Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2023

per year, when they need to be falling by 7% every year to 2030, according to some estimates, to keep alive the hopes of the Paris agreement. The headline commitment of COP28 was the pledge to transition away from fossil fuels. Fossil fuels were mentioned for the first time in a COP text two years ago, at COP26 in Glasgow.

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Business Green

APRIL 22, 2021

Solar and wind power could push fossil fuels out of the electricity sector by the mid-2030s and out of the energy supply system altogether by 2050, as clean energy costs continue to plummet and governments pursue policies designed to ditch fossil fuels for cheap, home-grown renewables. per cent of daily sunshine.".

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 11, 2024

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) , climate change is expected to cause approximately 250,000 additional deaths per year between 2030 and 2050. Spread of Infectious Diseases Malaria in Africa Climate change has expanded the habitat range for mosquitoes, the primary vectors for malaria.

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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. Vicky Sins, Decarbonisation and Energy Transformation Lead, said: “We cannot keep 1.5

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The influential research firm this week published a major new report detailing how it expects energy storage installations around the world to reach a cumulative 358 gigawatts/1,028 gigawatt-hours by the end of 2030 - a level more than 20 times larger than the 17 gigawatts/34 gigawatt-hours online at the end of 2020.

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Business Green

JUNE 19, 2022

The report warns that not only do 600 million Africans now have access to electricity, but around 25 million more people in Africa are living without electricity compared with before the pandemic. The report emphasises how Africa has huge untapped renewables potential.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The announcement, led by 40 members of the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), marks the biggest global net zero commitment from the carbon-intensive sector to date, and brings together firms from North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe. by the end of the century.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

BloombergNEF’s 2021 Global Energy Storage Outlook estimates that 345 gigawatts/999 gigawatt-hours of new energy storage capacity will be added globally in the nine years between 2021 and 2030. and China are the two largest markets, representing over half of the global storage installations by 2030. See educational sessions here.

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Business Green

JANUARY 14, 2021

A new report from McKinsey predicts global fossil fuel demand 'will never return to its pre-pandemic growth curve', but warns the world is still on track to badly miss its climate goals.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 30, 2018

Population growth will plateau after 2030-2040, causing energy demand to stabilize and decline afterwards. The current overcapacity in the oil markets will ensure a lasting shift in fossil markets. Renewables are already ridiculously cheap, with the cheapest forms of solar energy already at less than half the price of fossil fuels.

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2022

UK Minister for Exports Mike Freer explains how the UK's export credit agency has been working to meet its commitment to end financial support for fossil fuel projects abroad. Just over a year ago, the UK ended financial support for fossil fuel projects overseas.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 25, 2024

By working together at international level, with every country contributing its strengths, experience, and know-how, it will be possible to successfully implement these targets by 2030.” Renewable energy in Africa and India means more than just climate action: it’s about social stability and visibility, participation and increasing income.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Nigeria becomes latest major emerging economy to set net zero goal, as South Africa teams up with industrialised nations for multi-billion dollar green investment push. — Chukwumerije Okereke (@chuks_okereke) November 2, 2021.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2022

The document sets out G7 countries' ambition to deliver near-zero carbon electricity grids by 2035, citing the need to respond to climate scientists' calls for a drastic reduction in fossil fuel demand so as to stabilise global temperatures. We also have the G7's first coal phase-out goal and endorsement of the Glasgow Breakthroughs.".

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

using fossil fuels); scope 2 are from the purchase of energy (e.g. 2) The framework for companies to measure and manage their GHG emissions is established within three ‘scopes’: scope 1 emissions are direct emissions from businesses (e.g. degree target.

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Business Green

JANUARY 16, 2023

COP28 Climate Summit President Sultan Ahmed al Jaber has called for a tripling of clean energy generation by 2030 and a doubling of low-carbon hydrogen capacity by 2030, as he used his first address since being appointed to lead this year's global climate talks to promise a "COP of action". target within reach.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The EU and Turkey have both unveiled fresh 2030 climate targets in support of the Paris Agreement at the COP27 Climate Summit today, although hopes are already receding that the welcome announcements could inject some much needed urgency into talks that continue to move at a snail's pace. Russia's war against Ukraine will end.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 25, 2020

As it stands, blue and gray hydrogen derived from fossil fuels are cheaper than using renewable-energy-powered electrolyzers to produce green hydrogen from water. “In some countries such as Germany, that will arrive by 2030. Check out GTM's green hydrogen explainer here.).

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Global investment needs to rapidly shift away from fossil fuels to green energy throughout the 2020s, but bets against that happening look increasingly risky. That ratio then needs to widen to around 6:1 in the 2030s, and 10:1 in the 2040s, in order to stand a chance of delivering a 1.5C In order to cap global warming at 1.5C

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Major fossil fuel firms have committed tens of millions in finance to UK universities since 2022, DeSmog can reveal. Previous reporting from openDemocracy and the Guardian found that, between 2017 and December 2021, £89 million had been given to UK universities from some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The South African company, which is the largest diamond producer in the world, announced the new carbon target as it unveiled a dozen new goals for 2030 geared at improving the firm's environmental and social impact.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Nor is it the only link between the fossil fuel industry and the Bolloré family’s global business interests, which encompass multi-billion-dollar logistics operations servicing major oil companies, including Shell. Further, these are far from being the Bolloré Group’s only connections to the fossil fuel sector.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 30, 2020

Established market players such as China and the US accounted for nearly 60 per cent of new installations, however, we see emerging markets in regions such as South East Asia, Latin America and Africa playing an increasingly important role in the years to come, while offshore wind is also becoming a significant growth driver.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Worse still, it has now emerged from new undercover reporting that Saudi Arabia is operating a so-called ‘Oil Sustainability Programme’ (OSP) designed to artificially increase demand for oil across Africa and Asia. Now the air pollution from burning fossil fuels alone is estimated to kill more than tobacco smoke.

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Business Green

JANUARY 8, 2021

All the top green business news from around the world this week including China's ETS, Japan's fossil fuel car ban, and Enel's African green power push. Japan aims for ban on fossil fuel car sales by 2035. Enel joins with Qatar investment fund to support Africa green energy drive.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 1, 2022

Have you read: Matt O’Keefe: Placing economic and environmental justice at the centre of the energy transition Renewables and energy efficiency – priorities for 2030 emissions reductions IRENA: How to future-proof economies against fossil fuel volatility. Nigerian agriculture and economy.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In Australia, a student filed a consumer complaint with Ad Standards against the financial services organization HSBC for claiming to support the protection of the Great Barrier Reef despite its links to fossil fuel operations. A young protester shows support for Juliana v. United States.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The report stresses the world is still "heading in the wrong direction" in its response to climate change, with greenhouse gas concentrations continuing to rise to record highs and fossil fuel emission rates having now risen back above pre-pandemic levels after the temporary drop that resulted from national lockdowns.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 9, 2020

The European Union this week set ambitious 2024 and 2030 targets for green hydrogen, a big step for the emerging sector. At the same time, Brussels signaled that it will also encourage the development of "blue" hydrogen produced from fossil fuels paired with carbon capture, at least for the time being. Blue vs. green.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Sean Gallup/Getty Images Tens of thousands of negotiators, activists, and corporate execs have descended upon Dubai to wrangle over the future of fossil fuels. The future of fossil fuels Let’s start with some backstory on COP28. Greenhouse gas emissions come from extracting and burning fossil fuels, of course.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

million people die as a result of air pollution every year, but governments are still spending more supporting fossil fuel projects than they are tackling dirty air. OECD countries must phase out existing coal by 2030, with all others following suit by 2040. There must be no new coal plants built after 2021," he said.

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Business Green

JULY 9, 2020

The maker of Andrex, Kleenex, and Huggies has this week unveiled a wide-ranging new sustainability strategy, pledging to halve its environmental footprint by 2030. This plan for 2030 is our most ambitious yet," said Tristram Wilkinson, President for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Kimberly-Clark. "We

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

On the southern coast of Africa, local community groups and environmental activists have been celebrating a significant legal victory over a major oil player. Then, in 2021, the license was acquired by Shell in partnership with Impact Africa. By Joe Walsh, Earth Island Journal. In 2009 the company paid out $15.5

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

New analysis warns national climate targets for 2030 point to dangerous warming of 2.4C, as rush for LNG capacity risks further undermining chances of meeting goals of Paris Agreement. As such, existing policies and near-term emissions targets for 2030 are widely regarded as a more credible basis for projecting future temperature increases.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Beer drinkers in the UK, Australia, South Africa, and Germany can now purchase Sol beer brewed with solar energy, after more than 9,000 panels were switched on at the Netherlands brewery that supplies the drink to more than 50 markets, Heineken announced today.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

” AES’s goals to transition to “ an energy company of the future ” — announced in 2017 — and its more recent efforts to reduce the carbon intensity of its portfolio 70 percent by 2030 align with Google’s plans to meet all of its electricity demand with renewables.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The US delegation began using the word “unabated” in conjunction with phasing out fossil fuels for the first time. The UAE, COP’s host, forged a perilous middle path that delights neither end of the fossil fuel spectrum. To abate or not to abate, to phase down or phase out. Words matter.

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