Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 19, 2021

The federal budget also sets aside funding to strengthen Canada’s vehicle and methane emissions regulations, as well as to finalize Canada’s Clean Fuel Standard. The budget positions Canada to reduce emissions by about 36% below 2005 levels by 2030, achieving reductions beyond Canada’s current target of 30%.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Widely known as “laughing gas”, used for its anesthetic effects, nitrous oxide (N2O) is also regarded as the third most important long-lived greenhouse gas, after carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane. TgN y-1 (approximately 10% of the global total) between 2000–2005 and 2010–2015.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

MAY 21, 2023

The plan also includes $1 billion to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings, which are responsible for almost 10 percent of the province’s greenhouse gas emissions About $215 million of that money will help fund projects for thermal waste treatment — methods that transform waste into energy that can be used for such things as heating.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The declaration would also commit countries to lobby for a strengthening of CORSIA, the UN aviation agency's flagship scheme for addressing aviation emissions through a new international carbon offset scheme. per cent of global carbon emissions.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Glasgow moved us a step closer to this goal, with almost 200 countries pledging to “phase down” unabated coal power in the final text (“unabated” refers to coal power without carbon capture and storage). Finance is shifting away from fossil fuels .

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Front And Centered

AUGUST 29, 2022

This includes a 15% corporate minimum tax, a stock buyback tax, and a methane leakage tax. This “all of the above” strategy also allows some attractive energy programs, like the rural electric cooperative loan, to be wasted on false promises like carbon capture that allow local pollution to continue unabated. Sunny Spots.

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Low Impact

AUGUST 15, 2021

Burning wood for energy emits more carbon on a per-unit-of-energy basis than burning coal. Let’s halt bioenergy, reduce emissions and protect natural carbon sinks and landscapes rather than relying on false solutions.” Burning trees to reduce our carbon footprint is oxymoronic.” Carbon Debt.

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R-Squared Energy

APRIL 10, 2021

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 gave us the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which mandated that an increasing amount of ethanol had to be blended into the fuel supply. A hydrogen economy failed to materialize at that time, but hydrogen is currently experiencing a renaissance as an attractive low-carbon transportation fuel.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Shefali Sharma, European director at the IATP, accused the biggest firms in the meat and dairy sector of failing to tackle their significant greenhouse gas emissions, and of relying too heavily on carbon offsets and clean tech fixes in a bid to decarbonise their businesses.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT REDUCES ENERGY WASTE THROUGH THE METHANE EMISSIONS REDUCTION ACTION PLAN The Methane Emissions Reduction Action Plan will aim to reduce leaks from natural gas production and distribution, streamlining operations and energy use while also reducing harmful emissions of potent greenhouse gas.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 6, 2021

As the second-largest coal-producing and -consuming country on earth and the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, India’s transition from carbon-intensive resources is a critical front in the global climate change fight. ” “Oh, and by the way, it doesn't emit carbon dioxide or methane,” he added.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Cows produce methane, a greenhouse gas that absorbs more atmospheric heat than carbon and is currently responsible for 25 percent of all global warming today. From 2005 to 2015, dairy’s gaseous output increased by 18 percent. Livestock methane emissions are also rising in some of these countries.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

That’s potentially very bad news for the climate: The huge amount of methane that leaks during the production, transport and storage of LNG means that the carbon emissions associated with importing the fuel could be up to ten times higher than for the equivalent amount of Russian pipeline gas, researchers say. Credit: DeSmog.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 18, 2023

Since 1990, methane emissions from agriculture have increased nearly 17 percent , largely because of the way manure is managed on large farms. The “latest science-based information” to which the Pork Board is referring includes Mitloehner’s campaign to downplay the impact of methane emissions from the livestock industry.

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38 North Solutions

JULY 30, 2022

Methane and Superfund. -$15 The Rhodium Group released preliminary analysis of the bill finding that the Inflation Reduction Act would cut US net greenhouse gas emissions down to 31% to 44% below 2005 levels in 2030 compared to 24% to 35% under current policy. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR CARBON OXIDE SEQUESTRATION.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Rail has the lowest carbon footprint out of all major means of transport - it has only an eighth of the carbon footprint of air travel and a third that of road. Better fuel efficiency has helped curb aviation emissions in recent years; the amount of fuel burned per passenger dropped 24 per cent between 2005 and 2017.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In August, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told colleagues in a letter that President Biden's goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 50% compared to 2005 levels is within reach, in large part due to the proposed CEEP. Analysis of the program found that it would create nearly 8 million jobs by 2031.

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R-Squared Energy

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Hydrocarbons are made from carbon and hydrogen and range from methane — the simplest hydrocarbon — to complex, long-chain hydrocarbons that are solids are room temperature. Gasoline is lighter than diesel and consists of hydrocarbons primarily in the range from four carbons (e.g., So, what is happening? What Happened in 2006?

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Gas stoves emit pollutants like nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and carbon monoxide that can contribute to respiratory illnesses. In making its pitch for natural gas, Coloradans for Energy Access asserted that “renewable natural gas” is one of the ways that “natural gas supports the energy transition to a lower carbon economy.”.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Today, one-third of all Americans live in a jurisdiction committed to 100 percent clean electricity, six million people live in cities committed to all-electric new building construction, and two-thirds of Americans support a 100 percent clean economy by 2050, a carbon tax, and stronger fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The announcement comes as Duke intends to deploy $63 billion of capital over the next five years, 80% of which is expected to support investments in grid modernization and zero or lower-carbon emitting generation. The Carbon Plan" would then be reviewed every two years and may be adjusted. Courtesy: Duke). "As Climate mandate.

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Clean Energy Canada

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The Liberal Party: reduce emissions by 40% to 45% from 2005 levels. The Conservative Party: reduce emissions by 30% from 2005 levels (backtracking on our current Paris target). The New Democratic Party: reduce emissions by 50% from 2005 levels. The Green Party: reduce emissions by 60% from 2005 levels. 2030 Targets.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 28, 2021

Video conferencing and web collaboration software is changing how companies operate their business while lowering their carbon footprint. Across the globe, working from home and remote locations has grown by 159% since 2005. million tons less of carbon dioxide than it did before COVID-19. Europe is expected to emit 388.8

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Business Green

APRIL 9, 2021

First up, the latest update from the recording station at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii confirmed concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have again hit record highs, despite a dip in emissions during the Covid pandemic. parts per million (ppm) in March, a new record high. South Africa announces strengthened 2030 emissions goal.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Today, one-third of all Americans live in a jurisdiction committed to 100 percent clean electricity, six million people live in cities committed to all-electric new building construction, and two-thirds of Americans support a 100 percent clean economy by 2050, a carbon tax, and stronger fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Today, one-third of all Americans live in a jurisdiction committed to 100 percent clean electricity, six million people live in cities committed to all-electric new building construction, and two-thirds of Americans support a 100 percent clean economy by 2050, a carbon tax, and stronger fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks.

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Mr. Sustainability

JANUARY 25, 2021

The largest carbon capture and storage project in the world has been delayed indefinitely due to Covid-19 Summary - Exxon has postponed development of the ‘LaBarge Carbon Capture and Storage’ project in Wyoming due to Covid-19. It contains natural gas, helium, and carbon dioxide.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

She also falsely claimed wind energy doesn’t reduce carbon emissions and approvingly shared an article by James Delingpole explaining why wind farm supporters were “deluded, criminal or insane”. Nuclear is seen as a potentially crucial source of low-carbon energy in the medium- to long-term but has nothing to offer in the immediate future.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

All the top green business news from around the world this week, including fresh WHO air pollution guidelines and global coal, methane and HFC commitments. More countries join global methane and coal power pledges. UN energy summit sees $400bn new backing committed to clean energy.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

is far from reaching its Paris commitment — called a "nationally determined contribution" — to cut emissions by 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025, those groups say that the subnational commitments now in place could build to a reduction of 37 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. Though the U.S. As of 2019, the U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 1, 2021

to cut emissions by 45% compared to 2005 levels by the end of the decade, just short of President Biden's goal of 50%. can nearly reach the Biden administration's goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions with the approval of a bipartisan infrastructure bill and $3.5

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GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2021

president closely linked America’s new nationally determined contribution, a reduction target of 50 to 52 percent from a 2005 baseline aligned with the terms of the Paris Agreement, with equitable job creation and the opportunity to make money. By the time President Joe Biden articulated it officially Thursday on Earth Day, the new U.S.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Drawing on that mandate, Ardern declared a "climate emergency" and set the wheels in motion for New Zealand’s public sector to become carbon neutral by 2025. She passed a Zero Carbon Bill during her first term that mandates net-zero emissions by 2050 and campaigned on tougher action this term. . percent of its GDP.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 12, 2021

Preliminary data shows that methane emissions jumped in 2020 by the largest amount since systematic record-keeping began decades ago. And despite a dip in polluting activities due to the pandemic, concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rose to its highest level in 3.6 million years. ppb rise in 2019. ppb rise in 2019.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 12, 2021

Preliminary data shows that methane emissions jumped in 2020 by the largest amount since systematic record-keeping began decades ago. And despite a dip in polluting activities due to the pandemic, concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rose to its highest level in 3.6 million years. ppb rise in 2019. ppb rise in 2019.

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Sustainability Consulting

MAY 5, 2021

With the world’s focus on cutting CO2 emissions to slow global warming, cutting methane emissions is often overlooked. But with more potential to warm the planet in the short-term, it’s time to tackle methane gas emissions. Why Focus on Methane? Sources of Methane Where do methane gas emissions come from?

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The hope is that such strategies, combined with real world efforts to phase out coal power and internal combustion engine cars, ramp up climate finance for developing nations, and expand natural carbon sinks, would curb emissions sufficiently so that updated targets submitted in another five years' time bring the 1.5C goal within grasp.

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