Planet Pulse

JANUARY 11, 2024

In this week’s issue : We kick off our energy series with the top dog: fossil fuels Orange rivers in Alaska A river mystery in Colombia Feature Story: Energy: Fossil Fuels If you’re reading this then you owe gratitude to fossil fuels. But fossil fuel companies aren’t quite shaking in their boots yet.

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Fossil fuels Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Energy 52

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) was high on the agenda at New York Climate Week last week, where critics of the technology raised concerns it would be used to extend the life of the fossil fuel industry. The data showed us that their carbon capture plans are not working at scale.” Based upon Val Verde, since the 1970s, U.S.

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Fossil fuels Carbon Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 145

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

In Utah, 23 cities and counties have resolved to adopt 100 percent net-renewable electricity by 2030, representing about 37 percent of Utah’s electricity load. Would citizens voluntarily adopt renewable electricity under these circumstances, or would the cities have to mandate participation? Engaging the utility.

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Fossil fuels Energy Energy Electricity 543

Low Impact

AUGUST 11, 2021

We have to stop burning fossil fuels and leave them in the ground. It looks as though, in a corporate-dominated, growth economy, no fossil fuels are going to be left unburnt. Recently, Bloomberg NEF and Bloomberg Philanthropies produced a report on the scale and impact of global fossil fuel subsidies.

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Fossil fuels Packaging Government Carbon 101

Solar Power World

MARCH 6, 2020

electrical generating capacity added in 2019 — swamping new additions provided by coal, natural gas, oil and nuclear power combined. FERC released its year-end energy infrastructure report today, and initial analysis by the SUN DAY Campaign finds that renewable energy sources provided 57.26% of new U.S.

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Fossil fuels Nuclear Power Natural gas Solar Power 133

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 7, 2023

Its fleet of 29 dams, 14 small “solar energy sites,” and 25 power plants generates the electricity that it sells to 153 regional utilities. Doing so all but commits its customers to fossil fuels for the next 25 to 30 years, obliterating the utility’s chance of reaching any national or international, or even its own, climate goals.

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Fossil fuels Natural gas Methane Law 65

Green Market Oracle

MAY 12, 2020

The importance of replacing fossil fuels with renewables is significant. A report commissioned by the Guardian found that replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy could curb the rise in global temperatures by reducing CO2 emissions by 70 percent by 2050. oil demand is expected to experience a 9 percent decline.

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Fossil fuels Energy Energy Demand 98

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2023

Despite this, the state has never denied a permit for any fossil fuel-related project, she said. But while the climate crisis has deepened and climate scientists warn that governments must urgently move away from fossil fuels , the Montana legislature has been “outright hostile” to the clean energy transition, Hedges said.

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Fossil fuels Climate change Health Energy 92

GreenBiz

APRIL 27, 2021

The road to electric vehicles is paved with disruption. The expectation that electric vehicles will displace the internal combustion engine continues to accelerate. Proponents of electric vehicles forthrightly acknowledge the many technological, management, political and consumer challenges that lie ahead.

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Electric vehicle Electricity Politics Transportation 429

GreenTechMedia

APRIL 27, 2020

Abandoning fossil fuels for electricity generation by 2030 would save money for countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to new research into renewable energy in the area. and €52.80 ($43.53 and $57.04) per megawatt-hour, depending on the scenario. and €52.80 ($43.53

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Fossil fuels Electricity Africa Wind power 130

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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Fossil fuels Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative Carbon 98

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 fuels Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative Carbon 98

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 8, 2023

Its fleet of 29 dams, 14 small “solar energy sites,” and 25 power plants generates the electricity that it sells to 153 regional utilities. Doing so all but commits its customers to fossil fuels for the next 25 to 30 years, obliterating the utility’s chance of reaching any national or international, or even its own, climate goals.

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Fossil fuels Natural gas Methane Law 52

GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Solar accounted for nearly half of all new power generation capacity added worldwide in 2019, surpassing wind as the fourth-largest source of capacity on a cumulative basis, according to newly released data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. percent of worldwide electricity. percent of worldwide electricity. Then 2020 arrived.

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Fossil fuels Electricity Climate change Demand 130

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 4, 2020

BP, which first revealed its net-zero ambitions in February, says it will ramp up its annual low-carbon investment from $500 million in 2019 to $5 billion per year by 2030, with an interim goal of $3 billion to $4 billion per year by 2025. How BP plans to change from 2019 to 2030. Credit: BP).

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Fossil fuels Hydrogen Carbon Investment 130

Rinexii

OCTOBER 22, 2021

2021 has shaped up to be rather a surprising year for the fossil fuel industry. After the sudden quarantine of vast swaths of the world through 2020, the shuttering of businesses, and the general loss of revenue, large fossil fuel giants are getting hammered from citizens, government, and even their own investors.

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Fossil fuels Climate change Cooling Patents 52

GreenTechMedia

JULY 6, 2020

utility industry: the rise of renewables as a potentially less costly and risky alternative to fossil fuels. The legal victories for environmental groups on technical permitting issues are part of a broader fight against the global warming impacts of expanding fossil fuel infrastructure. Completely decarbonizing the U.S.

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Fossil fuels Natural gas Energy Energy 130

Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The time is therefore now to plan an orderly wind-down of fossil fuel assets and manage the impact on the global economy rather than try to sustain the unsustainable. The worst year for oil ever Oil fueled the 20th century. Many of us now believe it is not a matter of if, but when we will transition away from fossil fuels.

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Fossil fuels Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative Demand 78

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Electricity demand in Britain looks to have returned to relatively 'normal' levels, having plummeted during lockdown as businesses shut up shop, major industries wound down and millions of workers were furloughed or working from home, fresh analysis indicates.

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Demand Electricity Fossil fuels Cooling 92

Business Green

APRIL 22, 2021

Solar and wind power could push fossil fuels out of the electricity sector by the mid-2030s and out of the energy supply system altogether by 2050, as clean energy costs continue to plummet and governments pursue policies designed to ditch fossil fuels for cheap, home-grown renewables. per cent of daily sunshine.".

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Fossil fuels Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 69

Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In addition, the bank also published an updated climate analysis of its fossil fuel customers, including oil and gas majors and firms with more than 15 per cent of their activities related to mining, generating power from and trading coal engaged in mining, power generation and trading.

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Fossil fuels Retail Carbon Policy 83

Business Green

MAY 11, 2020

Rockefeller Brothers Fund announces that its investment portfolio has exceeded expectations and industry averages in the five years since it divested from fossil fuels. According to the study, the RBF posted an average annual net return of 7.76 per cent over the five-year period that ended in December last year.

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Fossil fuels Investment Wind power Carbon 101

Business Green

JANUARY 28, 2021

The record-breaking performance of the UK's renewables sector was again underscored today, with the publication of a new report showing how renewables provided more power to the grid than fossil fuels during 2020. Fossil gas fell 15 per cent from 2019 to 2020, with wind power taking four points off its share," Ember said.

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Fossil fuels Wind power Demand Construction 98

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. Indeed, many of the most successful carbon-cutting technologies save money as well as reduce emissions, from heat pumps to more energy efficient appliances to electric vehicles. KEY FACTS.

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Fossil fuels Carbon Policy Electric vehicle 55

Business Green

JULY 30, 2021

Low demand for electricity during successive lockdowns saw renewables displace fossil fuels as the dominant source of power on Britain's grid for the first time ever in 2020, government data has confirmed. Across the year, fossil fuels supplied 37.7 Across the year, fossil fuels supplied 37.7

Energy Monitor 89

Energy Monitor Fossil fuels Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 89

R-Squared Energy

JUNE 16, 2020

The fossil fuel industry has faced serious headwinds for several years, but the rise of renewables combined with the fall in consumption as a consequence of the global corona crisis is pushing it over the edge and into “terminal decline”. According to the 2019 BP Statistical Review of World Energy , U.S.

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Fossil fuels Nuclear Power Carbon-negative Natural gas 60

GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 18, 2019

microgrid market set a record with 666 megawatts of capacity additions in 2018, but project delays and cancellations have dropped the expected 2019 total to 553 megawatts, according to a new report by energy research firm Wood Mackenzie. billion in capital expenses in 2019, nearly triple the $645 million invested in the U.S

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Batteries Fossil fuels Natural gas Investment 206

GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

Keep your eyes on these 9 electric truck and van companies in 2021. Nonetheless, the transition accelerated in 2020 as more mammoth automakers pushed electric trucking fleets closer to reality. and attracting major investments for its electric buses and vans still in development. Mike De Socio. Mon, 01/04/2021 - 02:00.

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Electricity Electric vehicle North America Hydrogen 545

GreenBiz

APRIL 1, 2021

During the 20th century, coal was a cheap and reliable source of electricity. Both operations closed in 2019, resulting in an economic crisis for these Indigenous nations. Nearly all the electricity produced at the NGS was exported off the Navajo Nation to Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Roger Sorkin.

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Energy Energy Fossil fuels Education 530

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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Fossil fuels Energy Energy Policy 67

GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 26, 2019

In August, we published the top 10 utility regulation trends of 2019 — so far. With 2019 wrapping up, we look at the 10 trends and actions that stand out above the rest. Utilities planning for electric transportation. Falling cost of renewables and storage drives resource plans. The data bears this out.

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 130

GreenBiz

MARCH 3, 2021

The plan includes a $2 billion investment across electric vehicles, clean energy for operations and a new academic center with Yale focused on capturing carbon. The fossil fuels used to power the company's vehicle and airline fleets contribute to 92 percent of FedEx's carbon footprint, according to its most recent sustainability report.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 1, 2022

The chair of a campaign by backbench Tory MPs against climate action runs a parliamentary group with a lobbyist who has an undeclared interest in the continued use of fossil fuel-powered vehicles, DeSmog can reveal. Mr Cox’s personal business interests are clearly skewing the climate sceptic, anti-electric car stance of the group.

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Fossil fuels Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 83

Renewable Energy World

JUNE 18, 2021

energy consumption that increased in 2020 from 2019; fossil fuel and nuclear consumption declined. We use the fossil fuel equivalency approach to report noncombustible renewables’ contribution to total primary energy , in part, because the resulting shares of primary energy are closer to the shares of generated electricity.

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Fossil fuels Energy Energy Hydropower 141

Business Green

JUNE 22, 2022

The European Commission has proposed mandating a total phaseout of all new internal combustion engine (ICE) cars and vans by 2035, which would mean the European automotive sector effectively having to shift to producing only electric vehicles (EVs) within the next 15 years.

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Fossil fuels Automotive Government Policy 85

Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The world's biggest firms driving the development of clean energy, electric vehicles, sustainable forestry, and other crucial green solutions continue to outperform the broader global market, "leaving fossil fuel companies in the dust", according to fresh investor research released today.

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Fossil fuels Carbon-neutral Electric vehicle Investment 74

Green Market Oracle

MARCH 2, 2020

Ending fossil fuels is a mathematical imperative if we are to have a chance of keeping temperatures from rising above the upper threshold limit of 1.5 - 2.0 Fossil fuels are approaching the end of their life cycle while renewables are becoming increasingly attractive due to the declining cost of solar and storage.

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