DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

That tonal change drove home the point that this was not merely a phenomenon to be described, but a tectonic shift demanding ongoing reporting. Climate change” describes only the result of fossil fuel-based greenhouse gases. A term like “fossil fueled-destruction” would name the cause as well as the effect.

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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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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 29, 2022

This was due mainly to a tightening of European gas markets, with rising demand from Asia combined with increased willingness to pay and the suspension of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Jean-Paul Harreman, director of EnAppSys BV, said: “The proportion of the fuel mix occupied by fossil fuels nudged upwards from 33.1%

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Annual wind energy installations are expected to double from 78 GW in 2022 to 155 GW in 2027, bringing the total wind capacity worldwide to more than 1,500 GW in just five years. This in turn highlights the wind sector’s role in supporting a just and equitable energy transition away from fossil fuels.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Flooding in Sylhet, Bangladesh on 16 June 2022. Natasha Lutz, a researcher on climate change at the University of Oxford noted that “many of the nations who will be contributing to this fund have not yet pledged to phase-out fossil fuels; a step needed to prevent further climate damages from occurring.” ”

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 3, 2023

Policy Exchange, one of Westminster’s most prominent think tanks, engaged in a high-level influencing campaign over the UK’s North Sea oil and gas policies while being funded by fossil fuel interests, DeSmog can reveal. Fossil fuel firms tout CCUS and hydrogen as green energy solutions, yet the reality is more complicated.

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Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2023

BNEF reports that global investment in the clean energy transition rose 30 per cent last year to record levels Global investment in the clean energy transition soared to record levels last year, surpassing $1tr as the sector matched the level of investment in fossil fuels for the first time.

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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. Such investments will soon be stranded assets, a blot on the landscape, and a blight on investment portfolios.”.

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Business Green

JANUARY 11, 2022

Electric vehicles (EVs) are set to become the most in-demand option for drivers across Europe within the next three years, with a rapid shift to electric mobility on roads now inevitable over the coming decade and beyond, a major new study of seven national auto markets has concluded.

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 8, 2022

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. Despite being the most efficient form of transportation, ships are known for using extremely dirty fuel. Stronger demand for shore-to-ship power.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

primary energy demand, according to the Department of Energy. At many of these facilities, fossil fuels, and especially natural gas, are the energy feedstock used for process heating applications. But what if the sun’s energy could take over the job much of the time and displace fossil fuels?

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Europe is not a major producer of domestic gas and in times of high demand, has to rely on imports via Russian pipelines or via sea cargo from America or the Middle East. As demand has increased, gas levels have dropped within the field, causing earthquakes that have damaged homes and businesses in the surrounding area.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Clean energy milestone signals renewable power sector is ready and able to keep up with growing electricity demand. Energy analysts are celebrating findings that show the renewable power sector has proved itself capable of expanding at a rate faster than increasing demand for electricity.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The world should not develop any new sources of fossil fuels if it is stand a chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C in line with international climate goals, as there are already enough supplies of gas required to meet global demand, a major new study today has concluded. aligned gas phase-out pathway," the study notes.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As policymakers and leaders around the world prepare for pivotal climate discussions at COP28, the sector must seize the momentum to create more renewable energy, enabling other sectors to decarbonise, and shifting demand away from fossil fuels. There are small indications of change.

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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 of total hydrogen demand.

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 14, 2022

Commercial rents in downtown Calgary are on the rise, and long-thought dead fossil-fuel export projects have zombified. Previous high oil and gas price cycles have driven consumers to purchase more efficient cars and better insulate their homes, while the business community found ways to use less fossil fuel. And the U.S.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 3, 2022

Imported fossil resources contribute to all three of the challenges of the energy transition. This raises several questions which must be discussed together including: How can we prepare the electricity grid for such a structural change in both supply and demand of electricity? Demand side measures. Image: GridBeyond.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

More than half of the UK's electricity came from zero carbon sources across five months last year, as Britain celebrated a flurry of fresh green grid records in 2022, according to National Grid ESO. per cent of the country's electricity in 2022, while solar accounted for 4.4 Nuclear power plants, meanwhile, provided 15.5

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2022

Researchers argue wealthier nations that can better withstand rapid cuts to fossil fuel revenues must eliminate their oil and gas production quickest. warming scenario should be split between countries, depending on their levels of wealth, development, and economic reliance on fossil fuels.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 22, 2022

million for demand reduction from ERCOT in July. Riot reports curtailing 11,717MWh in July for ERCOT as demand reached record highs in July, enough to power 13,121 average homes for one month. Previously for Q2 of 2022, Riot has reported receiving approximately $5.7 However, based on a Bitcoin price of $21,634, the $9.5

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2022

Group calculates global oil demand could be reduce by 2.7 From incentives for public transport to lower speed limits and car-free Sundays, the organisation argued the various measures set out in its plan could lower oil demand by 2.7 — Fatih Birol (@fbirol) March 18, 2022. ease market strains ??

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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. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Energy consumption and production dramatically dropped in 2020, but since then demand has rebounded.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

HSBC, Barclays, Santander, NatWest, and Lloyds come under fire for continuing to fund fossil fuel expansion. Furthermore, 77 per cent of customers said that they had no idea that their banks were financing fossil fuel expansion.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 10, 2023

Overview The newest Review shows the world remains heavily reliant on fossil fuels for energy needs, even as renewables like solar and wind continue rapid growth. While renewable power expanded at record rates, fossil fuels maintained an 82% share of total primary energy consumption. Global coal demand grew by 0.6%

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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.

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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. Oil Majors Show up in Disguise.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Report predicts global coal use will tick up again this year, but hopes remain that renewables boom could soon start to curb fossil fuel demand. Annual global coal demand is set to surpass eight billion tonnes for the first time this year, eclipsing the previous record set in 2013. per cent in 2022. degrees.

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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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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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Business Green

MAY 19, 2020

In its latest forecast today, BNEF said fossil fuel car sales likely already peaked in 2017. Now, with the global pandemic leading a hige drop in demand, the report predicts sales for conventional cars are set to drop 23 per cent worldwide in 2020, with major implications for the global oil market. million barrels a day by 2040.

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TechXplore

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In 2022, the burning of fossil fuels provided 82% of the world's energy. Even as renewables have undergone tremendous growth, they've been offset by increased demand for energy. In 2000, it was 87%.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In order for Europe to wean itself off of Russian and fossil fuel imports, electrification across the sector is key, states Eurelectric’s Power Barometer 2022. To keep up with power demand, annual investments in both generation and distribution grids need to rise above €135 billion ($135.2 Electrify now.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

MAY 31, 2022

On April 28, 2022, the California Attorney General launched an investigation into the “fossil fuel and petrochemical industries for their role in causing and exacerbating the global plastics pollution crisis.” Filing a motion to set aside or modify the MA AG investigation demand in Massachusetts state court.

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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. Anti-Net Zero’ MP Hires Aides Linked to Climate Denial Group.

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Business Green

JULY 21, 2022

Carbon emissions from the electricity sector are set to decline this year, as demand growth for electricity around the world slows and additions of renewable power generation edge fossil fuel generators off electricity grids around the world, according to the latest data from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2024

A new campaign is calling on MPs to break the fossil fuel sector’s “chokehold” on politics in a critical election year. Lawmakers returning to work today (Monday) were greeted with smoke flares and a demand to “Stop Polluting Politics” from a banner hung off London’s Westminster Bridge. million in 2022.

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