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Southern Company Commits to Net-Zero Carbon by 2050, but Seeks New Gas Plants for Now

GreenTechMedia

utilities in setting a net-zero carbon target for 2050, aiming to balance the emissions from its sizable fossil fuel-fired generation fleet and sprawling natural gas business with reductions to be gained by expanding its portfolio of renewable energy and energy efficiency. its Southern Power competitive power arm which owns about 12.8

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The Top Energy Stories Of 2023

R-Squared Energy

Following last year’s chaos in the energy sector, there were fewer big energy stories in 2023. should also set a natural gas production record this year, and exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will reach a new high. .” Many saw their share prices plunge 50-80% in the second half of 2023.

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Big Oil’s Been Secretly Validating Critics’ Concerns about Carbon Capture

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link] pic.twitter.com/GQK8DFcWoc — ExxonMobil (@exxonmobil) January 12, 2023 ExxonMobil says its carbon capture facility in Wyoming has “captured the most CO2 emissions on Earth to date.” A natural gas demonstration plant in Texas tests carbon capture technology. Credit: NET Power , CC BY-SA 4.0

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Dominion and Virginia Lawmakers Race to Define Clean Energy Goals, Offshore Wind Plans

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Dominion’s own emissions-reduction plan pledges to eliminate emissions of carbon dioxide and methane on a net basis by 2050. That’s greater than its previous commitment to reduce net carbon emissions from its power sector by 80 percent by 2050 and methane emissions from its natural-gas operations by 65% by 2030 and 80% by 2040.

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Replace fossil fuels — with more fossil fuels? That’s one major utility’s plan.

DeSmogBlog

Austin Wall was attending an environmental law conference at the University of Tennessee not long ago when, during a discussion of natural gas pipeline projects, a map appeared on the screen and gave him a surprise. I’m like, hold up, that Google Maps looks really familiar to me,” the 25-year-old law student said.

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Replace fossil fuels — with more fossil fuels? That’s one major utility’s plan.

DeSmogBlog

Austin Wall was attending an environmental law conference at the University of Tennessee not long ago when, during a discussion of natural gas pipeline projects, a map appeared on the screen and gave him a surprise. I’m like, hold up, that Google Maps looks really familiar to me,” the 25-year-old law student said.