Defend Our Future

MARCH 17, 2023

fresh off the press Defend officially launched Seeding the Future , our campaign to bring IRA investments in heat resilience, u rban t ree p lanting and green spaces to the communities that need them most. They’ve spoken about local IRA investments, electrification and wildfire prevention with Fort Collins Mayor Jenny Arndt, State Rep.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Canada can rightly consider itself a leader in this respect, with Ontario closing its last coal power plant in 2014 and other provinces ahead of schedule in meeting a national 2030 phaseout target. Firstly, improving disclosures so that investors have a better understanding of the climate risks or opportunities of their investments.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Progress did seem to be forthcoming on cutting methane emissions, with more than 100 countries (although not China) – committing to a 30% reduction by 2030 compared to the 2030 baseline. One of the most significant sign-ups, Poland, later confirmed it intended to carry on burning coal for at least another 25 years.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

For instance, four waves of surveys, from 2014 to 2019 by Glocalities , compiled the answers from 189,996 respondents. In 2014, 71% of respondents were worried about the damage humans had caused to our planet. Posing an investment risk. Since the 60s there’s been a global rise in concern for the environment.

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Business Green

JANUARY 16, 2023

Announcing Al Jaber's appointment last week, the UAE government stressed that he was a COP veteran who had also served as chief executive of the state's Masdar clean energy investment vehicle and was working to deliver on the country's net zero emissions by 2050 goal. Let's keep our focus on holding back emissions, not progress.".

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Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 17, 2018

In this Low Carbon Prosperity Institute (LCPI) analysis, we explore scenarios of carbon reduction investment performance based on the revenue allocation described in Initiative 1631. The measure would rely on a robust investment program to achieve the remaining 20 million tCO2e. California’s Climate Investments ?

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

One juicy hamburger for you equates to (about) 600 gallons of water consumed, 0.126 pounds of methane released, 13.5 According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), there are almost 60 million more undernourished people now as compared to 2014. The chief impediment is that the gain is private, yet the cost is public.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2021

Both EQT and Chesapeake will seek certification from outside providers, including a business called Project Canary, which touts its ability to collect data on methane emissions and pollutants from oil and gas wells and offers a certification it calls TrustWell. But meanwhile, the industry’s methane emissions have continued to rapidly rise.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 13, 2021

The assertions also lack detail, face technical problems, ignore leaking methane emissions, and depend on government subsidies for funding. To complicate matters further, new research suggests that fugitive methane emissions from fracking operations are far higher than official data indicates. In October 2020, B.C. In July, B.C.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2022

In early March, oil giant ExxonMobil signed up to meet the World Bank’s “zero routine flaring by 2030” goal (a plan that — when you look just a bit closer — doesn’t entirely eliminate flaring but instead reduces “absolute flaring and methane emissions” by 60 to 70 percent.). How does ExxonMobil plan to reach that goal?

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GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

That’s equivalent to roughly 10 years’ worth of China’s annual emissions as of 2014 — an amount that far surpasses the 90 billion ton avoidance potential of Drawdown’s top-ranked solution, refrigerant management. Finance & Investing. After all, addressing the climate crisis is the entrepreneurial opportunity of this generation.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 26, 2020

One juicy hamburger for you equates to (about) 600 gallons of water consumed, 0.126 pounds of methane released, 13.5 According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), there are almost 60 million more undernourished people now as compared to 2014. The chief impediment is that the gain is private, yet the cost is public.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 28, 2021

On the 11th of June 2014, London grounded to a standstill. the consumption of microplastics by marine wildlife) and indirectly (landfill sites provide ideal conditions for methane-producing bacteria). So, let us do our part and invest in a brighter and greener future together. Industries Change Fast, Businesses Must Adapt.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

Public perceptions that contribute to negative opinions of CCUS include hesitancy about technology risks, limited track record, cost, and investment tradeoffs compared to other emissions abatement options,” the blueprint notes. The blueprint itself carries a long list of warnings about carbon capture’s uncertainties and flaws.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Back in 2014, Rees-Mogg said: “I would like my constituents to have cheap energy rather more than I would like them to have windmills.”. That is why we need these companies to be ploughing that investment into the North Sea.”. Jacob Rees-Mogg – Business and Energy Secretary. Kemi Badenoch – Trade Secretary.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

JANUARY 25, 2024

By Joshua Bledsoe , Kevin Homrighausen , and John Detrich On December 2, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final report that substantially increases estimates of the social cost of greenhouse gases (GHG), including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide (collectively, SC-GHG). 2014), [link]. [14]

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Despite this massive increase in investment, the project’s coal gasification process did not operate reliably during testing as leaks were discovered. ADNOC states that it will invest $15 billion in “low-carbon solutions,” with a heavy focus on CO2-enhanced oil recovery. Credit: Wikimedia Commons , CC BY-SA 3.0

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Mr. Sustainability

JANUARY 25, 2021

But in the absence of strong government support or regulation, the oil industry might not have the will to invest enough. After oil prices plunged below $100 per barrel in 2014, enhanced oil recovery lost its allure. The pandemic wreaks havoc on investments The pandemic has caught Exxon wrong-footed. But there was more CO?

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Morton, a partner at climate investment firm Pollination Group who served as White House senior director for energy and climate change under President Obama. ” Biden is likely to rework Obama regulations governing methane, appliance efficiency and auto emissions standards that were undone by the Trump administration. As the U.S.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Ardern is being watched closely : Her administration has been criticized for being lenient on reducing biogenic methane from agricultural production — notably dairy cattle and sheep — which accounts for almost half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and roughly 6.6 Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO and President, Ariel Investments.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

While Exxon has already spent millions on this project — and plans to invest up to $400 million more to expand it — Shute Creek has consistently fallen short of its carbon capture goals. According to the document, “API also supports federal tax provisions incentivizing CCUS investment and deployment.” Credit: SaskPower , CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

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Business Green

AUGUST 6, 2021

Through this funding, communities across the nation will have the critical resources needed to invest in adaptation and resilience, and take meaningful action to combat the effects of climate change," said Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. However, that ban was scheduled to expire in 2014 before it was later extended until 2050.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2021

China is already responsible for a quarter of the world’s annual greenhouse emissions, the highest percentage in the world, raising questions about how continued investment in fossil fuels conflicts with the country’s domestic and international climate commitments. Private Equity Funding North Sea Oil and Gas.

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