The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Justin Trudeau’s government plans to limit emissions through a national cap-and-trade system, a policy first proposed in 2021 Canada will require its fossil fuel industry to cut its emissions between 35% to 38% below 2019 levels starting in 2030, it was announced on Thursday. Continue reading.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

A new database cataloging the world’s oil and gas reserves reveals extensive data on the global fossil fuel industry for the first time. The Global Registry of Fossil Fuels, launched by Carbon Tracker and Global Energy Monitor, is the first public and free-to-use database of fossil fuel production, reserves, and emissions.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Global advertising and public relations company WPP has more contracts with fossil fuel clients than any of its rivals, despite the group’s pledge to reach net zero emissions by 2030, according to a report by campaign group Clean Creatives. Omnicom followed with 39 contracts; Interpublic Group had 25; and Publicis Groupe had 11. “The

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 2, 2023

New Electoral Commission records released today show that the bulk of the fossil-fuel linked funds came from Christopher Harborne, who donated £500,000 in the final quarter of 2022 – the joint-largest donation registered by the party during this period. The revelation comes at an important moment for UK climate policy.

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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. But the actions are not matching the words,” Kyle Ash, policy director at the Bank Information Center, told DeSmog. The World Bank Group has funneled $14.8

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

From the world’s biggest soccer championship to soccer training for kids , from major universities to music festivals and art galleries to — if you can name it, fossil fuel companies have probably sponsored it. TotalEnergies will sponsor the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 12, 2021

If you want to make your business more sustainable in 2021 and bounce back from the current economic crisis, reducing your business waste is a great place to start. However, the problem doesn’t lie in waste awareness or business policy but in the day-to-day habits of employees, staff or household members. of household waste.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

French environmental organizations Notre Affaire à Tous, Friends of the Earth France, and Oxfam France last week filed what they say is the world’s first climate lawsuit against a commercial bank, suing BNP Paribas over its continued funding of fossil fuels. They also say that the financial sector more broadly is on notice.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

An apocalyptic “meh” seemed to greet the government’s bumper package of energy- and climate-related policy announcements and documents released on 30 March, which appeared short on new ideas and sources of funding. A central plank was the policy paper “Powering Up Britain” , which presented plans for tackling energy security and net zero.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 13, 2023

The self-styled free market task force seems to be yet another dark money outfit in British politics – led by senior figures from US and UK free market think tanks who have been funded by fossil fuels, the Koch Brothers, climate change deniers, the tobacco industry and much more. Meanwhile, commissioner Stephen J.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Ahead of the COP27 UN climate summit, hundreds of scientists are calling on the PR firm in charge of the event’s communications, Hill+Knowlton, to cut ties with its fossil fuel industry clients, which include major oil companies Aramco, ExxonMobil, and Shell as well as an industry coalition called the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative.

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Business Green

JULY 13, 2021

Emerging economies on course to 'leapfrog' fossil fuel power infrastructure and move straight to renewables-dominated grids, according to new analysis from Carbon Tracker and India's CEEW. Overall, the analysis expects fossil fuel demand in emerging markets to peak as early as 2025.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Aviva has announced it intends to reach net zero emissions across its operations, supply chain, and investments by 2040, unveiling a number of new exclusion policies that will see the firm distance itself from the most carbon intensive fossil fuel companies. You can request an invitation to the event here.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Juliet Philips, senior policy advisor at the thinktank E3G, described it as “a bit of a red herring as a low-carbon solution”. DeSmog has mapped the sprawling network of fossil fuel companies, trade associations, PR firms and other organisations behind the push for hydrogen, which offers some clues. Credit: Gaia Lamperti.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 22, 2021

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.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

Analysis from think tank Ember reveals skyrocketing prices are driven almost entirely by reliance on fossil fuel gas. The skyrocketing price of fossil gas is responsible for 80 per cent of the increase in UK wholesale electricity prices experienced over the past year, a new analysis from energy think tank Ember has revealed.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 24, 2022

HSBC has been accused of double standards after suspending an executive who said investors “need not worry” about climate change, while continuing to plough billions of pounds into fossil fuels. HSBC has financed £103 billion in fossil fuels since the Paris Agreement was ratified in 2016, including £43.8

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 7, 2022

Just 13 financial players out of hundreds assessed from around the world have restrictions in place against funding oil and gas industry expansion, according to the Oil and Gas Policy Tracker. New funding for fossil fuels is delusional,” Guterres said on June 14. New funding for fossil fuels is delusional.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Bank bosses due to attend a green investment summit tomorrow head institutions which have provided over £700 billion of financing for the fossil fuel industry since the 2015 Paris Agreement, including £129 billion in 2020 alone. . JPMorgan financed £230 billion in fossil fuels between 2016 and 2020. billion in 2020.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

I live in South Louisiana on the front lines of the climate crisis and cover the fossil fuel industry and impacts related to the warming planet, so facing gaslighting is a regular occurrence for me. So it resonated with me that Merriam-Webster dictionary chose “gaslighting” as the word of the year.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Green Alliance warns that major decarbonisation policy gaps must be filled next year if government is to achieve its bold 2030 carbon reduction target. We'll be looking for the government to move from ambition to action in 2021, with new policies to make hitting the targets possible.".

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Solar Power World

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The state Senate passed two bills in May that are supposed to spur winter weatherization for existing fossil fuel infrastructure. The Texas electric marketplace could experience some shifts in the coming months. But industry members are waiting to see how the new legislation will affect the renewable energy market.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 9, 2022

This week, Energy Innovation launched the Oregon Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) , our newest state-specific, open-source, peer-reviewed, and nonpartisan model that estimates the environmental, economic, and public health impacts of hundreds of climate and energy policies. By Shelley Wenzel. Business As Usual Scenario.

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Business Green

JUNE 30, 2022

Legal action poses a growing risk for the fossil fuel industry and other companies in high-emitting industries, according to a major new report published today which shows that almost 500 climate-related litigation cases have been filed around the world since 2020.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

It follows a year in which NatWest's lending to oil and gas companies fell by 21 per cent from £4.1bn in 2020 to £3.25bn in 2021. NatWest Group CEO Alison Rose said the bank was enhancing its fossil fuel lending policies in recognition of the significant climate, environmental and social risks associated with fossil fuel firms.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 18, 2024

and EU to drop their landmark climate change laws, spreads falsehoods about green policies, and fondly recalls an attempt to cancel a major climate conference. She also claims that, while serving in the Treasury, she attempted to cancel the 2021 COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.

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Business Green

MARCH 17, 2021

A billion people now live in cities with a renewable energy target or policy in place, according to the latest analysis by green think tank REN21. The findings are outlined in the 2021 edition of the international think tank REN21's Renewables in Cities Global Status Support , which was released today.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2022

“Investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure is moral and economic madness,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released part of its latest report on Monday. It is what science tells us will result from our current energy policies.”.

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Grist

JULY 15, 2021

We talk so much about the supreme challenge of reducing emissions — something that already requires transitioning our entire economy away from the burning of fossil fuels, adapting to existing climate threats, and doing all that in a way that at the very least doesn’t add to the burdens of already marginalized communities.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 4, 2021

Special interest groups across the country are working to stall the growth of rooftop solar, according to a new report released last week by Environment America Research & Policy Center and U.S. The California Public Utilities Commission is expected to make a decision on the future of the state’s net metering program by the end of 2021.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Net Zero Festival: Leading figures from IEA, Carbon Tracker and Ceres unite in calls for more ambitious government action to shift away from fossil fuels. Campanale was optimistic that if such board-level activity grows across the high-carbon sectors, the fossil fuel industry would start to feel the economic pressure.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

New campaign backed by Bill McKibben argues it is 'time for PR and ad agencies to come clean' over work for fossil fuel clients. Between 2008 and 2017 fossil fuel industry trade associations spent almost $1.4tr on public relations, advertising, and communications contractors, according to Clean Creatives.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Owner of New York title says banning fossil fuel ads is just one of a number of planned initiatives in 2023 to help tackle climate crisis.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2021

Analysis of investments made by nine of the world's biggest development banks has found that they spent four times more on clean energy than fossil fuels in 2020. However, such positive signs of progress are marred by the banks' ongoing support for fossil fuel infrastructure.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Fossil fuels are everywhere at this COP except in the decisions being negotiated by governments,” Nikki Reisch, the director of climate and energy at the Center for International Environmental Law, wrote to DeSmog from Glasgow. in reach — Alok Sharma (@AlokSharma_RDG) October 23, 2021. Oil Majors Show up in Disguise.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The think tanks said the record-breaking subsidies were prompted by turmoil in global energy markets that sent fossil fuel prices soaring and prompted governments to intervene to stop households and businesses facing five-fold increases in energy costs.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

According to an analysis released today by InfluenceMap, over 80 percent of corporate policy engagement on CCS between 2021 and 2023 does not meet the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s science-based policy guidance, which includes recommended methods for limiting warming to 1.5°Celsius

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