R-Squared Energy

DECEMBER 28, 2021

That’s a recipe for higher oil prices, and subsequently higher gasoline and natural gas prices. Europe’s natural gas crisis. Europe suffered from a natural gas shortage this year. Russia could help ease the crisis, but Germany suspended the process of certifying the Nord Stream 2 Russian gas pipeline.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The findings underscore concerns over the role of the fossil fuel industry at the negotiations, known as COP27, which have become a focal point for deals to exploit African natural gas. billion to turn North Africa into a regional natural gas hub, and $830 million in oil projects over the next two years, the analysis found.

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R-Squared Energy

DECEMBER 27, 2023

should also set a natural gas production record this year, and exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will reach a new high. .” should also set a natural gas production record this year, and exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will reach a new high.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Meat and dairy firms in particular are coming under increasing scrutiny due to pollution from livestock, which emits around a third of the global output of methane, a short-lived greenhouse gas identified as the quickest route to slowing global heating. It also contributes roughly two percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions.

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R-Squared Energy

DECEMBER 6, 2019

About 200 countries are presently convened for the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 25 in Madrid. The Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change (COP) is tasked with making sure the agreements under the Paris Climate Accord are met. degrees above if possible. But in the U.S.,

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Nature-based solutions” is one of the only phrases linked to agriculture to be mentioned in the COP cover text. Other powerful advocates of GWP* include industry groups such as Beef + Lamb New Zealand , which is partnering with Aim4C at this year’s COP28 and has had representatives lobbying at past COPs.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 10, 2021

India has a target ofd 500 GW of installed non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030, as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-26) in Glasgow in November. Current nuclear and large hydropower capacity add up to around 50 GW.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The IPCC spotlighted the urgency of methane reductions in its Sixth Assessment Report, as the International Energy Agency emphasized the cost-effectiveness of solutions, and dozens of countries pledged to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas and other sectors in advance of COP 26.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

However, that number may be an undercount of total government subsidies, he said, given it doesn’t include tax credits, such as the $10 billion federal government carbon capture tax credit announced to coincide with the COP 28 summit.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In November, I had the privilege to represent Schneider Electric at the UN's Conference of Parties (COP) on climate change in Glasgow. This COP was unlike the previous 25 iterations, in that it took place during a global pandemic. COP is and remains, fundamentally, a policy event. Bottom Line for Business.

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R-Squared Energy

JANUARY 14, 2020

However, natural gas prices closed the year nearly 40% lower, emphasizing the extent to which these two commodities have become unlinked. The average natural gas price will be at the lowest level in more than 20 years. Last year I passed on making a natural gas prediction, because I saw too much uncertainty in the market.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

EU energy emissions fall, Rwanda gets its first mini-grid, and Brazil preps a COP bid. The wind farm will also save Egypt an estimated US$5 billion in annual natural gas costs, and help create as many as 100,000 jobs. Brazil to offer to host future COP. French Senate approves solar car park legislation.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 6, 2022

This will also be the first African COP in several years, and Egypt has promised to champion African interests, which perfectly encapsulates the issues raised above. For example, in June, Germany announced plans to restart coal-fired powerplants , in an effort to save its reserves of natural gas. Toward a Global Deal for Nature.

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Clean Energy Trust

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The COP 26 climate conference took place! NET Power is building a new type of natural gas power plant that uses oxy combustion (burning natural gas with pure oxygen) and supercritical CO2 instead of steam in its turbine. For example, $7.5 billion or so to electrify their entire bus fleet).

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 16, 2024

Fortescue unveiled a green ammonia dual-fuel ship at COP. The current Haber Bosch process relies on fossil fuels (~ 70% natural gas, 30% coal) and emits 2.4 Direct use in turbines: Japanese firm IHI and GE are retrofitting liquid natural gas power plant turbines to run on ammonia. of global emissions. 

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The revelations come as world leaders prepare to head to Dubai for the UN’s annual climate summit, known as COP, to agree on ways to cut further catastrophic temperature rise. Global emissions from flaring account for over 350 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually, the equivalent of more than 90 coal plants.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Daisy Jamieson, a campaigner with Glasgow Calls Out Polluters, said: “It’s disgusting that big polluters are so blatantly able to advertise themselves in the climate conference and make it out that they are part of the solution, while simultaneously trying to open four gas plants across Mexico in the past couple of years.”.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

On November 29, Coterra Energy and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) signed a consent order allowing the operator, one of the largest natural gas producers in the state, to drill laterally beneath an area that has been mostly fracking-free since 19 households found methane in their water in 2008 and 2009.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 27, 2021

But aside from a handful of “natural solutions” such as tree-planting and reducing emissions from agriculture, most of the ideas would promote more oil and gas drilling, expand liquefied natural gas, and weaken environmental protections. Garret Graves (R-LA) in 2018. Credit: Brookings Institution. (CC CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

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Business Green

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Conference of the Parties (COP). COP is the decision-making body responsible for monitoring and reviewing implementation of the UNFCCC. A greenhouse gas which is impacting climate change. Efforts to reduce or prevent greenhouse gas emissions. Energy transition. It is named after the Japanese city in which it was adopted.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A major United Nations report from 2018 charted out what it would take to reach that goal: reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Greenhouse gas emissions come from extracting and burning fossil fuels, of course. And yet the Paris Agreement manages to omit the words coal, oil, natural gas, and fossil fuels.

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2022

As the UK still holds the COP Presidency until COP27 in Egypt later this year, there is an opportunity for the UK to continue to show bold global leadership on climate change by bringing UKEF into full alignment with the Paris Agreement, and encouraging other countries to do the same with their own Export Credit Agencies.".

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Other objectives include phasing out coal use and generating solutions that preserve, restore or regenerate natural carbon sinks, such as forests. Another challenge that has derailed past COPs is agreeing on implementing a carbon trading system outlined in the Paris Agreement. Courtesy: Johannes Plenio /Unsplash.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Saudi Arabia and Australia are assumed to be working hard to strip any mention of fossil fuels from the final text, in line with COP tradition, while reports this afternoon indicated China was fiercely opposed to any mention of a coal phase out. They had are investing in an old fashioned technology that is going out," he said.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The Task Force put out a statement yesterday calling for “responsible investment” in the UK’s oil and gas industry, which it said would “play a vital role in helping the UK to achieve net zero by 2050” by avoiding the import of higher-emission oil and liquified natural gas (LNG) from abroad. As the COP host, the U.K.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

As part of its COP presidency, the U.K. However, there are challenges around the use of offsets in carbon reduction, and there is contention around whether Canada could gain emissions credit from exporting liquefied natural gas. is keeping track of countries’ climate finance commitments. CARBON MARKETS. CLEAN TRANSPORTATION.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Saudi Arabia and Australia are assumed to be working hard to strip any mention of fossil fuels from the final text, in line with COP tradition, while reports this afternoon indicated China was fiercely opposed to any mention of a coal phase out. They are investing in an old fashioned technology that is going out," he said.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 27, 2023

I’ve definitely copped a lot of criticism for it [working with Shell],” he said, yet adding that Shell offered him, “a younger person”, the opportunity to “feel represented” and “build more trust” in their so-called “nature based solutions”. The claim of ‘carbon neutral’ engine oil is ludicrous,” said Professor Trencher.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Meanwhile, Michigan approves a bundle of clean energy bills, the UN irons out details for the "loss and damages" fund ahead of COP, and Flexport launches a book and claim model for SAFs.    In other news, project cancellation woes abound with NuScale canceling its first-of-a-kind SMR project.

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2022

But principally I learned that though this international system - the COP process - is imperfect and unwieldy, it can work," he added. "It Reflecting on the summit six months later, Sharma joked that he had learned both how to survive on three hours sleep and "to love Tunnocks Teacakes". It can deliver.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 19, 2023

For one of his examples, Sawan chose Pakistan, where more than 33 million people were affected be record flooding that left one-third of the country under water, where domestic renewables are seen as the best hedge against insecure liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies and uncertain prices.

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2021

As the countdown to COP 26 continues, hydrogen is an area where the UK can lead by example on the global stage, showcasing the value of strong partnerships between government and the private sector on the road to reducing emissions.". We are working at pace.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2021

Post COP, it's really about the action aspect, and that reinforcement of commitment from government along with the business models will allow these projects to proceed.". O'Grady also called on the government to use the COP26 Climate Summit to reiterate its commitment to advancing projects that can curb the country's industrial emissions.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

As the CCC makes clear, new North Sea oil and gas developments send out totally the wrong signals both to UK businesses and consumers and to the wider world," she added. The UK's COP president, Alok Sharma, is being cut off at the knees in his diplomatic efforts to keep 1.5 alive - the key objective of the Glasgow climate pact.".

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Business Green

JANUARY 30, 2023

Despite the marked increase in government ambitions, CO2 emissions have increased in every year since the Paris COP in 2015 (bar 2020)," it continues. The most important line in today's new Energy Outlook from BP is the stark admission that "the carbon budget is running out".

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 22, 2023

An Article 6 agreement at COP could be the wildcard here. My real concern with geological hydrogen is that minor hydrogen content will be used to greenwash natural gas and used as an excuse to produce a fossil gas stream which contains SOME hydrogen. There has been an oversupply of low-quality offsets in the market.

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Mosaic

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The great majority of them are heated with natural gas or oil, and parked in their garages and driveways or on nearby streets are some two hundred and ninety million vehicles, an estimated ninety-nine per cent of which, as of August, run on gasoline. We’re in a knockdown, drag-out fight,” Stokes told me.

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