DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

Porter’s blog repeatedly cites the work of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), the UK’s main climate science denial group. Porter’s Energy Blogs Climate models accurately predict global temperature rises, with observed warming tracking the forecasts.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Now, the Dutch NGO that successfully sued Shell over its climate plans is taking those financial backers to court in a case that could help reverse the global banking sector’s support of fossil fuel firms and their activities. billion Euros in bonds to the fossil fuel industry, Milieudefensie says. “We

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Energy Transition

JUNE 22, 2023

In response to Russia’s invasion and brutal war of aggression against Ukraine in 2022, many European nations, particularly Germany, have banned Russian fossil fuels imports. However, LNG, which is mainly cooled and compressed methane.

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Energy Transition

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The international response to Russia’s brutal February 2022 invasion of Ukraine has altered and transformed the energy transition, in some ways accelerating the move towards wind and solar generation but also forcing countries dependent on Russian fossil fuels, particularly European nations and the European Union as a whole, to search for and (..)

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The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In this blog post, we’ll explain why managing your company’s waste is essential, how you can do it without breaking the bank, and what benefits you can expect from doing so. By producing less waste in the first place, you reduce how much fossil fuel needs to be burned for these facilities to function correctly.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Specifically, language on phasing out coal and fossil fuel subsidies was watered down at the last minute. Canada has committed to stop financing fossil fuel projects abroad by the end of 2022. Blog | The Glasgow Climate Pact: What does it mean for Canada’s climate policy?

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Mosaic

JUNE 17, 2023

Listen to this blog below! (2-minute The solar industry grew 40% from 2021 to 2022 , with a record number of 700,000 homeowners adopting solar. The sun is a magnificent source of renewable energy, giving us nearly limitless opportunities to harness its power to fuel our homes! 99% of the U.S.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

The Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update takes an all-of-the-above approach to decarbonize California. On May 10, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update for public review and comment. By Joshua T. Bledsoe and Brian McCall.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 26, 2023

The study also found that burning fossil fuels made heatwaves in China 50 times more likely. A blog post on the NZW website on Tuesday described the target as “radical” and could lead to a “driver rebellion” if enforced. As recently as 2022, Cox has said he does not believe in human-induced climate change.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

AUGUST 11, 2022

5060 ), titled An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind, into law on Thursday August 11, 2022. See our related blog post covering the transportation policies implemented by this climate act. Reduction of Fossil Fuels. Governor Baker signed the climate bill ( H.5060 Offshore Wind.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 28, 2021

It is also forecasting that ‘exceptionally high-capacity additions will become the “new normal” in 2021 and 2022, with renewables accounting for 90 percent of new power capacity expansion globally’. In particular, the share of utility-scale applications is forecast to increase from over 55 percent in 2020 to almost 70 percent in 2022.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 2, 2021

As states and the federal government take steps to transition away from fossil fuel generation, it is important to pay attention to recent clean energy developments in states where energy legislation has historically been less proactive, and the traditional integrated utility monopoly model has held influence over the policymaking process.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Renewable energy generation capacity growth was comparable to last quarter , while new fossil gas construction dropped dramatically. In four of the last eight quarters, the fossil gas contribution to new power generation capacity has been less than 10 percent. disaggregated by energy source on a quarterly basis.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 8, 2022

Additionally, from an economic perspective, according to yahoo finance (2022), if we use one barrel of oil as a reference price, which was $110.48 on the 17th June 2022, we will see that transportation costs have increased substantially in the last year. Tip #7: Switch to non-toxic biodegradable detergents and cleaning supplies.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

Heat pumps will play an essential role in reducing our fossil fuel dependence and making our homes and buildings renewables-ready.” This echoes the view of the 2022 report from the IPCC – which cited over 18,000 studies. But critics say concerns over heat-pump schemes have been misused.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

It argued that investments in renewables, energy efficiency, and smart grid solutions should be at the heart of any response to the crisis, noting how these green investments will enable nations to drastically reduce their reliance on polluting and volatile fossil fuel markets.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In Fall 2022, I moved from San Francisco to Copenhagen, Denmark, and joined Ørsted, the world’s leading offshore wind developer. We will build out virtual and in-person programming and membership benefits, starting with a delegation tour in November 2022 to Delft, Paris, and Brussels.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 5, 2022

Here are the 6 big themes I drew from the last year, and 6 things to look out for in 2022]. None of this equates with actual action to reduce emissions or tackle inequality, but it’s clearly not fringe anymore (which fossil fuel giant ExxonMobil found out when activist investors forced it to take on sustainability-friendly board members).

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Business Green

MARCH 29, 2022

Writing in his blog on Iceland's website , the firm's managing director Richard Walker said the invasion of Ukraine - for which the sunflower is a national emblem - was making it difficult to obtain sunflower oil, as along with Russia the two countries account for 70 per cent of global supply of the commodity.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) represents a huge step forward, moving both the US and the world toward our climate goals. And just two days after the introduction of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Salesforce became the first big Tech firm to support it in an article in Protocol.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

MAY 21, 2023

This year’s rise is in response to reduced availability of hydropower generation and a corresponding increase in fossil fuel generation to meet demand. Things happening in Québec: Hydro-Québec posts record $4.56-billion million Energy sources Quebec: [link] 94% hydro, 5% wind, 0.7% biomass/geothermal 212.9 MMT CO2e in 2018 to 21.9

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2020

The non-domestic RHI is being closed in April 2021 and the domestic RHI was given an extra years funding in the 2020 budget taking it to April 2022. This is a complicated issue and is not followed up in this blog. The Current Consultation. Perhaps some support should be available for hybrids, maybe just a bit less?

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Business Green

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Even in the context of an eventful past five years, it is fair to say 2022 was another rollercoaster. And then, somewhere along the way, 2022 also found time for two major UN COP summits - one on climate change, the other on biodiversity - both of which proved momentous in different ways.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

of total dividend payments in 2022. As we transition the world away from fossil fuels, we need to find renewable energy sources for every application. Sustainable aviation fuel is one where solar and wind will find it difficult to compete, so this is a good long-term market for Enviva’s biomass.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 3, 2022

In Texas , an isolated and fossil-fuel dependent grid was unable to withstand record-low winter temperatures, resulting in almost the entire state without power and at least 200 dead. The project is set to break ground in 2022. By Marriele Mango, Clean Energy Group. 2021 was another year of severe weather and power outages.

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Business Green

AUGUST 6, 2020

This blog will run through the main points raised and those in which progress was expected to be monitored. ALoMCP is expected to see the 1 Hz/s target become the norm across the network by 2022. Initial forecasts were that up to 15GW of capacity would need upgrading, a figure revised to 20-24GW as the scheme kicked off last year.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 8, 2024

This year, Chevron has pushed out messages on LinkedIn and in accompanying blog posts celebrating the company’s career opportunities for women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), featuring a profile of Katila Dompetelo, Chevron Angola’s first-ever forewoman. An ExxonMobil International Women’s Day post from 2022.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Scope 1 emissions are direct emissions from sources that are owned or controlled by the reporting company, such as combustion of fossil fuels in boilers or vehicles. Measuring Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions is an important aspect of ESG reporting and it is crucial to be aware of the different methodologies that each framework uses.

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Defend Our Future

DECEMBER 18, 2020

First of all, Joining RGGI would ensure a 25% carbon pollution reduction from 2022-2030 in Pennsylvania’s power sector. RGGI can lead to an expansion of the state’s 90,000+ clean energy jobs(2019 data), which have grown to outnumber those in the fossil fuel industry, and position the state as a leader in the clean energy economy.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

But we could soon see more people getting electric vehicle home chargers, since the government announced that all new homes and buildings in England will be required by law to install them from 2022. Since gas boilers are on their way out, experts are having to come up with new ways to heat properties in the UK – without using fossil fuels.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 17, 2021

Today, Hydrogen is mainly produced from fossil fuels (Thermochemical) or through the electrolysis of water (Electrochemical). In contrast, the global hydrogen market is expected to reach $155 billion by 2022. How Hydrogen is produced.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Thousands of companies have hitched themselves to the carbon-neutral bandwagon, from fossil fuel producers like BP and Shell, to other household names including United Airlines, Dell, Burger King, and Vodafone. Some companies say they’ll decarbonise by 2040 , others as early as 2022.

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Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 5, 2021

One is the construction of the Finnish Olkiluoto 3 power station, which started in 2005, but will not be completed until 2022. The World Nuclear Association claims that “Nuclear power is cost competitive with other forms of electricity generation, except where there is direct access to low-cost fossil fuels.

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Business Green

JANUARY 10, 2022

World's largest PR firm indicates it could ditch some clients in the future over climate concerns, but rejects calls to immediately halt work with fossil fuel companies. This includes rescoping our work to enable us to be in-line with our principles and collaborating to make changes. warming scenario.

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Business Green

APRIL 23, 2020

For the past three years the company has matched its power use with 100 per cent renewable energy purchases, but that still leaves it reliant on fossil fuels at certain times when renewables are not available.

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Clean Energy Canada

MARCH 29, 2022

Increasing access to EVs also protects Canadians from rising fossil fuel prices while supporting our burgeoning EV manufacturing and battery industry. “As Submission | Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2022 Federal Budget. Blog | Five must-haves for an effective zero emission vehicle standard.

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EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

in 2023 compared to 2022 while GDP expanded 2.4%—decoupling All the rulemaking we’ve been tracking regarding EPA’s emission standards for oil and gas methane, fossil fuel power plants, vehicles, and transmission are all important drivers for accelerating progress. Dear Colleagues, Good news! economy-wide emissions fell by 1.9%

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