DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2022

“Investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure is moral and economic madness,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released part of its latest report on Monday. Such investments will soon be stranded assets, a blot on the landscape, and a blight on investment portfolios.”.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 18, 2021

Fossil fuel companies could face legal challenges over their misleading advertising, after a DeSmog investigation uncovered the extent of their “greenwashing” Environmental lawyers ClientEarth have put companies on notice with the publication of the Greenwashing Files. ExxonMobil – “Powering Progress”.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Nearly two thirds of social media posts put out by six major European fossil fuel and energy companies since the end of 2019 present a “green” image of the company, despite the majority of their business activity remaining in fossil fuels, reveals new analysis by Desmog.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

But as analysis today from Ember shows, the UK's reliance on fossil gas for power generation is largely the cause of surging electricity bills, with soaring global fossil fuel gas costs accountable for 86 per cent of UK electricity price increases in recent months, it estimates.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

There are no easy paths to net zero but inherent fossil fuel bias in the UK system is just frittering away our carbon budget, distorting the renewables market, and inhibiting green investment, argues Laura Sandys CBE. Audit and address fossil fuel bias. Making fossil onerous. It is lose-lose.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 4, 2022

Fossil fuel connections should be ousted from our political system so we can get on with the urgent reconfiguration of the system we need,” he said. Peers also have stakes in lesser-known fossil fuel companies. The post Peers Urged to Sell Shares in Russian Fossil Fuel Companies appeared first on DeSmog.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 8, 2019

While the real costs of fossil fuels are increasing the costs of renewables are declining. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released a study the shows the cost of onshore wind power generation has dropped 23 percent since 2010, while solar electricity saw a decrease of 73 percent.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 1, 2022

The best way to benefit the bank accounts of Canadian families is to switch to technologies that reduce or avoid fossil fuels altogether. Insured losses due to extreme weather events totalled over $18 billion between 2010 and 2019, according to the Canadian Climate Institute. KEY FACTS. The total cost of recovering from B.C.’s

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Denmark set the same goal — phase out new fossil fuel vehicle sales in 2030 — and world-leader Norway plans to make the switch in 2025. Electric vehicles will begin to cost the same as their fossil fuel counterparts between 2025 and 2029, depending on the vehicle type. isn't the only one. Pull Quote. Policy & Politics.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 8, 2019

Here is a year by year summary of GMO's Green School Series from 2010 to 2018 which includes links to articles covering everything you need to know about sustainable academics, student eco-initiatives, green school buildings, and college rankings as well as a wide range of related information and resources.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 2, 2024

The county argues oil companies’ “campaigns to deceive and mislead the public about the damaging nature of their fossil fuel products” delayed climate action for decades, robbing communities of precious time to mitigate the climate-driven disasters they now face.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

But as a new analysis today from think tank Ember shows, the UK's reliance on fossil gas for power generation is the primary cause of surging electricity bills, with soaring global fossil fuel gas costs accountable for 86 per cent of the UK electricity price increases in recent months, it estimates.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The billionaire financier is a former party treasurer and raised an estimated £70 million for the Tories between 2006 and 2010. New licences were also awarded this week to fossil fuel giants Shell and Equinor. Spencer has publicly advocated for the fossil fuel industry. The Conservatives received £3.5

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The European Union has clearly laid out its position: Climate neutrality, the Council of the EU stated last month, will require “a global phase-out of unabated fossil fuels and a peak in their consumption in this decade.” But more stands between COP28 and concrete steps forward for our climate.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

A report released Wednesday gives that distinction to fossil fuel runoff from highways, parking lots, and other land-based infrastructure, mostly transportation related. The report was co-sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute, a fossil fuel industry trade group, in addition to federal agencies from the U.S.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

And in a surprise move, the text also includes a call for governments to "accelerate the phasing-out of coal and subsidies for fossil fuels". target", while highlighting how the specific naming of fossil fuels and the clear dates for strengthening NDCs represented something of a breakthrough.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Climate Change Committee, the independent body that advises the government on its net zero policies, warned on 30 January that mixed messages, including new fossil fuel projects, have damaged the UK’s international climate standing. million in donations from fossil fuel interests and climate science deniers in 2022.

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altenergymag

MAY 10, 2021

JinkoSolar began in 2006 as a wafer manufacturer before going public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2010. The value of its brand is intrinsically associated with achieving carbon neutrality through the gradual phasing out of fossil fuels and their replacement by renewable energy.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

ROBERT RAPIER For perspective, in 2010 the world consumed 10.6 In 2010 that number was only 380 TWh. Although renewables continue to grow rapidly, they are doing so from a small base compared to fossil fuels. Renewables were the only energy category that grew globally at double digits over the past decade. However, the 5.2

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

According to the International Energy Agency, global electricity demand rose by more than 6% in 2021, the largest increase since the recovery from the financial crisis in 2010. To generate electricity, we require energy and 65% of this energy is currently coming from fossil fuels.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2024

Stephen Davies, an academic who has worked in educational outreach roles at the IEA since 2010, appeared several times in Climate The Movie: The Cold Truth – a new film directed by climate science denier Martin Durkin. The IEA is a prominent supporter of the continued and extended use of fossil fuels.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 20, 2021

French oil giant Total knew that its fossil fuel extraction could contribute to global warming as early as 1971 but stayed silent about it until 1988, according to a new study. The company publicly accepted climate science in the 1990s but promoted “policy delay or policies peripheral to fossil fuel control”, the authors found.

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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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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

But it also underscores the difficulty in converting a fossil-fueled system to one that is reliant on increasing quantities of renewables. percent in 2010, but it's still much lower than is needed to achieve the decarbonized economy necessary to combat global climate change. percent of worldwide electricity.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 1, 2021

has made the case for why utilities, not customers, should be responsible for the cost of retiring fossil fuel assets. Securitization: One Tool for Early Fossil Fuel Retirement. Securitization is a cheaper way to retire fossil fuel plants early. Originally published at ILSR.org.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 10, 2023

Overview The newest Review shows the world remains heavily reliant on fossil fuels for energy needs, even as renewables like solar and wind continue rapid growth. While renewable power expanded at record rates, fossil fuels maintained an 82% share of total primary energy consumption. growth in 2021.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 13, 2023

Now, that memo — first reported by DeSmog and Dutch investigative journalism platform Follow The Money — features in a new court brief alleging that Shell, ExxonMobil, Chevron, and BP knowingly concealed the climate hazards of their fossil fuel products for decades. degrees Celsius. Conflicts would abound.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Update from BloombergNEF reveals battery pack prices have plummeted from $1,100 per kWh in 2010 to $137 per kWh in 2020, powered by soaring EV sales, cheaper materials, and manufacturing and tech innovation.

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2020

Cutting fossil fuel subsidies and putting efficient price on CO2 would raise crucial revenue for Treasury, LSE research paper argues. It also cautions against imposing "any kind of 2010's style austerity".

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Compared to more volatile and increasingly more expensive fossil fuel sources, renewable energy power fits the institutional investors’ requirements. For the past seven years globally, more renewable power was added to the grid annually than fossil fuels and nuclear combined. Experts weigh in on the future.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2021

Latest IRENA report reveals how majority of new wind and solar power projects are now cheaper than new fossil fuel alternatives and, in an increasing number of cases, operational coal plants. warming pathway mapped out by the agency. We must make sure everybody benefits from the energy transition.".

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The oil companies “concealed and misrepresented the dangers of fossil fuels; disseminated false and misleading information about the existence, causes, and effects of climate change; and aggressively promoted the ever-increasing use of their products at ever-greater volumes,” the complaint states. degrees Celsius warming was possible.

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Green Market Oracle

MAY 18, 2020

The energy sector has not been spared and fossil fuels have been hit particularly hard. While 20 percent of the clean energy and efficiency jobs could be lost up to 33 percent of the fossil fuel exploration and production workforce could lose their jobs. percent increase in job creation since 2010. million workers.

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2020

The Sunday Times reported yesterday that Boris Johnson has called for a review of the use of loan guarantees provided to fossil fuel projects through UK Export Finance (UKEF), the government's overseas credit agency, amid fears of undermining the UK's global climate leadership aspirations ahead of COP26 next year.

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Business Green

AUGUST 28, 2020

The move comes amid growing criticism of UKEF - the government's overseas finance and credit agency - over its role in supporting fossil fuel projects abroad.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Current Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) suggest that the planet is on track to be 16% over 2010 levels of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2030, whereas to hold warming to less than 1.5C, we need to be at 45% below 2010 levels in the next nine years. formed in any process in which it would be used as fuel.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

While CCS deployment has stagnated, renewables have surged and their costs have plummeted – and so the picture today is very different to what it was in 2010,” he told DeSmog. But she also argued CCUS should be applied to fossil fuel plants too. Cheap, abundant renewable energy reduces the value of CCS in all areas.”.

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