DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 31, 2024

Football fans, campaigners, and civil society from Africa and beyond have all decried this egregious act of sportswashing by the French major, the top oil and gas extractor in Africa. Despite the glitzy adverts and misleading green claims, TotalEnergies is doubling down on fossil fuel production globally, and especially in Africa.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 27, 2020

Abandoning fossil fuels for electricity generation by 2030 would save money for countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to new research into renewable energy in the area. Evening out supply and demand with a MENA-wide transmission network would cut LCOE from €52.80

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 30, 2018

Fossil fuels, a vision of the future or something our children will see in history books? The energy markets, broadly taken to be fossil fuels and renewables, have seen significant changes over the past years. Though hard to predict, most outlooks expect energy demand to rise by about 30% by 2030.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Exclusive: Sultan Al Jaber says Adnoc has to meet demand for fossil fuels, and hails ‘unprecedented’ Cop deal The president of the Cop28 climate summit will continue with his oil company’s record investment in oil and gas production , despite coordinating a global deal to “transition away” from fossil fuels.

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Business Green

APRIL 22, 2021

Carbon Tracker study finds solar and wind energy potential is 100 times as much as global energy demand. Harry Benham, report co-author and chairman of think tank Ember-Climate, argued that only a fraction of the world's extensive renewable resources would need to be tapped to replace fossil fuel power.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Nearly two thirds of social media posts put out by six major European fossil fuel and energy companies since the end of 2019 present a “green” image of the company, despite the majority of their business activity remaining in fossil fuels, reveals new analysis by Desmog.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Production Gap report reveals governments still plan to produce more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than is consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5C. The third edition of the report concludes that despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic the fossil fuel 'production gap' remains largely unchanged.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The headline commitment of COP28 was the pledge to transition away from fossil fuels. Many commentators also appeared to believe that the “UAE Consensus” – as the deal was dubbed – leaves plenty of scope to continue burning fossil fuels, while also being woefully short on the financial commitments required to realize its aims.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The post Human Rights and Environmental Organisations Demand The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation Reconsider Supporting ‘Risky’ Major East Africa Oil Project appeared first on DeSmog. Updates and reports regarding this complaint will be available on its website.

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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

JANUARY 26, 2022

Oil prices may have surged in recent months, but investing in new fossil fuel projects risks 'catastrophic levels of value destruction' when prices fall, new Carbon Tracker analysis warns. However, this could become a nightmare scenario if they go ahead with projects which deliver oil around the time that demand starts to decline.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

climate talks in Egypt demanded European governments halt a “dash” for the continent’s natural gas. German, Italian and other companies have been scouring Africa for alternatives to Russian supplies in the wake of the February invasion of Ukraine, raising fears that new projects will lock Africa into long-term dependence on fossil fuels.

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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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The City Fix

MARCH 27, 2024

One of the conference’s focal points was how to rapidly and equitably transition away from fossil. At COP28, global climate leaders congregated in Dubai for the annual opportunity to review countries’ progress on emissions reductions and to increase climate ambition.

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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

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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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.

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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. While the former is continuing its downward trajectory, boosting utilization rates is linked to creating demand for green hydrogen.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

To achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, countries will likely need to set hard limits on the extraction of fossil fuels in addition to supporting the deployment of clean energy. The researchers set out to estimate how much of the world’s fossil fuel reserves must remain in the ground in order to limit global warming to 1.5

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Hydrogen has the potential to decarbonize a wide range of heavy industries including energy, chemicals, steel and cement, which means demand is going to be huge. In its Net-Zero Emissions scenario the IEA expects demand to increase fivefold from 2020 to 2050. Making hydrogen competitive. Reducing renewable energy curtailment.

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Business Green

AUGUST 28, 2020

Direct loan from UK Export Finance aimed at supporting Aqua Africa project that will provide clean drinking water to rural communities in Ghana. Increasing water coverage requires a consistent investment on year to year basis since population growth and demand for water keeps increasing.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

California, Portugal, and New Zealand are associate members of the initiative, having adopted policies to restrict fossil fuel supply but not yet banned licensing of further developments. The subject of fossil fuels has long been taboo at UN climate summits, with the landmark Paris Agreement omitting any mention of them.

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Business Green

JULY 26, 2021

Putting world on path to 'well below' 2C temperature goal in the Paris Agreement could create millions of green jobs worldwide, offsetting losses in fossil fuel sector, research estimates. Other countries such as Canada, Australia and Mexico, which are heavy fossil-fuel exporters, could also suffer net job losses.

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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

APRIL 29, 2021

million new jobs could be provided by the wind power sector over the next five years as the industry expands to meet soaring demand for clean energy, according to a new analysis from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). More than 3.3 The predictions represent a significant acceleration of rates of job creation for the clean energy sector.

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2023

The increase in solar generation was sufficient to meet South Africa's entire power demand. Add in nuclear and hydro and clean power met 39 per cent of demand. Each time stubbornly high coal demand meant emissions continued to tick back upwards. The increase in wind generation could have met the UK's electricity needs.

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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

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Fossil fuels - oil, gas, and coal - are still very much the backbone of the global energy system, and these industries employ tens of millions of workers around the world. Clean energy employs more people worldwide than fossil fuels. So, as job numbers decline in coal, oil and gas, opportunities in clean energy will rise.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 26, 2021

The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. For example, as I will detail below, oil demand fell dramatically last year, but we already know that it has largely recovered in 2021. Since its release, I have been busy analyzing the data and creating graphics.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The steel industry is expected to remain the largest consumer, but demand from the battery sector is the driver of growth for this emissions-intensive industry. Indeed, Wood Mackenzie forecasts rapid growth for graphite in the battery sector — demand is expected to grow from 165 kt in 2018 to almost 1 million tonnes by 2030.

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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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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. Learn how ??

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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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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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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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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2022

Editor’s Note: This is part of a regular column, Gaslit , which navigates society’s dysfunctional relationship with fossil fuel disinformation. Heatwaves are scorching Europe, the United States, North Africa, Siberia, and some parts of the Middle East and China. Have a tip or idea? Get in touch.

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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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