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European Union Sets Gigawatt-Scale Targets for Green Hydrogen

GreenTechMedia

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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One year on: How UK Export Finance is ending support for fossil fuels projects overseas

Business Green

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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Over 60GW of wind energy capacity installed in 2019, the second-biggest year in history

Envirotec Magazine

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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Smart Energy Finances: Funding for Capalo AI’s market optimisation platform

Smart Energy International

“This means less of a need for reserve power plants that mostly use fossil fuels to produce electricity, which then leads to less carbon dioxide emissions.” The projects span Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Uzbekistan, including renewables, water desalination and green hydrogen, alongside the $8.5

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A global forum to catalyse India’s clean energy transition

Smart Energy International

Part of the world’s largest series of energy sector events spread across North America, Europe, Australia, Africa & South East Asia, this even brings together over 200 exhibitors and 8000 qualified professionals from the entire value chain of the global power generation, transmission and distribution under one roof.

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Heard of “Net-Zero Oil” or “Carbon Negative” Bioenergy? In 2023 You Will

DeSmogBlog

Salmon is fed on other fish — small, oily, and nutritious pelagic species — which are harvested by the tonne off the West African coastline and pulverized into fishmeal and fish oil for export to Europe and Asia. Canadian Hydrogen. This has the potential to cut off one area of growth for the fossil fuel industry.

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Why Saudi Arabia Wins Top Prize in the Bad Sport Awards 2023

DeSmogBlog

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.