Greentown Labs

JANUARY 31, 2022

Cemvita Factory applies synthetic biology to decarbonize and reduce the environmental footprint of heavy industries in three ways: capturing CO 2 or methane for use as a feedstock, reducing emissions from energy-intensive chemical reactions, and replacing processes that use harmful chemicals. percent of global emissions.

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Green Market Oracle

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

A BloombergNEF report found that of the 385,000 electric buses in the world in 2017, almost all of them were in China. This has improved air quality but these scrubbers do not reduce climate change causing greenhouse gas emissions like carbon and methane. China is also an unparalleled world leader in electric buses.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

One 2017 study estimated that feeding pet cats and dogs delivers environmental impacts in terms of land, water, and fossil fuel use that are equivalent to around a quarter of those for humans. The study estimated that pet dogs and cats in the US result in up to 64 million tons CO2-equivalent methane and nitrous oxide emissions.

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Business Green

JULY 16, 2020

The target covers both carbon dioxide and methane emissions from OGCI member companies' operated upstream oil and gas exploration and production activities, as well as emissions from associated imports of electricity and steam. So it's for this reason that we welcome attempts to reduce emissions, for example flaring and methane leakage.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 27, 2020

The company now discloses “Scope 1” emissions associated with methane leakage and other emissions from its pipelines and storage facilities, but does not account for natural gas burned or otherwise consumed by end customers, she said. Mississippi Power was one of the first U.S.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 9, 2020

In 2018, when ExxonMobil announced its intention to reduce its methane emissions and gas-burning, many welcomed and celebrated the news. According to the leaked documents, Exxon intends to implement a seven-year plan, in which an investment of $210 billion will result in additional 1 million barrels of oil each day.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 23, 2024

This story was published in partnership with ExxonKnews When Susan Avery was first nominated to ExxonMobil’s board in 2017 after pressure from shareholder advocates to bring on a climate scientist, many hoped that her expertise could help steer the oil major in a new direction. Exxon is expanding its investments in fossil fuels.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

New spending on gas infrastructure tripled from 2009 to 2017, rising to $14.9 Not only are these infrastructure investments costly and time-intensive , but they’re also incongruent with climate change goals because they lock in decades of new emissions. billion per year, even as the overall U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 12, 2023

natural gas, which is primarily composed of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Between 2003 to 2017, the company avoided paying $3.1 Sempra LNG has been trying to build the project in Cameron Parish since 2006 , when the company planned to store gas in the caverns from its liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2023

Greenpeace Italy and Re:Common have alleged in their climate lawsuit — Italy’s first — that despite knowing at least as early as 1970 that burning fossil fuels posed a serious climate risk, Eni went on to promote “natural” –- or methane – gas as a safe energy source for decades. the spokesperson stated.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

billion m3 methane – enough to provide electricity for up to 158 million households, or 474 million to 632 million people, assuming an average of three to four persons per household. ” Among many findings: The energy value in 380 billion m3 of wastewater is estimated to be 53.2 and potassium 18.6%. billion globally: $9.0

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 17, 2020

In 2017 alone the US experienced multiple climate disasters which had a cumulative cost of over $300B. Net zero targets must be followed by detailed transition plans including near-term milestones for deep emissions reductions, investments in innovation and new business models, and public policy advocacy. Here’s why.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As a result, public investment into CCS seems “speculative,” because it’s unlikely to pay off, said Lt. It fell years behind schedule and billions over budget before utility regulators pulled the plug on it in 2017. General Russell Honore, referring to past CCS pilot projects that have failed.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In November, 2020, French utility Engie dealt the sector a further blow when it pulled out of negotiations over a long-term deal to buy LNG cargoes from Rio Grande LNG amid reports that the French government was concerned over methane emissions from the Permian Basin. With the world’s 60 largest private banks extending $4.6

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

IEA warns that methane emissions from the global energy sector fell only fractionally last year, despite projects to cut methane leaks providing hugely attractive returns on investment By rights methane emissions from the fossil fuel industry should be one of the easiest climate problems to fix. There is just no excuse.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2019

In my view, unless some of the older, legacy EfW plants invest in new technology now, they could face the prospect of needing expensive bolt-on solutions in three to five years’ time, or will even risk going out of business. The strategy draws attention to Heat Networks Investment Project from.

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CleanTech San Diego

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Since entering SCEIN in 2017/2018, Aquacycl, Kitu Systems, and Nuvve have secured multiple customers, built robust sales pipelines, and raised sufficient capital to support the scaling of their breakthrough energy businesses. 76 percent of SCEIN companies have C-Suite diversity.

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Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2022

The report notes that the UK has over-achieved against both its first and second carbon budgets, which covered the periods of 2008-2012 and 2013-2017, respectively, and was on track to deliver on its third, which spans the years between 2018-2022.

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2020

The company has seen demand for biomethane compressed natural gas (Bio-CNG) derived from waste sources soar by 800 per cent since 2017, and it now expects demand to more than double in 2020. Our customers ordered hundreds of new biomethane fuelled trucks in 2019 and that trend is only set to accelerate over the next decade.".

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2021

As such, it posits that investment and collaboration on a scale never seen before between policymakers, farmers, industry, and other stakeholders will be required, recommending "a target-driven structure" like that pioneered by the US government in the 1960s through its Apollo missions to reach moon.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Bloomberg Philanthropies said it would take a three-pronged approach to help accelerate coal phase out efforts, funding advocacy work in support of 'no coal' policies, supporting competitive clean energy projects, and providing financing and investment to fund pilot clean energy projects that encourage further private sector investment.

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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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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

“I was just like, ‘I don’t know if I would invest in Charm,’” he recalls telling their investor that day. “I I’m investing in the team — I’m investing in the ability for you guys to figure it out,” Meehan said the venture capitalist told them. “The They can pay to destroy methane leaking from a landfill.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

But TC Energy, the Canadian owner of a major regional gas pipeline, has asked federal regulators to approve a plan that would dramatically expand the line’s capacity, flooding the region for decades with new supplies of methane gas – even as demand dwindles. percent a year on average through 2050.

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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. Credit: Rich Duncan. In July, B.C.

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Business Green

APRIL 16, 2020

You will recall that Shell has three strategic ambitions: to be a world-class investment case; to thrive in the energy transition to a lower-carbon future; and to maintain a strong societal licence to operate. Being a world-class investment case means being financially robust and resilient. Our new ambition still means all of this.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

At the very least, utilities will need plans that can get them most of the way there, while rushing ahead with next-generation technologies: long-duration energy storage, small modular nuclear reactors or green hydrogen and methane to fuel natural gas peaker plants. It’s also investing in Ørsted’s 1.1-gigawatt

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

While utilities can’t earn a profit on some of the costs of doing business — such as fossil gas purchases and employee payroll — regulatory rules do allow them to earn a return on capital investments, like pipes and meters. Furthermore, SDG&E estimates their program will save customers about $7 million to $9 million over two years.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

To support our net zero ambition, we have committed to reduce direct emissions from our operations by 30 percent by 2030 and we will invest more than $1 billion in emission reduction projects over the next decade alone. 2016) and Nutrition and food systems (2017). in a process of continuous improvement.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Better fuel efficiency has helped curb aviation emissions in recent years; the amount of fuel burned per passenger dropped 24 per cent between 2005 and 2017. But that's not a long-term solution either as LNG produces significant amounts of methane. Aviation demand offsets efficiency gains. What does this mean for investors?

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2022

Compare that to the $146m in trades that the organisation tallied in 2017, when the market reached the end of a six-year slump. This leaves corporate buyers exposed: Purchasing a flawed offset means dealing with a wasted investment, erroneous carbon accounting and reputational risk.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

All three groups back up their claims with a 2017 study by researchers at Virginia Tech’s Department of Animal and Poultry Science and the US Dairy Forage Research Center that has been criticised by researchers from multiple fields for using what they consider an unrealistic scenario design.

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Greentown Labs

JULY 15, 2020

DSM has been a dedicated partner to Greentown since 2015 and has worked extensively with startups in two Greentown Launch partnerships accelerator programs, resulting in four investments and other forms of collaboration. Fifty percent of our electricity is purchased from renewable sources—it was only 21 percent in 2017.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Once more, a 2017 Carbon Major Report reported 50% of global industrial emissions can be traced to just 25 organizations (since human-induced climate change was officially recognized). Investors, also, are demanding sustainability in business as practices design lower-risk investment options. billion tons of CO 2e in 2018, and 13.15

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R-Squared Energy

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Hydrocarbons are made from carbon and hydrogen and range from methane — the simplest hydrocarbon — to complex, long-chain hydrocarbons that are solids are room temperature. In the years leading up to 2006, refineries had to invest billions of dollars into equipment to remove the sulfur to meet the new ULSD standards. Although U.S.

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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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Climate Tech VC

JULY 24, 2023

⚡ Fervo Founded : 2017 Total funding : $187M Innovation : Fervo is developing enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), which expand the range of sites suitable for geothermal energy production, potentially enabling geothermal to supply more than 20% of US power needs and complement wind and solar on an emissions-free grid.

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