DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

City leaders touted the new law , which is intended to tightly restrict future use of natural gas-powered heating and cooling in new construction, as an important part of the city’s plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2030.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 26, 2020

That program, called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative ( RGGI ), has seen carbon dioxide emissions from power plants slashed by 47 percent over 10 years while generating over $3 billion in revenue. Participating states have then used that revenue to invest in energy efficiency and clean energy programs.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 5, 2024

Medium and heavy-duty haulage, construction, agriculture, and mining are all under pressure to reduce transport-related greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), and going electric is an increasingly attractive solution. Passenger cars are not the only sectors where electrification is taking off.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 14, 2019

That pollution creates a greenhouse effect that is over 42 percent stronger than it was in 1990, the report added. And while carbon dioxide hit a new level last year, it isn't the only climate-changing gas that’s on the rise globally. Tags: Robert Howarth methane fracking venting flaring Permian Basin Bakken Shale

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Read time: 9 mins While carbon dioxide — deservedly — gets a bad rap when it comes to climate change, about 40 percent of global warming actually can be attributed to the powerful greenhouse gas methane, according to the 2013 IPCC report. Tags: methane fracking venting emissions Dr. Robert Howarth American Petroleum Institute

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

a “Virtual Pipeline” truck carrying compressed natural gas mined from the Marcellus Shale crashed on Interstate 88 near Binghamton, New York, after the vehicle swerved to avoid deer, flipped over, and fatally ejected 52-year-old driver Jeffrey Lind. Read time: 6 mins On Monday around 1:00 a.m.,

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 16, 2019

s largest oil and gas industry lobbying group, the American Petroleum Institute ( API ) , was involved with a communications plan whose goal was promoting “uncertainties in climate science” among the American public. In September, API began running TV , billboard, and social media ads promoting natural gas as a climate solution.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

More specifically, the company is charged with exaggerating the stringency of its financial safeguards in pricing risks from regulations restricting greenhouse gas emissions, according to the complaint filed last year in New York state court. .

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 19, 2019

trillion in new oil and gas projects around the world over the next five years, despite the fact that existing projects contain enough greenhouse gases to use up the remaining carbon budget. Tags: Vaca Muerta Shale Argentina Total fracking YPF oil majors The industry also has plans to invest $1.4

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Read time: 6 mins Last Friday, October 11, a “Virtual Pipeline” truck carrying compressed natural gas crashed on a highway in Orange, Massachusetts, killing the driver, leaking the potent greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere, and leading local authorities to evacuate nearby residents. . “

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

On September 19, the California Air Resources Board endorsed the Tropical Forest Standard, which sets the groundwork for electric utilities, oil refineries and other California polluters to “offset” their greenhouse gas emissions by paying governments in tropical forest areas not to cut down trees.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 4, 2021

Until very recently, investor demands regarding environmental impact largely have focused on the climate crisis and greenhouse gas emissions. Most investors and companies still don’t put a price tag on natural capital, or the cost of losing it, and biodiversity becoming a top "theme" only means people have begun talking about it.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 18, 2020

million , having fully circular packaging by investing $100 million in developing regenerative solutions, and decreasing its greenhouse gas emissions. Ulta, like Sephora, is planning a Made Without list that will tag products free of parabens, phthalates and 25 other chemical categories. million acres from its current 4.5

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

I'm talking about geoengineering, and specifically solar geoengineering , which seeks to lessen global warming's greenhouse effect by reflecting sunlight, and heat, back out to space.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The process is a big hassle for the prepared food sector, but food waste is an even bigger problem for the planet, accounting for 8 percent of greenhouse gas emissions according to the U.N. Because source reduction has such strong economic benefits, the sustainability aspect gets to tag along. Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Planet Pulse

MAY 15, 2020

The transition to PlanetScope data increased the resolution of the imagery previously utilized for the basemaps, and did so without the large price tag that can often accompany tasking satellites that collect higher resolution imagery.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 7, 2020

The grid planning document calls for no new gas plants, although almost all of the existing capacity is expected to remain online throughout the decade. What's more, the state needs to wean itself off of the natural-gas plants that come to the rescue every evening when solar generation disappears and grid demand spikes.

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Business Green

MAY 20, 2021

More than 4,600 consumers across England, Scotland, and Wales were interviewed by pollster Ipsos MORI last year for the survey, which points to growing interest in electric vehicles (EVs) and their climate benefits, but far less understanding of the impact of domestic heating on greenhouse gas emissions.

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Business Green

MAY 26, 2022

The UK government's plan for achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is at a serious risk of sinking before it's been fully launched. With the Treasury having rejected a request by MPs to come up with a " clear funding plan ", there's now every chance that an already bad plan will turn into no plan at all.

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Business Green

MARCH 13, 2023

It found that 41 per cent of the emissions caused by the livestock and poultry industry - which accounts for 11 per cent of all global greenhouse gas emissions - are as a result of feed production. A host of environmental reports have argued that meat consumption needs to be curbed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.

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Business Green

MARCH 13, 2023

It found that 41 per cent of the emissions caused by the livestock and poultry industry - which accounts for 11 per cent of all global greenhouse gas emissions - are as a result of feed production. A host of environmental reports have argued that meat consumption needs to be curbed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.

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EDF + Business

AUGUST 24, 2023

This includes identifying a path forward to wean dependencies on fossil fuels, reducing greenhouse gas emissions in a net zero pathway, and publishing a clear climate transition action plan. First and foremost, businesses must commit to reducing emissions from their operations and value chain in line with science.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 17, 2021

But while Neom’s $500 billion price tag prompts questions about whether it will go ahead exactly as planned, the hydrogen effort doesn’t depend on the megacity’s overall success. Huge obstacles remain for the gas becoming a major part of the energy transition. The hydrogen plant is part of that vision. Carbon targets? Hydrogen targets!

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Business Green

MAY 29, 2022

While it estimates the price for fast action to drive down greenhouse gas emissions in the UK at around two per cent of GDP per year, it emphasises that this would still also unlock a 4.1 Today's research adds to that growing body of evidence. per cent GDP boost. "We

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 12, 2022

liquefied natural gas is “seeking to greenwash” its operations in order to portray gas exports as a climate solution and clear the way for further expansion, according to a new report. Global demand for gas has soared in the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine, sparking a scramble by U.S. A major exporter of U.S.

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Business Green

AUGUST 21, 2020

million , having fully circular packaging by investing $100m in developing regenerative solutions, and decreasing its greenhouse gas emissions. Ulta, like Sephora, is planning a Made Without list that will tag products free of parabens, phthalates and 25 other chemical categories. million acres from its current 4.5

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 17, 2021

But while Neom’s $500 billion price tag prompts questions about whether it will go ahead exactly as planned, the hydrogen effort doesn’t depend on the megacity’s overall success. Huge obstacles remain for the gas becoming a major part of the energy transition. The hydrogen plant is part of that vision. Carbon targets? Hydrogen targets!

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

For example, Ferguson offers products like refrigerant leak detectors that can help clients minimize greenhouse gas emissions. When HVAC and plumbing contractors have to drive a town or more away to get a part and there is a warranty issue, then they are using both gas and time resources as they work through it.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The process is a big hassle for the prepared food sector, but food waste is an even bigger problem for the planet, accounting for eight per cent of greenhouse gas emissions according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Because source reduction has such strong economic benefits, the sustainability aspect gets to tag along.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Our research shows that health-related costs added at least another 26 percent to the national price tag for 2012 severe weather-related damages.” Cutting greenhouse gas pollution and expanding clean energy , while also investing in preparedness and climate adaptation, is the prescription for a safer, healthier future.”

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Business Green

JANUARY 21, 2021

The report analyses the top eight industries with the most carbon-intensive global supply chains, which it estimates together account for more than half of the world's total greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

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. In addition, a 2018-2019 Fortune 500 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report calculated that the F500 was responsible for 13.34

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 23, 2020

Read time: 13 mins On February 15, 2018, a fracked natural gas well owned by ExxonMobil's XTO Energy and located in southeast Ohio experienced a well blowout, causing it to gush the potent greenhouse gas methane for nearly three weeks. The cause of this massive leak was a failure of the gas well's casing, or internal lining.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 18, 2020

million , having fully circular packaging by investing $100 million in developing regenerative solutions, and decreasing its greenhouse gas emissions. Ulta, like Sephora, is planning a Made Without list that will tag products free of parabens, phthalates and 25 other chemical categories. million acres from its current 4.5

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2021

During the pandemic-disrupted 2020, UK greenhouse gas emissions plummeted around 13 per cent, amounting to a 48 per cent cut in emissions since 1990. For anyone involved in driving the net zero transition it is a crucial document that is well worth diving in to for more detail, but here are a handful of the most important takeaways: 1.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

New technologies like heat pumps and solar panels that can save energy, lower utility bills, and prevent greenhouse gas emissions often come with a hefty price tag initially. Both programs are funded through the Inflation Reduction Act.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 4, 2021

Until very recently, investor demands regarding environmental impact largely have focused on the climate crisis and greenhouse gas emissions. That said, huge as it sounds, that $7 trillion represents only a fraction of the more than $100 trillion in global assets under management.

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