate Pledge Friendly", in reference to the retail giant's initiative to encourage corporates to achieve net zero emissions by 2040.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

VS: Traditionally, hydrogen has been industrially produced from the methane contained in natural gas, releasing carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in the process. They currently have 25GW constructed and a target of another 27+GW by 2040. Courtesy: Equinor). GT: How might green H2 fit into the energy system?

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

As such, CAT - an influential independent group of scientists and experts led by several non-profit organisations - warned that while welcome the various commitments on coal power, methane, finance, and net zero announced so far at the UN Summit in Glasgow risk bringing "false hope of the reality of the warming resulting from government inaction".

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The world's carbon budget is finite and running out fast; we need a rapid transition to net zero," he said. "We The announcement follows a similar net zero pledge last autumn from Spanish oil giant Repsol , as well as new short term emissions targets from Shell alongside its pledge to halve the carbon footprint of its products by mid-century.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The government should also aim to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030, and to turn UK land into a net carbon sink by 2040 at the latest by boosting tree cover, restoring peatland, and supporting other natural climate solutions.

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Business Green

APRIL 15, 2021

The NFU has announced a target for the industry to deliver net zero emissions by 2040 and the sector is widely regarded as critical to the UK's wider net zero emissions by 2050 target given its position as both a major source of direct emissions and a manager of land that is likely to be required to expand natural carbon sinks.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Decision to quit three US trade bodies stems from differences over carbon pricing policies and methane regulation, as oil giant looks to build on net zero plans. In the case of oil and gas majors end use emissions account for a huge chunk of the company's overall carbon footprint.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2021

Could Denmark deliver a carbon neutral farming sector by 2050? Whether you have a stake in Denmark's farming sector or not, the findings of the technical report, entitled A Pathway to Carbon Neutral Agriculture in Denmark , are significant. This carbon sequestration potential would cover the majority of the projected 4.4

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 29, 2022

Blue hydrogen is the industry name for hydrogen, an energy carrier, that is created from natural gas but would theoretically employ carbon capture technology to prevent the resulting carbon dioxide emissions from entering the atmosphere. But the bill, which was overseen by the fossil fuel-friendly Sen.

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Hydrogen is an important tool in our efforts to decarbonize our operations by 2040.” Today, most of it is made using fossil fuels, primarily through a reaction between steam and methane. The process releases planet-heating carbon dioxide. Instead of using methane, it uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 6, 2021

With power demand expected to triple by 2040 as India’s population continues to achieve upward mobility, fossil fuels are poised to see continued growth even as the clean energy market thrives. ” “Oh, and by the way, it doesn't emit carbon dioxide or methane,” he added.

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