Fairsnape

JANUARY 22, 2020

Once again Great Thunberg has shaken our thinking on carbon with her speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. With our focus on “net zero emissions” “low carbon economy” and “carbon neutrality” are we cheating and fiddling around with numbers? We don’t need a “low carbon economy.” Let’s be clear.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 9, 2020

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. The Global CCS Institute, a carbon capture think tank based in London, called the EU's strategy ambitious, but warned against picking winners.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 24, 2022

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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Business Green

AUGUST 2, 2022

It said it will take action to slash its emissions and neutralise any remaining emissions with "additional, quantifiable, real, permanent, and socially beneficial offsets" in order to achieve net zero annual carbon emissions by 2040, which is 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement targets of 2050.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Part of the world’s largest series of energy events organised across USA, Europe, Africa, SE Asia, Africa & India, the co-located events will bring an unprecedented opportunity, with insights shared by the most forward-thinking policy makers, regulators, industry titans, thought leaders and experts. About POWERGEN India 2022.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ahead of tomorrow's Net Zero Festival, Toby Hill explores how carbon offset standards are evolving in a bid to assure clients and campaigners that promised carbon savings can be delivered. To find out more about the role of carbon offsets in the net zero transition, sign up now for a free pass to tomorrow's Net Zero Festival.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Animal agriculture is the largest emitter of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide when measured over a 20 year period. We need the animal agriculture equivalent of ‘keep it in the ground’ for fossil fuels,” she adds. “It’s It’s really about production at the end of the day.”

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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2021

Achieving this would allow green hydrogen to start to reach fossil parity, representing one of the most significant achievement for zero-emission solutions and a carbon neutral planet.". kg from low cost renewable power, already within 2025. Canadian firms sign up to new Plastics Pact.

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Energy Innovation

AUGUST 6, 2021

One such critical tipping point is the potential transformation of the world’s largest tropical forests from carbon sinks into net sources of carbon emissions. Currently, carbon emissions that result from deforestation and forest degradation (often referred to as land-use change) are offset, in part, by new reforestation and regrowth.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

"Over the coming decade we will see emerging offshore markets like Japan, Korea, and Vietnam move to full deployment, and see the first offshore turbines installed in a number of new countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa.". This should give us the confidence to accelerate the urgent transition towards climate neutrality.".

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

There had also been speculation that candidates from Asia or Africa were likely to be preferred given the past four holders of the post have been from Latin America and Europe. However, his purported appointment comes as something of a surprise given the UN had indicated that it would "especially welcome" female candidates.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

One of the world’s largest oil and gas companies is betting that the future of flying is carbon-neutral. That may seem an audacious notion from a company whose business model for well over a century has centered around bringing fossil fuels to market — and is banking on petroleum being a key, albeit declining, fuel for decades to come.

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2023

Our transformation toward a climate-neutral economy - the fundamental task of our century - is currently taking on an entirely new dynamic, not in spite of, but because of, the Russian war," he said. She argued that eliminating this bias could reduce global carbon emissions by 3.6 per cent while increasing global income by 0.65

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 24, 2021

China represents more than a quarter of all global carbon emissions, and it has spent tens of billions of dollars to build coal power facilities in 152 countries over the past decade through its Belt and Road Initiative. China and the United States together represent 43% of global carbon dioxide emissions. China Talks.

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Business Green

MAY 7, 2021

Floating turbines, Amsterdam's ban on fossil fuel advertising, American fridges, and all the green business stories from around the world this week. The SAF will be used in blended form, however, the company said that in its neat form the SAF could reduce CO2 lifecycle emissions by up to 80 per cent compared to fossil jet fuels. "So

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Unchecked carbon pollution is forcing the world's most vulnerable on a frog march to destruction - now. As current events make all too clear, our continued reliance on fossil fuels makes the global economy and energy security vulnerable to geopolitical shocks and crises. Continued dependence on fossil fuels will cost lives.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The announcement follows a slew of fresh climate pledges since the start of COP26 this week, with India pledging to ramp up its renewable power capacity targets for 2030, and South Africa striking a landmark deal with the UK, USA and EU to help finance its shift away from coal power.

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Business Green

JULY 30, 2021

Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week, including EU's carbon border row with China, and fresh climate goals from Israel and Indonesia. China argues EU's carbon border tax violates WTO rules. South Africa calls for global climate adaptation target. Indonesia submits updated 2030 climate plan.

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Business Green

MARCH 17, 2021

Brexit tweaked trading relations, but the shift to low carbon is already accelerating and will transform the economy this decade, argues Tim Lord, a former senior government official: "Already, growth in green sectors outstrips that of the wider economy. Brexit was big, but net zero is huge, requiring wholesale shifts across all sectors.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Joel Makower Mon, 12/14/2020 – 02:11 One of the world’s largest oil and gas companies is betting that the future of flying is carbon-neutral. CORSIA applies only to international flights, which account for the majority of aviation’s carbon footprint and around 1.3

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 9, 2019

They spend your money to buy a seat at the UN Security Council, and also, they are giving your money to other countries to fight climate change in Asia and build roads in Africa. We must go off fossil fuels as quickly as possible, and you bought a pipeline. Elizabeth May: No, we have a plan, get rid of fossil – Rt.

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

A significant proportion of global carbon emissions come from farming meat. Climate changes triggered the first human migrations out of Africa. We Are the Weather is different--accessible, immediate, and with a single clear solution that individual readers can put into practice straight away.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

As a result, many fossil fuel majors now have net zero goals in place and are - to varying degrees - investing in green technologies in a bid to diversify their revenue streams. But hydrogen is not a new oil.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Ahead of the COP26 Summit in Glasgow the hope is that an engaged US administration can again work with China to secure more ambitious decarbonisation pledges, but also ramp up pressure on those carbon intensive industries yet to come forward with sufficiently ambitious climate action plans. This is no time for changes of the margins.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The findings, taken from the IEA's An Energy Sector Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality in China report, suggests Beijing's existing policies will also give the country the capacity to accelerate its transition to clean energy sources and reach carbon neutrality before 2060. Malaysian PM touts 2050 carbon neutral pledge.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

The Ottawa-based startup is bringing to scale a process that generates hydrogen by capturing carbon dioxide from the air, then storing it within seawater, mimicking the ocean’s natural processes to create a carbon sink. It’s seeking to capture no less than a gigaton of CO2 per year by 2035.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 22, 2020

A sudden collapse of the industry - called a carbon crunch - could lead to economic disaster of epic proportions. The time is therefore now to plan an orderly wind-down of fossil fuel assets and manage the impact on the global economy rather than try to sustain the unsustainable. This may prove to be terminal. Money is gone.

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Don’t agree on the assessment or the different pathways to get rid of fossil fuels? This is a review of an article from the Financial Times , which first appeared in February 2020 just before the fossil fuel industry had its worst year ever. Comment down below. The article was called ‘can the world kick its oil habit?’.

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Clean Energy Trust

MARCH 5, 2021

February 2021 Cleantech Roundup: Climate Software Gold Rush | Lone Star State Struggles | Jobs and the Energy Transition Credit: Poole Group This month, we’re covering the rush of investing into startups that quantify, manage, and verify carbon emissions reductions, Texas’ grid troubles, new research on transitioning fossil fuel workers, and more!

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Business Green

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In his decision, Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said the project would deliver a net zero emission mine, would have a "neutral" impact on global greenhouse gas emissions, and could prove compatible with the UK's climate goals. The steel industry neither needs nor wants this coal mine.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Since September alone, China has pledged to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, and Japan, South Korea, South Africa, and Canada have also set their sights on net zero by 2050. But indeed, now in the last three months, I have been positively surprised by what's possible.". It is hugely encouraging news.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The long-awaited document contained few surprises, but the plans did put President Xi Jinping's pledge to deliver a 'carbon neutral' economy by 2060 on a formal footing. It reflects Beijing's mistrust of the US ability to fulfill its carbon and finance targets. Biden administration hails latest US climate infrastructure plans.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

The Ottawa-based startup is bringing to scale a process that generates hydrogen by capturing carbon dioxide from the air, then storing it within seawater, mimicking the ocean’s natural processes to create a carbon sink. It’s seeking to capture no less than a gigaton of CO2 per year by 2035.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

based insurer to achieve carbon neutrality in 2016. . During her five years with Quantis, Bande has advised some of the world’s largest companies in the food, cosmetics and apparels sectors, helping them define science-based targets, insetting initiatives and carbon pricing approaches. Jesse Klein. Jennifer Ballen, 28 .

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Drawing on that mandate, Ardern declared a "climate emergency" and set the wheels in motion for New Zealand’s public sector to become carbon neutral by 2025. She passed a Zero Carbon Bill during her first term that mandates net-zero emissions by 2050 and campaigned on tougher action this term. . percent of its GDP.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Other metals supplies need to rise, too, in order to get companies and countries to their carbon neutrality goals — phasing out fossil fuels. . South Africa mines 72 percent of world’s platinum output, and China has greatly increased its investments there, too. . Yet global metal production is in decline.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Other metals supplies need to rise, too, in order to get companies and countries to their carbon neutrality goals — phasing out fossil fuels. South Africa mines 72 percent of world’s platinum output, and China has greatly increased its investments there, too. Yet global metal production is in decline.

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