Business Green

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

University of Oxford endowment fund increased investment in fossil fuels between 2021 and 2022, campaigners claim

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 6, 2023

The energy company, UK Oil and Gas (UKOG), was given the go ahead to carry out drilling operations on the Dunsfold site by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in June 2022. The outcome of the hearing could have significant implications for future on-shore fossil fuel projects going through the planning permission process.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

An investigation by DeSmog in May found that one in three GB News presenters had spread climate science denial on air in 2022, while more than half had attacked climate action. billion) in fossil fuel firms. This includes companies that specialise in extracting, refining, transporting and distributing fossil fuels.

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 24, 2024

Fossil emissions ‘finally back to 1960s levels’, say analysts, but they warn levels are still falling too slowly The European Union pumped out 8% less carbon dioxide from the fossil fuels it burned in 2023 than it did in 2022, the Guardian can reveal, pushing these emissions down to their lowest level in 60 years.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Campaigners estimate about $3.7bn in trade finance was supplied to oil and gas projects despite bank’s green pledges The World Bank poured billions of dollars into fossil fuels around the world last year despite repeated promises to refocus on shifting to a low-carbon economy, research has suggested.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 11, 2024

After NDP member of Parliament Charlie Angus introduced a bill in February proposing to ban misleading fossil fuel advertising in Canada, the oil and gas advocate Stephen Buffalo wrote an incendiary National Post column attacking the legislation. The IRC received $250,000 from CNRL in 2022 alone.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The International Monetary Fund found in September 2022 that the energy crisis was hitting UK households harder than any country in western Europe, due to the UK’s reliance on gas for heating homes. In 2022, Truss’s campaign for Tory leader was run by Ruth Porter, a former communications director at the IEA.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

According to Saudi Aramco’s podcast, the fossil fuel industry is innovating new climate solutions, and BP’s podcast proclaims more of the same. Darren Woods, the CEO of Exxon, celebrates the potential of carbon capture to dramatically reduce global emissions. and Europe.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A “Together Towards Zero” projection during the Volvo AB news conference at the IAA Transportation show in Hanover, Germany, on Monday, September 19th, 2022. It goes to show how difficult the road ahead could be to get a consensus on a global deal to ditch fossil fuels. degrees Celsius higher than the preindustrial era.

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Solar and wind costs have fallen by up to 90 pct in last 12 years, and even in 2022 huge growth in China meant that global average costs remained stable. The post “Seismic shift:” Energy crisis helped wind and solar stretch cost advantage over fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Photos I shot in 2022 for DeSmog capture damage from extreme weather events and the continued expansion of the fossil fuel industry — the dominant industry causing global warming. Tanker at the dock at Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, on April 12, 2022.

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Energy Central

MARCH 6, 2024

In 2022, fossil fuel subsidies in the United States totaled $757 billion, according to the International Monetary Fund. negative externalities).

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Over the past month and a half month, California lawmakers have enacted a pair of climate disclosure bills and endorsed a global call to end the fossil fuel era. Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) introduced legislation requiring both funds to divest from the 200 largest fossil fuel companies by the 2030s — holdings worth about $15 billion.

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The Guardian: Energy

AUGUST 24, 2023

Oil, gas and coal benefited from $7tn in support in 2022 despite being primary cause of climate crisis Fossil fuels benefited from record subsidies of $13m (£10.3m) a minute in 2022, according to the International Monetary Fund, despite being the primary cause of the climate crisis. Continue reading.

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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.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 27, 2023

public pension funds would have been about 13 percent higher had they divested from fossil fuel holdings ten years ago – equivalent to around $21 million in earnings. billion at the end of 2022, they would have been worth $424.6 without the fossil fuel holdings.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 4, 2024

Three-quarters of prizes at the UK’s top sustainable advertising awards went to agencies who work for the fossil fuel industry, a DeSmog analysis has revealed. ” The concept was adopted by the UN’s corporate decarbonisation campaign Race to Zero in 2022, but is not recognised by Ad Net Zero. Credit: Sam Whitham.

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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 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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Business Green

JANUARY 3, 2023

Imperial College London analysis for 2022 points to record breaking year for green energy, but stresses need to 'break our addiction to fossil fuels'. Dr Iain Staffell, co-author of the report and senior lecturer in sustainable energy at Imperial College London, described 2022 as "a year like no other" for the energy industry.

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The Guardian: Energy

AUGUST 23, 2023

Public money still flowing into industry despite agreement to phase out ‘inefficient’ subsidies, thinktank says The G20 poured record levels of public money into fossil fuels last year despite having promised to reduce some of it, a report has found. Continue reading.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 6, 2022

We have done the math on the profits multinational fossil fuel corporations will book in calendar year 2022 on export revenues. The post Fossil fuel majors are reaping obscene profits: A simple levy could protect Australians from hyperinflation appeared first on RenewEconomy. The cost to Australia is serious.

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Renew Economy

MAY 22, 2022

Change of government will see a clean-out of fossil fuel industry lobbyists that held sway in the corridors of power for nearly a decade. The post Fossil fuel industry loses its grip over Australia’s climate and energy policies appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Clean Creatives' releases its third annual F-List report, which names just shy of 300 agencies that worked for fossil fuel companies in 2022 and 2023

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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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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The end of the fossil fuel era appeared to have come a significant step closer with the signing of a joint commitment to phase out coal on day four of the COP summit (4 November). A coal power station in Canock, Staffordshire (image credit: Catherine Poh Huay Tan , CC BY 2.0 degrees in reach.”.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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. The fossil fuel industry hid for decades what it knew about the impacts of its products. The writer Stevie Chedid calls it “warning weather.”

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Twenty-five nations and multilateral development banks have committed to ending new direct financial support for unabated fossil fuel energy projects overseas by the end of next year, in yet another sign that the global shift away from oil, gas, and coal and towards cleaner energy sources is accelerating. warming pathway.

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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

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. million income during the final quarter of 2022.

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R-Squared Energy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Perhaps the most noteworthy prediction from the report is of peak demand for fossil fuels within this decade. However, it is important to note that coal is the only fossil fuel projected to decline over the next decade under the IEA’s Stated Policies Scenario. The full report may be found here.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

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). Additional research by Joey Grostern The post Fossil Fuel Friendly Daily Mail Firm Handed £500k Government Contract to Run UK COP28 Events appeared first on DeSmog.

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PV Tech

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The cost of solar power generation dropped from US$417 per MWh in 2010 to US$49 per MWh in 2022, representing a 88% decrease.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

In this new lawsuit , it seeks to hold fossil fuel companies and their “misinformation agents” accountable for the unprecedented 2021 heat dome that saw temperatures in the county reach 116º Fahrenheit. The consulting firm has also served the fossil fuel industry.

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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. Persistent gaslighting by many of Louisiana’s politicians wasn’t restricted to the climate crisis during 2022.

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Renew Economy

AUGUST 2, 2022

Greens leader Adam Bandt says his party will do its bit to "end the climate wars" by supporting Labor's 2022 Bill. The post Greens move to “end climate wars,” and mount new battle against fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy. But really, this is just a cease fire.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 18, 2023

As more than two dozen climate liability lawsuits by state and local governments against fossil fuel companies continue to progress, a case brought by the city and county of Honolulu could become the first to put Big Oil on trial. In October 2020, Maui County also brought a climate liability lawsuit against fossil fuel companies.

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