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Cheap Wind and Solar Should Prompt ‘Rethink’ on Role of CCS, Paper Argues

DeSmogBlog

The falling cost of wind and solar power significantly reduces the need for carbon capture and storage technology to tackle climate change, a new paper has argued. Cheap, abundant renewable energy reduces the value of CCS in all areas.”. by the end of the century. Renewables. The Right Kind of CCS’.

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Revealed: Media Blitz Against Heat Pumps Funded by Gas Lobby Group

DeSmogBlog

An energy trade association that represents and promotes gas boilers and manufacturers is behind a barrage of negative press attacking heat pumps, DeSmog has learned. Much of the media coverage about heat pumps features Mike Foster, a former Labour MP and the chief executive of the Energy and Utilities Association trade body.

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London building developers ordered to help fight capital's 'toxic air'

Business Green

New planning applications will have to include specific proposals to mitigate any negative effects on local air quality and protect interiors from exposure to pollution. The first-of-their-kind regulations are part of Khan's wider plans to tackle dangerously high levels of air pollution in the capital.

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The U.S. Maintains Its Natural Gas Dominance

R-Squared Energy

The is the fourth article in a series on BP’s recently-released Statistical Review of World Energy 2021. Previous articles provided an overview of this year’s Review, an examination of the data on carbon emissions, and a look at oil supply and demand trends. LNG exports grew last year to 61 billion cubic meters (BCM).

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COVID-19 and Other Crises Reviewed in a Year Over Year Assessment of GHG Emissions

Green Market Oracle

The virus has caused a 17 percent reduction in atmospheric carbon during parts of this year and may decrease CO2 emissions by 4.2-7.5 The data collected by the IGBP has been compiled in a table (see left) that helps us to seen to monitor year over year changes in GHG emissions. Negative values can be seen in 1982, 1992 and 1996.

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NorthVolt’s Battle Plan to Win the Upcoming Battery-Wars

Mr. Sustainability

What is NorthVolt’s strategy to create a European battery power basis? It is hard to imagine that this place, a test site of 19,000 square meters, consisted mainly of forest two years ago. From open-plan offices to cleanrooms, nearly 400 people are involved in battery technology for electric cars. million jobs, vulnerable.

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How Shell Is Selling the Petrochemical Buildout as ‘Sustainable’

DeSmogBlog

If you take Shell’s word for it, the oil giant’s growing petrochemical operations are indicative of its “commitment” to a cleaner energy future. Credit: Anne Rolfes In 2021, Shell launched its “Powering Progress” strategy outlining how it plans to “transform into a net-zero emissions energy business.”