Air pollution caused by fossil fuels kills millions
Inhabitat - Innovation
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
A new study has found that more than 8 million people died in 2018 from poor air quality caused by fossil fuel combustion.
Report: As Climate Crisis Expands, Canada Still Hands Billions to Fossil Fuel Industry
DeSmogBlog
MARCH 27, 2024
billion supporting the fossil fuel and petrochemical industry. To put that in context, Environmental Defence’s “Canada’s Fossil Fuel Funding in 2023” report estimates that the Canadian government’s accumulated subsidies to the oil and gas sector over the last four years was at least $65 billion.
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Fossil Fuel Air Pollution Linked to 1 in 5 Deaths Globally, New Study Reveals
DeSmogBlog
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Read time: 5 mins Fossil fuel air pollution is responsible for roughly one in five deaths worldwide, a much higher death toll than previously thought, according to a new study published Tuesday.
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The world came tantalizingly close to a deal to phase out fossil fuels
The Verge: Energy
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The beginning of the end for fossil fuels? This text is a step forward on our path towards phasing out fossil fuels, but is not the historic decision we hoped for.” More than 100 countries came to the table pushing for an official agreement to “phase out fossil fuels.”
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Fossil Fuel-Linked Companies Dominate Sponsorship of COP27
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
The findings underscore concerns over the role of the fossil fuel industry at the negotiations, known as COP27, which have become a focal point for deals to exploit African natural gas. These talks are supposed to be about moving us away from fossil fuels, phasing them out,” Sabido told DeSmog. Social license.
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Reuters, New York Times Top List of Fossil Fuel Industry’s Media Enablers
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 5, 2023
According to Saudi Aramco’s podcast, the fossil fuel industry is innovating new climate solutions, and BP’s podcast proclaims more of the same. A 2018 Boston University study found that only one in 10 people recognized native advertising as advertising, rather than reporting. and Europe.
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Revealed: Fossil Fuel Giants Are Using British Influencers to go Viral
DeSmogBlog
JULY 27, 2023
DeSmog analysed examples of more than 100 influencers being paid to promote fossil fuel firms worldwide since 2017, from the US to Malaysia, in campaigns that have reached billions of people. million since June 2018. percent of their annual capital expenditures in low carbon technologies between 2010 and 2018.
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Oregon County Sues Fossil Fuel Entities and Enablers for Contributing to Deadly 2021 Heatwave
DeSmogBlog
JUNE 22, 2023
In this new lawsuit , it seeks to hold fossil fuel companies and their “misinformation agents” accountable for the unprecedented 2021 heat dome that saw temperatures in the county reach 116º Fahrenheit. The consulting firm has also served the fossil fuel industry.
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Fossil Fuel Linked Donors Gift Half a Million to Conservative Party
DeSmogBlog
MARCH 2, 2023
The Conservative Party has received more than £632,000 in new donations from individuals and firms tied to polluting industries, DeSmog can reveal. Caroline Lucas, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, said donations from polluting industries represented a “dangerous conflict of interest”. Additional research by Clare Carlile.
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World Bank Continues Financing Fossil Fuels Despite Climate Crisis
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 6, 2022
billion into fossil fuel projects around the world since the Paris Climate Agreement was signed in 2015, undercutting global efforts to combat the worsening climate crisis. billion in loan guarantees to protect investors in 2018, helping to push TANAP forward, a move that will triple Azerbaijan’s gas exports, according to the report.
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Top U.S. Law Schools Accused of Creating a Student ‘Pipeline’ into Firms Serving Fossil Fuel Industry
DeSmogBlog
MARCH 9, 2023
Elite law schools in the United States are disproportionately funneling their students into jobs serving fossil fuel clients, according to a new report published Thursday. law firms for their representation of fossil fuel clients. law firms (known as the Vault 100) according to their work for the fossil fuel industry.
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New Scientist Festival Shuns Fossil Fuel Sponsorship After Campaign Pressure
DeSmogBlog
MARCH 11, 2022
The New Scientist magazine has quietly dropped fossil fuel sponsorship of its science festival amid mounting pressure from climate campaigners. The 2019 event had previously listed BP as a “zone sponsor” along with BAE Systems, while Shell sponsored the event’s “Earth Zone” in 2018.
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‘We are at a crossroads’: New IPCC report says it’s fossil fuels or our future
Grist
APRIL 4, 2022
Greenhouse gas emissions must peak within the next three years, and in the next eight, the world must push fossil fuels aside, rapidly scaling up the use of clean energy like wind and solar. This is a significant decrease from 2018, when the panel predicted a 55 percent chance of staying below that threshold. degrees Celsius (2.7
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Toxic air from fossil fuels responsible for air pollution crisis, study warns
Business Green
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
Researchers estimate that toxic air produced by burning fossil fuels causes an estimated 4.5 Burning fossil fuels is not just driving climate change, it is also generating an air pollution crisis that is wiping trillions of dollars from the world economy every year. Other pollutants also pose a threat.
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Only Two in 200 ‘Green Zone’ Events at COP26 Mention Fossil Fuels
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 6, 2021
The UK organisers of the upcoming COP26 climate summit have come under fire for approving just two events that refer to fossil fuels, the primary driver of climate change, in a programme of public events happening alongside the main conference. In 2018, 89 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions came from fossil fuels and industry.
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Leading Think Tank Met With Minister Over North Sea Energy While Funded by Fossil Fuel Interests
DeSmogBlog
AUGUST 3, 2023
Policy Exchange, one of Westminster’s most prominent think tanks, engaged in a high-level influencing campaign over the UK’s North Sea oil and gas policies while being funded by fossil fuel interests, DeSmog can reveal. Fossil fuel firms tout CCUS and hydrogen as green energy solutions, yet the reality is more complicated.
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A tech-backed mission to monitor methane pollution launches today
The Verge: Energy
MARCH 4, 2024
Image: MethaneSAT via EDF A mission to map and track global methane pollution, a powerful greenhouse gas, is scheduled to launch today after years of collaboration between some of the biggest names in tech. Google announced a partnership with EDF last month to create a global map of methane pollution from oil and gas infrastructure.
Mapped: Europe’s Fossil Fuel-Backed Hydrogen Lobby
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 10, 2021
An in-depth article by the website Carbon Brief argues that the fuel is unlikely to be taken up universally, particularly as “the volume required to satisfy all the possible applications for low-carbon hydrogen would likely far exceed the amount available, even if production is significantly scaled up.”. Credit: Gaia Lamperti.
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Air pollution caused by fossil fuels kills millions
AGreenLiving
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
New research has revealed that fossil fuel pollution caused approximately 8.7 million deaths in 2018. Experts found that countries that burn fossil fuels heavily for manufacturing and transport are the most affected. and many developed countries in Europe recorded 1 of every 10 deaths due to air pollution.
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The Greenwashing Files: Fossil Fuel Giants Accused of ‘Deceptive’ Advertising
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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Revealed: Two Thirds of Online Posts from Six Major European Fossil Fuel Companies ‘Greenwashing’
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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Fossil Fuel Companies in UK Awarded £150 Million of Public Money ‘to Find New Ways to Extract Oil, Coal and Gas’
DeSmogBlog
MAY 21, 2021
The UK government gave over £150 million in tax breaks to fossil fuel companies in the space of three years, new research has found. A new paper out today reveals that tax credits for fossil fuel extractive companies to conduct research and development (R&D) increased by around £20 million year on year between 2014 and 2016.
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Air pollution on track to exceed limits at 4 out of 5 Breathe London sites
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 17, 2020
The two cars have been driving London’s streets, measuring air pollution, since 2018. Advocacy group Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDFE) together with Mayor Sadiq Khan have released the second wave of data from Breathe London , an ambitious collaborative project to measure and map air pollution across the capital.
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Investigation: Majority of Directors of World’s Top Insurance Companies Tied to Polluting Industries
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Just over half of all directors at 30 of the world’s largest insurance companies have affiliations to polluting companies and organisations, reveals an investigation by DeSmog, including several individuals holding senior roles at some of the world’s largest energy companies.
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How Nuclear Enabled Hydrogen (NEH) Will Save The Planet
Energy Central
JUNE 30, 2023
And save trillions of wasted $s per year & millions of premature deaths per year that are a direct result of burning fossil fuels (FFs): “…The unhealthy levels of fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide originate mainly from the burning of fossil fuels.
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City leaders invited to discover benefits of real-time monitoring of GHGs and pollutants
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Currently, most data on GHG emissions is calculated based on consumption of fossil fuels and is only available months or years later, whereas sensor networks offer the opportunity for direct, real-time atmospheric observations.
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Decarbonisation more cost effective than polluting alternatives in Central America
Smart Energy International
MARCH 22, 2022
A decarbonised pathway would cost the region $20 billion less than the planned scenario in the 2018-2050 period. billion during the period 2018-2050. Additional health and socio-economic benefits would include reducing the pollution from cooking activities, mainly benefiting women and children. Scaling up renewables.
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California Joins States Suing Big Oil for Its Role in the Climate Crisis
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
The state of California has jumped into the ring in the fight to hold some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers accountable for their role in driving the worsening climate crisis. Now more than three dozen states and municipalities are taking corporate climate polluters to court.
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95 UK Universities That Have Pledged to Divest from Oil and Gas Use Banks Funding Climate Crisis
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Almost 100 universities that have pledged to shed ties to the fossil fuel industry still bank with financial institutions that have collectively provided $419 billion (£345 billion) to polluting interests between 2016 and 2022. million in funding from fossil fuel companies since 2022.
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A new kind of climate denial has taken over on YouTube
The Verge: Energy
JANUARY 16, 2024
In the past, content that falsely claimed that climate change was either not happening or not a result of humans burning fossil fuels dominated disinformation channels. This kind of “new denial” made up 70 percent of climate-denying content on YouTube in 2023, according to the report, compared to 35 percent in 2018.
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BP and Shell ‘Shaped’ UK Carbon Tax Proposals, Private Emails Show
DeSmogBlog
MAY 8, 2024
Fossil fuel giants BP and Shell were given “ample opportunity” to privately influence proposals for taxing oil and gas companies that were later backed by the government, new documents reveal. Polluters are given allowances that allow them to emit only a set quota of carbon; if they exceed their allowances they can be fined.
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GB News Owner Hires Tory Kingpin’s Oil and Gas Linked Lobbying Firm
DeSmogBlog
MAY 14, 2024
One of the major backers of broadcaster GB News is now employing a leading right-wing lobbying company that has ties to polluting interests. In the past, CT Group has lobbied for fossil fuel interests across the globe, working for the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association, and the mining giant BHP.
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Liz Truss Book Calls for Climate Laws to be Abolished and Boasts of Effort to Cancel UK COP Summit
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 18, 2024
Truss writes that “we should cancel” the United Nations annual COP climate summit, and falsely claims that electric vehicles are worse for the environment than those powered by fossil fuels. “In Fracking for shale gas is a controversial practice that risks causing air, water, and noise pollution.
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Why California is Taking Big Oil to Court — and Why it Matters
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
The pair of California leaders were there to discuss the lawsuit the state had recently filed against Big Oil on behalf of the people of California to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for the effects of climate change. But California is the first fossil-fuel-producing state to do so. History in the making….
'Utmost importance': Worsening soil pollution among planet's biggest challenges, UN warns
Business Green
JUNE 7, 2021
Global assessment of soil pollution warns of major threat to food supplies unless urgent action is taken to accelerate adoption of sustainable farming practices and tackle industrial waste. The knowledge gap on soils affected by diffuse pollution and its impact on other environmental compartments is even greater.".
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New York state divests from fossil fuels in historic move
AGreenLiving
DECEMBER 10, 2020
The retirement contributions of New York state workers will no longer be invested in fossil fuels. The state announced Wednesday that it is removing oil and gas stocks from its portfolio, making it the world’s largest pension fund to divest from the fossil fuel industry. Via Huffington Post Image via Artem Sapegin.
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Lululemon, LanzaTech are reshaping carbon waste into fabric
GreenBiz
JULY 26, 2021
In 2018, every ton of steel produced emitted about 1.85 Here’s how it works: LanzaTech captures pollution from industrial sources — for example, greenhouse gas produced by a steel mill in China, the source for the Lululemon fabric, which is similar to the proprietary fabric that it uses for its leggings. Courtesy of.
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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Pollution, poverty and race collide in many other disadvantaged communities across California — and the country — and some argue that the state’s climate policies haven’t helped. The overall "cap" lowers every year, forcing polluters to reduce their emissions or purchase allowances from others who do. As the U.S.
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The gas industry is trying to halt building electrification — let’s not let them succeed
Renewable Energy World
APRIL 9, 2021
As they work to repower with clean energy, forward-looking cities, counties and towns, such as San Francisco , Seattle and New York City , are leading a growing movement to envision fossil fuel-free, electric buildings of the future. Burning fossil fuels in our homes pollutes the air we breathe outside as well as inside.
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The World Sets a New Carbon Emission Record
R-Squared Energy
AUGUST 5, 2023
Record High Carbon Emissions The 2023 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.
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IEA Think Tank Contributes to Climate Science Denial Documentary
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 5, 2024
Credit: Climate The Movie / YouTube In 2018, Greenpeace’s investigative journalism unit Unearthed revealed that the IEA had received funding from oil major BP every year since 1967. It’s not known if the IEA has received funding from BP since 2018. It’s not known if the IEA has received funding from BP since 2018.
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Financial Times, Reuters Pull Saudi Aramco-sponsored Climate Content
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 23, 2024
“Powered By How” was referenced in a joint DeSmog-Drilled investigation , co-published with the Intercept and The Nation in December, that explored commercial ties between the fossil fuel industry and Bloomberg, The Economist, The Financial Times, The New York Times, Politico, Reuters, and The Washington Post.
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Switching to electric alternatives: Recent global call and how we can do more
The Environmental Blog
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
fossil-fuel energy is used for something fairly banal: residential space and water heating”. Gas appliances cause pollution, according to a report from the University of California Los Angeles. Gas: heat appliances such as water heaters , grills and cooking stoves. The switch to electric options at home can make a difference.
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Italy’s Eni Faces Lawsuit Alleging Early Knowledge Of Climate Change
DeSmogBlog
MAY 9, 2023
But the groups have unearthed a 1970 report by Eni’s Isvet research centre that warned of the “catastrophic” risk the build-up of carbon dioxide (CO2) caused by burning fossil fuels could pose to the climate. Methane is the clean energy of the future,” ran a 1986 promotion in Eni’s company magazine Ecos.
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