DeSmogBlog

JUNE 8, 2023

Although there are many human activities that impact global warming, there are two that are its greatest contributors: deforestation and, above all, the burning of fossil fuels. Steinberger wrote in Climática , “This is a crucial point to understand: fossil fuel companies are not energy companies. ExxonMobil.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 21, 2024

ExxonMobil saw a “limited” role for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in fighting climate change, but still promoted the technology in its advertising campaigns, internal company documents show. Scenario D forecast much lower emissions than ExxonMobil’s public projection for the 2050 global energy portfolio, its 2018 Energy Outlook.

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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. Aramco has partnered with Spain’s Laguna de El Hito Nature Reserve to conserve bird species.

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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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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Hosted by Adnoc, the UAE’s state-owned oil and gas firm, ADIPEC is reportedly the world’s largest energy exhibition. Adnoc intends to increase its oil production by more than any other fossil fuel firm in the world, according to data from the Global Oil and Gas Exit List (Gogel). Al Jaber has denies these claims.

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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. The Big Shift Global report called on the World Bank to definitively rule out support, both direct and indirect, for fossil fuel projects, which it has yet to do.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 27, 2023

The campaigns have been deployed across a number of social media platforms and are part of a global effort to give “millennials a reason to connect emotionally” with oil and gas firms, and to tackle their perception as “the bad guys”. percent of their annual capital expenditures in low carbon technologies between 2010 and 2018.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 5, 2023

Today, I will cover the report’s findings on carbon emissions. 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. That happened, as carbon dioxide emissions from energy rose 0.9%

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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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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The annual conference, hosted by Energy Dialogues, brings together natural gas interests to discuss where the industry is headed, with perspectives from policymakers and civil society. Speakers talked about natural gas as the solution to a trinity of critical energy challenges: emissions mitigation, energy poverty, and energy security.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As Louisiana attempts to spew less climate-warming pollution, which disproportionately comes from industry, fossil-fuel companies have convinced lawmakers to jump onto the bandwagon of carbon capture and storage (CCS), a controversial and unproven method of addressing the issue. exporters of liquified natural gas.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Previous articles discussed the trends in global carbon dioxide emissions , the overall highlights of the Review, the production and consumption of petroleum, and natural gas production and consumption. Coal Emissions In 2022, coal comprised 26.7% That was behind oil (31.6%), but ahead of natural gas (23.5%).

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 8, 2022

In total, the maritime industry’s carbon emissions only make up 3% of the total emissions worldwide. Reflecting the industry’s efforts to reach its 2050 goal, the World Maritime Theme for 2022 is “New technologies for greener shipping”. Increased use of cleaner fuel. Further increase in automation.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 10, 2023

The Statistical Review is instrumental in providing comprehensive data on global oil, gas, and coal production and consumption, as well as on carbon dioxide emissions and renewable energy statistics. While renewable power expanded at record rates, fossil fuels maintained an 82% share of total primary energy consumption.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 13, 2022

Last week the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2022 was released, covering energy data through 2021. Fossil fuels accounted for 82% of primary energy use last year, essentially the same as in 2020, but down from 83% in 2019 and 85% five years ago. Natural Gas. produced 23% of the world’s natural gas in 2021.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 22, 2024

and other fossil fuel companies are urging the European Union to relax targets to boost climate-friendly “green” hydrogen, hoping to win greater support for projects to manufacture the fuel using natural gas. But the oil and gas industry is pushing hard for increased use of “blue” hydrogen.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 3, 2024

Of the 64 total board members at Omnicom Group , WPP , Interpublic Group (IPG), Publicis Groupe , Dentsu and Havas , 32 have significant experience in carbon-heavy sectors such as fossil fuels, fossil fuel financing, plastics, utilities, and aviation. Twenty-two are still serving in roles at such companies.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. Media Authorship. Anheuser-Busch. Anheuser-Busch.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

A regional cooperation for a greener beer brewing process and a greener regional gas network. This sustainable alternative for fossil natural gas will supply gas which is equivalent to the gas needs of approximately 700 households. A sustainable gas with the same properties as natural gas.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 23, 2022

In 2022 this has led us to stories that have unmasked all manner of trickery: from the minutiae of misleading stickers marketing “hydrogen-ready” boilers to the sinister presence of sanctioned coal barons at this year’s COP27 climate summit. The Dangers of Liquified Natural Gas Lock-In.

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Charged

JULY 9, 2023

Barnard finds the latest version (June 2023) of the Hydrogen Strategy to be an improvement over the first draft, but writes that it still seems to be aimed more at supporting the fossil fuel industry than optimizing the use of hydrogen technology to reduce emissions. per gallon of gasoline, or 83% of the retail price right now).

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

By the end of 2022, electrolyser capacity for hydrogen production reached almost 700 MW. If all announced projects are realised, a total of 420GW could be achieved by 2030, an increase of 75% compared to the IEA’s 2022 review. “We Despite economic headwinds, deployment of electrolysers is beginning to accelerate.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Salmon might seem like a good alternative to meat, in a world that needs to shift away from carbon-intensive cattle — at least the fish farming industry would have you see it that way. Last year, we mapped Canada’s hydrogen lobby and revealed how fossil fuel interests are pushing for blue hydrogen in Canada. Aquaculture.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Melissa Lem was shocked when she saw an advertisement from a major Canadian fossil fuel lobby group showing young parents and their two children happily cooking a meal over a brand new gas stove. A ‘Fuelling Canada’ ad claims Canada ‘produces the cleanest natural gas in the world.’

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2022

In a speech in Glasgow to mark six months since the landmark UN Climate Summit, the COP26 President conceded the Kremlin's "illegal and brutal" war, rising inflation, and cost of living concerns had dominated the political and media agenda in 2022, but stressed that climate action must remain a top priority for governments around the world.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Wind and solar accounted for 61% of electricity generated in Denmark in 2022. Regionally, the EU-wide average share of electricity generated from wind and solar in 2022 was 22%. In May 2023, wind and solar produced more electricity than fossil fuels in the European Union for the first full month on record.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Previous topics covered were: Global carbon dioxide emissions Overall highlights Oil production and consumption Natural gas production and consumption Coal production and consumption Global nuclear power trends Today, I will cover renewable energy in detail. Global Renewable Energy Consumption 1965-2022. exajoules, up 0.7%

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Oil and gas companies have for years marketed fracked gas from B.C. as a global climate solution, with some industry boosters even going so far as to call Canada’s supply of the fossil fuel the “cleanest in the world.” C is to stop building new fossil fuel projects. Burning all that gas could release 13.7

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 14, 2022

This article is the fifth in a series on the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2022. Previous articles covered overall energy consumption , carbon dioxide emissions , petroleum supply and demand, and global natural gas trends. Coal is the most polluting fossil fuel. Comparing Coal’s Emissions.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Follow This and Arjuna Capital’s now-withdrawn resolution encouraged Exxon to put a plan in place to reduce the “Scope 3” emissions that arise from the use of its fossil fuel products. The groups had filed the same resolution in 2022 and 2023, and both times, Exxon advised its shareholders to vote against it.

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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. Eni has set a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. billion (13.3 billion euros), up $9.9

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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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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The manufacturer said sustainable biofuel made from organic waste materials powered a furnace at its plant in St Helen's for more than four days, as part of an industry trial to find a sustainable alternative to fossil gas in glass production. The trial is part of a £7.1m

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 26, 2020

Thursday’s letter from PG&E vice president Robert Kenney to the California Energy Commission is a notable concession by the state’s largest utility to the constraints its natural gas operations will face under California’s push to attain zero-carbon emissions by 2045. Southern California Gas Co.,

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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 boom threatens to release vast amounts of methane, a powerful climate pollutant that is the main component of natural gas.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Increased federal incentives for “carbon management” technologies are catalyzing a surge in proposed carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the United States, from the Gulf Coast to the Midwest to California. use the captured carbon to drill for more oil in a process called enhanced oil recovery.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 12, 2023

He also suggested that the UK and UAE could collaborate more closely on the development of nuclear small modular reactors, and hydrogen – which critics say is being heavily pushed by the fossil fuel industry. Rees-Mogg held the meeting on 17 October 2022, during the short-lived tenure of former Prime Minister Liz Truss.

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