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UK Ministers Met 1-on-1 with Fossil Fuel and Biomass Producers Nine Times as Often as Renewables Since Kwasi Kwarteng Took Energy Portfolio

DeSmogBlog

Policymakers met with fossil fuel and biomass producers nine times as often as with their renewable energy counterparts, DeSmog can reveal, raising fresh concerns over the depth of the government’s commitments to reaching net zero emissions by 2050. Our record on renewable energy speaks for itself,” they said. “In Drax Access.

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BP and Ørsted Launch Green Hydrogen Partnership

GreenTechMedia

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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Global Briefing: Spain celebrates record low cost for onshore wind power

Business Green

The auction secured 1GW of new onshore wind capacity and a further 2GW of solar capacity. Bids do not require a building permit but they have to be constructed by April 2024 the latest to access the promised contracts. kg from low cost renewable power, already within 2025. Canadian firms sign up to new Plastics Pact.

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Global Briefing: California backs plan for 2035 ban on sale of polluting cars

Business Green

UK and US banks accused of financing Russian 'carbon bombs'. US and UK financial institutions have this week been accused of continuing to fund Russian "carbon bomb" fossil fuel projects that are both aiding Russia's illegal war in Ukraine and threatening to breach global climate goals. France mulls private jet crackdown.

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The prospects for I-1631 eliminating 20 million tons of carbon pollution annually by 2035

Low Carbon Prosperity

In this Low Carbon Prosperity Institute (LCPI) analysis, we explore scenarios of carbon reduction investment performance based on the revenue allocation described in Initiative 1631. The measure is intended, but not required, to reduce carbon emissions in 2035 to 25% below 1990 levels, consistent with the state’s legislated target.

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The 5 Biggest US Utilities Committing to Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

GreenTechMedia

Over the past three years, some of the country’s biggest utilities have been committing to a goal that few may have predicted they’d undertake on their own: weaning themselves off carbon-emitting generation by 2050. Utilities in many states now face mandates to move to 100 percent renewable energy or cut carbon to zero by 2050.

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How to build a green hydrogen refinery for the maritime industry in Rotterdam

Mr. Sustainability

The end goal is to create circular fuel for the maritime industry in Rotterdam. This might be the quickest and cheapest way for you to become carbon neutral, without retrofitting your vessels at all. Why focus on creating sustainable marine fuels? Of course it is very hard to compete with a fossil fuel feedstock.