DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

He currently serves as a director of the Conservative Party Foundation – the party’s multi-million pound endowment fund, created under his watch in 2009 to manage “legacy funds to support the long-term finance” of the party. New licences were also awarded this week to fossil fuel giants Shell and Equinor.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 26, 2022

consulting and PR firm, with a long history of waging influence campaigns for fossil fuel corporations, is under scrutiny by a congressional committee as part of a broader investigation into the decades-long efforts by the oil industry and its allies to block action on the climate crisis. A powerful Washington, D.C.,

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 21, 2022

On Wednesday, a group of more than 450 scientists called on advertising agencies to cut off their fossil fuel clients and to end their ties with an ongoing misinformation campaign that has time and again killed progress on addressing the climate crisis. And as this letter makes clear, they have had enough. ” Arena said.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

West Cumbria suffered a " once-in-a-thousand-year " flood in 2009. If such a mine were to go ahead, there's an opportunity to show the world what a net-zero-compliant fossil fuel industry could look like with a simple provision in its final planning approval. And then again in 2015. No, it's not that meteorologists can't count.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 28, 2023

From the Global Team American PR Firm Edelman Enabled Oil Baron Al Jaber’s Ascension to Lead COP28 Climate Conference By Cartie Werthman In 2023 we returned to our roots and investigated the ongoing relationship between the fossil fuel industry and advertising and public relations firms. Department of Justice that shed light on a $6.4

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 11, 2023

The article neglects to mention that Lawson also set up the influential Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) think tank, a major source of climate science denial and unwavering supporter of fossil fuels. Lawson founded the GWPF in 2009 and remains its honorary president, since stepping down as chair in January 2019.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 19, 2021

Campaigners said that they were “saddened” by the recent appointments to the GWPF, an organisation founded by climate science denier and former Chancellor of the Exchequer Lord Nigel Lawson in 2009 to combat what it described as “extremely damaging and harmful policies” designed to address climate change. Fossil Fuel Ties.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 25, 2022

In their latest attempt to use the Russian invasion of Ukraine to argue for more fossil fuel extraction, climate sceptics have revived an old claim that anti-fracking campaigns around the world have been bankrolled by the Kremlin. A November 2009 piece on RT titled “Global Tricks: Climate change we can’t believe in?”

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Abbott has previously said that “climate change is probably doing good” and is a long-standing advocate for coal power, the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel. Tory MP Chris Skidmore, a former energy minister who led a recent review into net zero by the government, said that Sunak risked making “the greatest mistake of his premiership”.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Other items on the list of “ten tests” include the cessation of fossil fuel exploration and discovery, although he said this was “incredibly unlikely”. Other essentials, Read suggested, included more stringent conditions on net zero schemes, only to use negative emissions technologies when no alternatives exist.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Nigel Farage ’s Reform party received £135,000 this year from donors linked to climate science denial and fossil fuels, DeSmog can reveal. Latest official records show that all donations made to Reform UK so far this year are from individuals with ties to climate science denial or fossil fuel interests.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Since 2009, Canadian federal and provincial governments have supplied at least $3 billion in public funding, including grants and loans, to support CCS efforts, according to Stockman. This past July, the federal government indicated its plan to phase out what it termed inefficient fossil fuel subsidies. Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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Green Market Oracle

APRIL 27, 2020

The oil crash of 2020 is driving down prices and contributing to the demise of the fossil fuel industry. The fossil fuel industry was in trouble long before the start of the price war between Russia and OPEC. Market realities have been signalling the end of fossil fuels for many years. barrels of oil a day.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

A board member of a new MP-backed ‘Net Zero Watch’ campaign group has said today that “global warming is not a problem”, defended burning fossil fuels, and said carbon dioxide’s “principal effect” is the growth of plants. Experts have dubbed it the “latest tactic” from the “same old climate change deniers”.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Fossil fuels, primarily gas, are a fixture in millions of American homes and businesses, but the building sector’s climate impact hasn’t received the same scrutiny as coal and gas in the power sector or oil in the transportation sector. New spending on gas infrastructure tripled from 2009 to 2017, rising to $14.9

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 4, 2023

He was also formerly an adviser to Consumer Choice Center – a US-based pressure group with links to the Koch fossil fuel empire that has come under fire for advocating against green reforms in the EU without being registered as a lobbying firm. Climate change will disproportionately affect young people.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

While the fuel is barely on the radar in the United States, around the world a green hydrogen rush is underway, and many companies, investors, governments and environmentalists believe it is an energy source that could help end the reign of fossil fuels and slow the world’s warming trajectory. "It In the U.S.,

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Business Green

MAY 7, 2021

Macquarie, Asian Development Bank, and Church of Scotland all strengthen their restrictions on fossil fuel investments. The draft document, which has been widely welcomed by environmental campaigners, forms part of a review of ADB's lending policies, with the multilateral bank's energy policy having last been updated in 2009.

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Green Market Oracle

APRIL 28, 2020

This modern day plague has also dealt a significant blow to the fossil fuel industry and thousands of extraction and production companies are expected to become insolvent due to the oil crash of 2020. Any decrement in fossil fuel infrastructure increases the likelihood that we can keep temperatures below critical thresholds.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Policies such as California's Advanced Clean Truck rule are forcing organizations in the state to phase in zero-emission trucks and phase out fossil fuel-based ones. Progressive cities, many in Europe, are building zones in downtown centers that are banning fossil-fuel vehicles and incentivizing zero-emission models.

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Grist

MARCH 8, 2021

The study joins other research showing that the drastic fall in greenhouse gas emissions associated with the pandemic will have little impact on long-term climate goals, and may be followed by a swift rebound unless countries take rapid action to direct their economies away from fossil fuels. That is very worrisome.”.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Offshore wind energy powerhouse Orsted demonstrates that a pivot away from fossil fuels is possible. Within 10 years, Ørsted has transformed from a conventional energy company reliant on fossil fuels for 85 per cent of its revenues to a renewable energy powerhouse, with 85 per cent of revenues coming from non-fossil sources.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Cumulative global solar installations have now surpassed 600 gigawatts, from around 20 gigawatts at the end of 2009. In 2009, China accounted for 2 percent of global installations. Reflecting on the 2010s. In the 2010s, solar defied expectations. Just eight years later, it claimed more than half of the market.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The research, conducted by the non-profit Global Energy Monitor and shared with DeSmog, found thousands of cases in which high-profile corporations engage in lobbying in state capitols, hiring the same lobbyists that do work for powerful fossil fuel companies. They were working for ‘blood money’.”.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The findings raise concerns over a potential pervasive conflict of interest on the boards at a time when the international insurance sector is under pressure to halt its support for the fossil fuel industry. “When insurers underwrite fossil fuels, they actually are underwriting climate change.”

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 9, 2020

For perspective, in 2009 the world consumed 8.2 Increased fossil fuel consumption made up most of this growth, with every category of fossil fuels showing increased consumption over the decade. Over the past decade, renewable energy consumption has grown at an average annual rate of 13.7%.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

4: Fossil Fuel Industry’s Racist Past. Understanding the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Legacy of White Supremacy,” was another critical story, written by Kendra Pierre-Louis and published in March. In it, DeSmog looked back on the history of the oil industry’s links to white supremacy. 6: Protecting Pipelines.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 28, 2023

Over 90 percent of Ontario’s electricity comes from non-fossil fuel sources, mostly nuclear and hydroelectricity. Fossil Fuel Revamp The website for Pathways Alliance says the organization is focused on delivering industry-driven solutions to the climate crisis. Toronto’s subways and streetcars run on electricity.

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Business Green

JUNE 10, 2022

Ecosia has also invested nearly €30m into renewable energy and claims to be the only search engine that "crowds out fossil fuels" from the energy grid with every search. The company said the strong growth was largely thanks to a rise in mobile users, through its range of browser apps.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

For decades, the think tank has disputed whether climate change is a crisis along with questioning whether human activities like fossil fuel production are to blame. The Fraser Institute featured Koonin — who after working for BP from 2004 to 2009 briefly served in the U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 9, 2021

In a 2009 House of Commons debate, he told MPs “I am not a denier – I am a lukewarmer – but even those who deny the existence of anthropological global warming deserve to be heard.” The new committee will replace the House of Lords’ EU Environment Sub-Committee, which ceased to exist last month.

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Green Market Oracle

JUNE 15, 2020

Wind is key to our energy mix because it reduces fossil fuel use which combats climate change and contributes to cleaner air. Turbine equipment prices having fallen dramatically driving down the average installed cost of wind projects in 2018 by 40 percent compared to the peak in 2009 and 2010.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Prime Minister Liz Truss is facing criticism over her support for new fossil fuel projects , including fracking , and plans to block solar farms and scrap environmental protections. Lord Wei is scheduled to speak on a panel called “Are Fossil Fuels Regaining Their Grounds? It’s part of being in a free society.”.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Founded in 2009, and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Motiv Power Systems, a leading provider of software and technology to electrify medium duty commercial vehicles, is committed to freeing fleets from their dependence on fossil fuels. Motiv is hiring for several positions!

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 25, 2024

The scientist also responded to questions from his lawyer about “ Climategate ,” a 2009 global media frenzy touched off by the release of hacked emails from climate scientists at the University of East Anglia, not long before that year’s United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2022

Now, of course, fossil fuels are not the answer. And in a country like ours, where you see the price of renewables are something like a quarter of that of fossil fuels - a quarter of the price of gas - shrinking back from the green transition is not the answer, and we need to assert that.".

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 24, 2020

A recent Pew Research Center poll found overwhelming bipartisan support for accelerating the transition to a renewable energy economy, with 79 percent of Americans from across the political spectrum saying the government should prioritize the development of wind and solar power over fossil fuels.

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