DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 4, 2023

He was also formerly an adviser to Consumer Choice Center – a US-based pressure group with links to the Koch fossil fuel empire that has come under fire for advocating against green reforms in the EU without being registered as a lobbying firm. Climate change will disproportionately affect young people.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

ITEN Media & Clarion Energy, UK are set to host the 17th edition of POWERGEN India during 12th -14th October 2022 at New Delhi. Transforming the economy from one dominated by fossil fuels into one powered predominantly by renewable energy would propel India as a global leader in renewables, battery storage and green hydrogen.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 23, 2024

So it was a surprise to many PR sector observers when news broke in September that Shell, the world’s fifth largest oil company , had selected Havas — a global PR, media and communications conglomerate with 2022 revenues of 2.3 Shell spent around 220 million euros ($240 million) on this type of advertising in 2022, according to AdWeek.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 17, 2023

billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in her Pennsylvania hometown, she will be facing off against some of the most powerful fossil fuel interests in the United States. LNG companies shipped to Europe at soaring premiums. CHESTER, PA — When Zulene Mayfield testifies next week against plans to build a $6.8

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 8, 2022

Senior Canadian officials are working with an Alberta company to open up new markets for natural gas in Germany, according to documents seen by DeSmog, contradicting a federal minister who says the Ukraine crisis can’t be solved by exporting more fossil fuels. Pieridae didn’t respond to queries from DeSmog.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 16, 2022

Yet he said there was a silver lining: an accelerated energy transition and electrification can get Europe out of these crises. Electric aviation – the decarbonisation potential in Europe. Lévy said the power sector is heading towards having 85% of EU electricity carbon-neutral by 2030 – but this is not fast enough.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 24, 2023

She has been accused of trying to “undermine” climate science when the impact of human-caused climate change is making headlines amid a summer heatwave in Europe. However, its reintroduction was the key demand of opponents of climate action as global gas prices spiked amid Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 24, 2022

Narendra Modi’s clarion call for becoming ‘AatmaNirbhar’ in energy sector, DISTRIBUTECH India 2022, together with POWERGEN India and Indian Utility Week, India’s leading Energy Business Platforms, will be organised from 12th-14th October 2022 in New Delhi, India. As a large developing economy with over 1.3

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The IEA has released its annual review of Hungary’s energy policy, stating that energy efficiency needs to be central in the coming years for the European country to reach its net zero targets, The Hungary 2022 Energy Policy Review states how Hungary has significantly increased its climate ambitions since the last review.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 11, 2023

eFORT project to enhance European grid resilience Now is the time to get serious about Europe’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism The initiative involved collecting data from multiple sources, including solar panels, generators and energy storage systems, to calculate the rate of green energy production into the grid. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

MAY 15, 2022

The pivot to renewable energy away from fossil fuels will help slash global carbon emissions — but it’s likely to put significant strain on the grid, writes Emily Newton. The most popular forms of renewable energy cannot flexibly increase or decrease production to meet demand like fossil fuel-fired power plants can.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

Campaigners have called on the EU to urgently reform its rules around lobbying transparency after DeSmog revealed that a US oil-linked advocacy group has been lobbying against major green reforms in Europe, without declaring its activities. Corporate Europe Observatory is now calling on the EU to make its lobbying register legally binding.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The campaigning organisations claim that BNP Paribas - Europe's biggest bank and a major global investor in fossil fuels - has failed to comply with France's duty of vigilance law, which demands large companies take appropriate measures to protect human rights and the environment across their value chains.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

By end of 2022, SSEF expects to have signed financing agreements worth €50 million ($51.9 These improvements have led to reductions of approximately 3,270 tonnes CO2e per year, helping the industrial client to achieve their goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. million) to support energy efficiency projects across the EU.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 12, 2023

The US-based organisation – which has links to a network of fossil fuel funded think tanks and advocacy groups – has opposed climate-friendly measures in Europe, such as the phase-out of petrol cars and green farming reforms, despite being removed from the lobby register over a year ago.

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Mr. Sustainability

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

In cooperation with Shell and Total, the project aims to create a carbon capture and storage hub in Norway, open to third parties. All signs are ‘Green for Go’ Where some are struggling to get carbon capture projects started, others are leading the way forward. Most contracts are now in place to realise this pioneering project.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Between 2020 and 2022, the utility will invest €11.5 Kocher is credited with setting the $42 billion French utility on a new strategic course, moving further into renewables and energy services and away from fossil fuel assets. billion ($12.6 billion) in additional renewable capacity, which will add another 14.1

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2022

The commitments formed the centrpiece of the automakers second annual Integrated Sustainability and Financial Report, which was released yesterday, confirming Ford's long term goals to to achieve carbon neutrality no later than 2050, backed by science-based interim emissions targets for 2035.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 25, 2022

This science-based threshold — considered necessary to achieve emissions targets by 2050 — excluded all fossil fuels from being in the taxonomy. Initially, 10 member states, mostly in Eastern and Southern Europe, opposed the TEG’s criteria. " — FORATOM (@FORATOM_nuclear) January 4, 2022.

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Business Green

AUGUST 2, 2022

It said it will take action to slash its emissions and neutralise any remaining emissions with "additional, quantifiable, real, permanent, and socially beneficial offsets" in order to achieve net zero annual carbon emissions by 2040, which is 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement targets of 2050.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The use of these chemicals also damages the environment in other ways; much of the fertilizer used in the world today is the product of methane gas, a fossil fuel, while the wide-scale use of pesticides has been linked to the damage of ecosystems and vital populations of pollinators.

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Business Green

JULY 3, 2020

Shell and BP are writing down assets while a raft of US fracking firms are entering bankruptcy protection – change is coming to the fossil fuel industry faster than anyone expected. The company cut expectations for Brent crude prices in 2022 from $60 to $50 a barrel, while Henry Hub US gas price projection now stand at $2.50

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Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Dubbed the Green Vessel Classification system, the scheme is set to include a new Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fee for ships using the canal, in a bid to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels towards greener forms of shipping, according to Maritime Executive. EU carbon prices hit new heights as emissions rebound after Covid.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Strategy sets out plans to at least double building renovation rates over the next decade, delivering higher energy and resource efficiency alongside the roll out of digital technologies to combat fuel poverty, drive down emissions, and spur greener practices in the construction sector.

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Business Green

MAY 31, 2022

The influential analyst's Electric Vehicle Outlook 2022 sets out short and long-term predictions for the decarbonisation of road transport over the coming decade worldwide, predicting that plug-in vehicle sales will rise from 10 per cent of all passenger vehicle sales last year to 23 per cent in 2025. million in 2021 to 20.7

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

Meanwhile, in a bid to curb electricity prices for households and businesses the government announced it would cap the renewables levy on bills at 6.5ct/kWh in 2021 and 6ct/kWh in 2022. The move comes as governments across Europe continue to work on their own green recovery packages.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Animal agriculture is the largest emitter of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide when measured over a 20 year period. We need the animal agriculture equivalent of ‘keep it in the ground’ for fossil fuels,” she adds. “It’s It’s really about production at the end of the day.”

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The energy industry's interest in low carbon hydrogen is building fast, and the nuclear industry reckons it could yet have a crucial role to play. In total, 228 large-scale projects have been announced along the value chain, the Hydrogen Council said, with 85 per cent located in Europe, Asia and Australia. kg before 2030.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Across Europe electric vehicle sales are continuing to climb rapidly, and more and more manufacturers are responding to the growing demand. We want to become a net zero carbon business with a 100 per cent alternative fuel fleet. To that end, we are committed to buying more alternative fuel vehicles for our fleet.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. Rosalind 'Roz' Brewer, COO and Group President, Starbucks. Company profile.

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Grist

JUNE 29, 2022

After they are cut they can be replanted, absorbing carbon once again as they mature. Wood energy succored Homo sapiens and its ancestors for millions of years, the argument goes, and only during the last couple of centuries was it replaced with fossil fuels like coal. communities and destroyed U.S.

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Business Green

JULY 30, 2021

Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week, including EU's carbon border row with China, and fresh climate goals from Israel and Indonesia. China argues EU's carbon border tax violates WTO rules. COP15 biodiveristy summit braced for third Covid-19 delay. Indonesia submits updated 2030 climate plan.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

The end goal is to create circular fuel for the maritime industry in Rotterdam. This might be the quickest and cheapest way for you to become carbon neutral, without retrofitting your vessels at all. Why focus on creating sustainable marine fuels? Of course it is very hard to compete with a fossil fuel feedstock.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Two of Europe's top engineering giants have this week moved forward with plans to accelerate the roll out hydrogen fuelled trains, with projects advancing in both Germany and Italy. We need to bring our fossil fuel consumption down to zero. Only then can DB be climate-neutral by 2050. within our administration's term?for

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

Rotterdam refineries are among the biggest polluters in Europe Rotterdam has the dubious title of being the absolute leader in the throughput and storage of crude oil in northwest Europe. Why focus on creating sustainable marine fuels? > At Mr. Sustainability however, we are not interested in replacing all fuels.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

. “REPowerEU is the EU Commission’s answer to the war in Ukraine” Wörsdörfer added, however, that it is also about “accelerating the ambitious goals of the Green Deal and Fit for 55 and about decreasing our dependency on fossil fuels even faster.” And how did that happen? And we will face a tough winter.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Italy announces ban on new petrol and diesel cars, EU carbon prices hit record levels, and all the green business news from around the world this week. RUSAL opens new low carbon aluminium smelter. Our smelter in Taishet will help to address the high global demand for low carbon aluminium.".

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