DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Within hours of Canada’s federal government announcing key details during COP28 about its plans to cap greenhouse gas emissions within the oil and gas sector, the country’s top conservative think tanks started sounding the alarm. “Capping the energy sector’s emissions would deprive Canada of over $6.0 billion a year,” declared a media release from the Quebec-based Montreal Economic Institute, which was soon quoted extensively by the media outlet Business in Vancouver.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Hydrogen fuel is often hailed as a game-changer in the pursuit of clean energy and a sustainable future. Its potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change is undeniable.  The United Kingdom, with its significant capabilities and potential for innovation, possesses a promising opportunity to assume a leading role on the global stage in the field of hydrogen technology.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Guerrilla leader turned president says, faced with having to reduce their carbon consumption, upper classes fear ‘the barbarians are coming’ Middle-class fears of losing a high standard of living because of green policies is driving the rise of the far right across the world, the president of Colombia has warned. In a wide-ranging interview with the Guardian at the Cop28 UN climate summit, Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first leftwing president, said the world had to find carbon-free ways of being pr

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Financial Times: Energy

DECEMBER 9, 2023

EU ministers criticise Opec over attempts to switch emphasis to emissions as tensions mount at climate talks in Dubai

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Climate activists likely to be concerned by another fossil fuel-reliant country taking over summit presidency Azerbaijan has been announced as the host of next year’s climate summit after fraught negotiations. Under UN rules it was eastern Europe’s turn to take over the rotating presidency but the groups need to unanimously decide on the host. Russia had blocked EU countries and Azerbaijan and Armenia were blocking each other’s bids.

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Financial Times: Energy

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Summit president Sultan al-Jaber’s plans to reduce climate goals’ gap ‘not good enough’, warns energy agency’s chief

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Financial Times: Energy

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Prices of nuclear commodity at 15-year high as governments scramble to secure sources of fuel for power stations

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 9, 2023

But country’s climate envoy, Xie Zhenhua, would not say whether it would support phase-out wording in climate deal Cop28 live – latest updates China would like to see nations agree to substitute renewable energy for fossil fuels, the country’s chief climate official has said, as nations wrangled over the weekend on the wording of a deal on the climate crisis.

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Financial Times: Energy

DECEMBER 9, 2023

South Africa’s Secunda plant has higher emissions than Portugal but investors are piling on pressure for change

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Saudi Arabian electric utility company and NEOM subsidiary ENOWA has announced development of a blueprint for a high-voltage smart grid “that has never been built in the world.” This is according to ENOWA’s CEO Peter Terium, who in a video interview with Arab News on the side of COP28 said the blueprint will be applied to the NEOM region, a new urban area planned by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to be built in its northwestern Tabuk Province.

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Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.

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Financial Times: Energy

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Lifting of annual production cap fuels demand for the commodity, despite crisis in China’s property sector

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 9, 2023

The prospect of halving demand for coal is a goal worth striving for, but governments must stay the course In the past week almost 120 global leaders have pledged to triple the world’s renewable energy capacity before 2030 in a bold attempt to slash the global consumption of fossil fuels. As the second half of the Cop28 UN climate conference in Dubai unfolds in the week ahead, more countries may join the calls for a global target of 11 terawatts (TW) of renewable power by the end of the decade,

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Financial Times: Energy

DECEMBER 9, 2023

The technology remains years away from commercialisation but it has industry backing

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2023

High Ambition Coalition of nations is continuing to push for a commitment to 'phase out' fossil fuels, but fierce opposition from OPEC has fuelled fears a compromise deal could prove elusive

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Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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Financial Times: Energy

DECEMBER 9, 2023

How a shadow fleet undermined the price cap

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Energy Central

DECEMBER 9, 2023

International trade and green hydrogen | IRENA Green hydrogen could play a key role in achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement by mid-century, i.e., to pursue efforts to limit the increase in the global average temperature to 1.5°C, and to well below 2°C, above pre-industrial levels. Hydrogen production.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2023

It has been exactly a year since countries agreed to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 - but is the breakthrough achieved in Montreal impacting negotiations in Dubai?

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 9, 2023

While some truckers say it gives them more power and range, the tech still lags behind battery electrics. As the transport industry in California works to decarbonize to meet climate goals, truckers are looking to alternatives to conventional diesel engines and are finding hydrogen fuel cells increasingly appealing. The technology remains new and there isn’t much in terms of a refueling network yet.

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Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Environment Secretary Steve Barclay defends UK's record on nature protection at COP28, as Defra confirms list of commodities targeted by proposed rules to combat deforestation in supply chains

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2023

There’s only a few days to go before Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber , the first oil executive to preside over UN climate negotiations, brings down his gavel in Dubai. While COP28 delegates have been wrangling over the wording of the all-important text, DeSmog has been tracking an overlooked factor in climate diplomacy: the role of the advertising and public relations (PR) industry in shaping perceptions of key players.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 9, 2023

When companies first started offering unattended rental scooters, it was kind of chaotic. After watching Uber worm its way into. [continued] The post Winterthur, Switzerland Shows One Way To Keep Rental Scooter Quality High appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 9, 2023

General Motors and Autocar Industries, LLC recently entered into a collaborative development agreement to craft a lineup of heavy duty. [continued] The post GM To Partner With Autocar For Heavy Duty Work Vehicles appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Rivian is currently at around 50,000 vehicle sales a year. That’s more or less the total number of sales the. [continued] The post Rivian Focusing On Cheaper Batteries, Lays Off 20 Members of Battery Team appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Earlier this year, Electrify America changed the pricing structure for EV charging. Instead of charging a flat-rate across all stations, [continued] The post Electrify Canada Switches To kWh Pricing appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 9, 2023

We love covering electric vehicle sales and new electric vehicle models, but something we get to cover much less is. [continued] The post 1.8 Million Barrels of Oil a Day Avoided from Electric Vehicles appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Electric vehicle sales continue to grow faster than most people expected, even faster than professional analysts in the field expected, [continued] The post EV Sales Growing Faster Than Expected — Charts appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 9, 2023

New York City has approved a change in its zoning laws that will allow solar panel canopies over parking lots in the city. The post New York City Makes 8,500 Acres Of Parking Lots Eligible For Solar Canopy Development appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 9, 2023

News of the end of the Chevy Bolt in April caused much consternation among its diehard fans. The affordable EV, [continued] The post 2025 Reintroduced Chevy Bolt Will Be Strictly The EUV appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 9, 2023

2023 has made it clear that electrified motorsports are here to stay, from pushing the boundaries on technology to putting. [continued] The post Electric Racing — A Year In Review appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Volkswagen is experiencing growing pains with its entry level electric cars, the ID.3 and Cupra Born, which have led to production cuts. The post Volkswagen Suspends Production Of ID.3 And Cupra Born For The Rest Of 2023 appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Massachusetts is the first state to approve a plan to phase out natural gas as a source for heating residential buildings. The post Massachusetts Decides To Move Away From Natural Gas (Methane) For Residential Use appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Way back when the Volkswagen ID.3 was first shown, Volkswagen execs also highlighted eventual bidirectional charging. Now, we’re getting there, [continued] The post Volkswagen ID Models Get Vehicle-to-Home Opportunity appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Testing is under way for a radical new floating offshore wind turbine aimed at making wind power more affordable and accessible. The post Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Keep Getting Weirder (And That’s A Good Thing) appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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