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Revealed: Fossil Fuel Giants Are Using British Influencers to go Viral

DeSmogBlog

The campaigns have been deployed across a number of social media platforms and are part of a global effort to give “millennials a reason to connect emotionally” with oil and gas firms, and to tackle their perception as “the bad guys”. On Instagram , Campbell encouraged his followers to watch his “Hydrogen powered adventure!”

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Ex-COP26 President’s Role at Fossil Fuel ‘Astroturfing’ Firm Approved

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Former UK Energy Minister and original COP26 President Claire O’Neill has been cleared to take up a role at a business consultancy known for running “astroturf” campaigns for fossil fuel companies, despite warnings from the body that approves such appointments. Oil and Gas Industry Groups. Revolving Door’.

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Hydrogen as part of Canada’s energy transition

Clean Energy Canada

Hydrogen has made headlines globally as a vital component of future energy systems. The clean-burning fuel does not produce carbon emissions upon consumption and so can replace fossil fuels in many sectors including heavy industry, transportation and heating. What is hydrogen? This is known as blue hydrogen.

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Russian startup develops LNG- and hydrogen-powered off-grid EV charger

Charged

Russian based startup L-Charge has developed an off-grid EV charger that can be powered by liquid natural gas (LNG), hydrogen, or a mixture of the two—the ratio can be adjusted depending on regulations and fuel prices. With the electrification of the vehicle fleet, it seems unlikely that this figure will ever recover.”.

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Ex-Shell Tory MP Defends Oil and Gas Funding for Hydrogen Parliamentary Group

DeSmogBlog

MANCHESTER – The Conservative chair of a parliamentary group on hydrogen has defended the body’s receipt of £70,000 in funding from fossil fuel giants including Shell and Equinor. Stafford, who is the Conservative MP for Rother Valley, said that his interest in hydrogen directly stems from his time working for Shell. “To

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The fossil-fuel party is raging again, but Canada still needs a plan for the hangover to come

Clean Energy Canada

Canada’s oil and gas patch is partying like it’s 2008, though most Canadian drivers are not enjoying the festive mood. Commercial rents in downtown Calgary are on the rise, and long-thought dead fossil-fuel export projects have zombified. But what past instances lacked was a truealternative to fossil fuels.

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Electrifying Space Heating Will Require a Herculean Effort

GreenTechMedia

Heat makes up 35 percent of global energy consumption, and when it comes to space heating, direct combustion of fossil fuels in buildings plays a dominant role across the globe and is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Natural gas and fuel oil satisfy 60 percent of heating needs of households in Europe.