GreenTechMedia

MAY 27, 2020

utilities in setting a net-zero carbon target for 2050, aiming to balance the emissions from its sizable fossil fuel-fired generation fleet and sprawling natural gas business with reductions to be gained by expanding its portfolio of renewable energy and energy efficiency. Southern Company has joined other major U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

utility can reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while still keeping natural gas as a central part of its business, both to generate electricity and to sell to its customers. That includes a recommitment to reaching its 2030 goal of reducing carbon emissions below 50 percent of their 2007 levels, potentially ahead of schedule.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 27, 2020

Previous articles covered overall energy consumption , petroleum supply and demand, and natural gas. Coal is often called the dirtiest fossil fuel. Fossil fuels are composed of carbon and hydrogen. Coal contains a higher percentage of carbon than does oil or natural gas.

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 1, 2020

The primary culprits that add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere are the coal, oil, and natural gas — the fossil fuels — we consume for energy. coal consumption has dropped by 44% since 2007. The primary reason is that utilities have moved away from coal to produce power. Consider coal, for example.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Von der Leyen announced a plan to collect up to 140 billion euros in windfall profit taxes from energy companies that produce electricity at low cost, e.g. wind, solar, hydro and nuclear. Add this all up, and we’re seeing a perfect storm of high energy prices for years to come – unless Russian gas supplies resume. Source: IEA).

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 8, 2021

These results come from a linear optimization model that uses hourly weather data from 2007 to 2013, encompassing heat waves, winter storms and other weather events that can disrupt renewable power supply, Brown noted. The big question for studies like these is how their findings might be translated into action in expanding the U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

And as a trove of industry documents reveals, Exxon is far from the only fossil fuel company selling carbon capture as its golden ticket to continue pumping its products, despite internal concerns about the technology’s feasibility. A natural gas demonstration plant in Texas tests carbon capture technology.

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