Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2023

It also features £160 million in funding to kick start the infrastructure investment needed to deliver the increase in floating offshore wind farms. Average size is based on a 2022 National Grid ESO that assessed the impact the potential impact of a portfolio of 16 offshore proposed wind projects, with average capacity of 1.55

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 12, 2023

Former Business and Energy Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg spoke of his desire for people to “stop demonising oil and gas” in a private meeting with the head of the United Arab Emirates’s state investment company, DeSmog can reveal. The fossil fuel era is over.

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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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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 14, 2022

Canada’s oil and gas patch is partying like it’s 2008, though most Canadian drivers are not enjoying the festive mood. Commercial rents in downtown Calgary are on the rise, and long-thought dead fossil-fuel export projects have zombified. But what past instances lacked was a truealternative to fossil fuels.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The group says timely rollout of policy support is needed to deliver on investments. Yet, installed capacity and volumes remain low as developers wait for government support before making investments. By the end of 2022, electrolyser capacity for hydrogen production reached almost 700 MW. of total hydrogen demand.

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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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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

The global economy could face many more years of energy market turbulence if governments do not take steps to turbocharge their clean energy and technology investments, the IEA has warned. The stakes for nations that fail to unhitch themselves from gas markets are incredibly high, according to the global energy think tank.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

“This amounts to tactics of intimidation and bullying,” Natasha Lamb, chief investment officer of Massachusetts-based Arjuna Capital, said in a statement. 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.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Policies such as California's Advanced Clean Truck rule are forcing organizations in the state to phase in zero-emission trucks and phase out fossil fuel-based ones. Progressive cities, many in Europe, are building zones in downtown centers that are banning fossil-fuel vehicles and incentivizing zero-emission models.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

But the newly adopted measures, which were announced last week, leave the London-based multinational with plenty of flexibility to continue financing fossil fuel extraction — and some critics say they don’t go far enough. Publicly, Barclays has signaled an intent to pivot away from fossil fuels and help power the rise of green energy.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 25, 2024

According to the group, Extinction Rebellion or XR, Thursday’s protest was spurred by a whistleblower’s tip-off that Havas would be meeting with Shell to discuss new work for the fossil fuel giant. The trade publication Campaign recently reported that Shell’s global PR account is up for review this quarter.

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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

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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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 7, 2021

Wednesday’s announcement marks the second massive investment in the past three months for the Latham, New York-based maker of fuel cells for forklifts and other work vehicles, as it seeks to capitalize on a global boom in investment in hydrogen generated from clean power as a replacement for fossil fuels.

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2022

BP, Shell, Total Energies, and Equinor were all found to be investing the vast majority of their profits back into fossil fuel projects. The analysis revealed that BP invested £300m into renewables and low carbon projects in the first half of 2022 - which according to the analysis is equivalent to just 2.5

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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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Clean Energy Canada

MARCH 25, 2024

families pay more for electricity and natural gas as the LNG industry drives up the price of both. Additionally, there is a risk that LNG crowds out public and private sector investments in renewable energy and locks in infrastructure that is incompatible with a net-zero future. ratepayers or potentially taxpayers.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 28, 2023

The lonely well pad houses four natural gas wells that records show were initially drilled in 2011 but sat inactive for years after that. Another one filed in August 2022 includes photos of large trailers that, according to the DEP, currently house cryptocurrency equipment. “The

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The initial 50 MW phase will produce 9,000 tons of green hydrogen per year, enough to displace 20 percent of the refinery’s existing fossil-fuel derived hydrogen. It is hoped the site will be operational by 2024 with a final investment decision in 2022. BP uses the terminology clean, rather than green hydrogen.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 9, 2022

For example, it calls on the Government to fund pathfinder projects that will decarbonise 30,000 homes in the next five years and recommends the sale of natural gas boilers in the UK be banned by 2035. To implement them successfully, however, will require a clear strategy backed by sufficient investment.

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Clean Energy Canada

MARCH 25, 2024

should be highly skeptical of investing in the expansion of an industry whose market is far from guaranteed, and which risks crowding out public and private investments in cleaner industries better poised for growth in the coming decades. s total 2022 demand, or the equivalent of the electricity from more than eight Site C dams.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 25, 2022

Some sections included safety information and tips on energy conservation, but many others promote natural gas, describe its benefits, or position gas as a clean alternative to dirtier fuels. NW Natural knows that teachers possess the power to enlighten students. Answer: a bus that runs on natural gas.).

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 23, 2024

as the world’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter, this week the Energy Information Administration reported that the U.S. refiners had a significant demand for crude oil, but they had spent decades investing billions of dollars into processing heavy, sour crude oil. In 2022, U.S. Fresh on the heels of a new U.S.

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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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DeSmogBlog

MAY 12, 2023

In an effort to gain federal approval for a natural gas storage project in south Louisiana, Sempra LNG lobbyists crafted letters for Louisiana elected officials to send to federal regulators in support of the project. billion cubic feet of natural gas. billion cubic feet of natural gas. Mike Reese and Rep.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 25, 2022

The European Union’s scientific and political communities are locked in a battle over whether gas and nuclear can be considered green investments. It’s a “green investment guidebook,” said Henry Eviston, spokesperson on sustainable finance at WWF European Policy Office.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Investment management firm X Machina Capital Strategies (XMC) has announced the merger of Transitional Energy with Gradient Geothermal , the newest strategic platform entity in XMC’s full spectrum energy investment lineup.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Reuters reported that an additional €350 billion of energy investment would be required from 2021-2030. Fossil fuels could lose out once lawmakers thrash out the details. That means any new support mechanisms are unlikely to be in place before 2022. ” Natural gas didn’t make the cut.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 28, 2023

Over 90 percent of Ontario’s electricity comes from non-fossil fuel sources, mostly nuclear and hydroelectricity. Fossil Fuel Revamp The website for Pathways Alliance says the organization is focused on delivering industry-driven solutions to the climate crisis. Toronto’s subways and streetcars run on electricity.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 2, 2024

As of April 2022, 131 countries responsible for 88% of greenhouse emissions had committed to net zero emissions.    The adoption of hydrogen as a fuel is a key aspect of the net zero initiative. According to 2022 statistics, global hydrogen use touched 95 million tonnes, a year-on-year increase of nearly 3%.

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The same study found that even with batteries included, for when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine, power from wind and solar would still be highly cost-competitive with natural gas. Those are stable, long-term revenues that get invested into communities and help keep property taxes low. Yet there is more to gain.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

That is the headline prediction from a new special report from the International Energy Agency, which details how heat pumps have become a key technology in the response from governments and businesses to the global energy supply crunch that has sent fossil fuel costs soaring in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

A session called Funding the New Energy Paradigm: Innovative Financing Mechanisms & Clever Capital Structures will be presented during the POWERGEN Leadership Summi t in Dallas, Texas on January 28, 2022. . The push and pull of supply and demand. of total global emissions. Stepping back and taking a breath.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A number of the agency’s clients are expected to use their stands in the zone to promote the controversial and widely discredited use of hydrogen for home heating, which is favoured by the industry as it can combine with natural gas, and its existing infrastructure. But ‘blue’ hydrogen is also controversial.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Globally, the United States and Canada invest the most public money into the controversial technology, with the United States contributing $8 billion, the report states. This past July, the federal government indicated its plan to phase out what it termed inefficient fossil fuel subsidies. Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

It will explore the potential of generating hydrogen from biomass which can be used as an alternative to fossil fuels. We recognise the significant investment that E.ON The study will run from September 2022 to February 2023.

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