Terra Infirma

JUNE 19, 2023

Not UK emissions or UK use of fossil fuels! No one wants to confirm it’s Africa, Asia & South America that’s the real problem! If we all shift away from consuming fossil fuels, then BP’s profits goes down the toilet and they go bust.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Anglo American has partnered with Engie to develop the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck, which is expected to begin testing this year at a metals mine in South Africa. The sector is also moving towards renewables because they are cheaper than fossil-fuel energy sources.

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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.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Critics of the push say carbon capture technology is still unproven, methane leakage could add untold greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere, and transport complications all make blue hydrogen a much dirtier fuel than the name implies. This has the potential to cut off one area of growth for the fossil fuel industry.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Gas prices and fossil fuels reach record highs in Europe – report Avenues for growth within the energy and environment industry. Norway’s pipeline deliveries to the rest of the continent rose by 5% y-o-y, while pipeline imports from North Africa increased by a whopping 50% in 2021 compared to 2020. Have you read?

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AGreenLiving

MAY 31, 2021

Poised for launch in 2024, the Manta will operate autonomously 75% of the time without the use of fossil fuels , and it will have the ability to extract between 5,000 and 10,000 tons of floating plastic each year. Its design allows the Manta to extract microplastics from 10 mm upward and up to 1 meter deep.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 7, 2021

Working closely with the community, Cole represented the residents in lawsuits fighting against major mining and fossil fuel companies, including the groundbreaking case Kivalina v. In the early 2000s, the challenges faced by the community came to the attention of an environmental justice lawyer named Luke Cole. The suit, Kivalina v.

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The City Fix

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Public transport is one of the best, most cost-effective solutions available to address today’s climate and development challenges. Buses and trains can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by up to two-thirds per passenger, per kilometer compared to private vehicles. The UN’s latest.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Under the relentless sun in Africa, the birthplace of humanity, every living thing had to find a way to beat the heat. Even South America, in the throes of winter, saw unbelievable heat: A town in the Chilean Andes topped 100 degrees F — another all-time high.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

If the world warms more than 4C by 2100, the number of days with climatically stressful conditions for outdoor workers will increase by up to 250 workdays per year by century's end in some parts of South Asia, tropical sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Central and South America. And it gets worse.

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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Today’s climate change headlines often seem at odds with each other. One day, it’s catastrophic wildfires wreaking havoc around the world; the next, it’s an optimistic piece on the rapid scale-up of solar and wind power. Taken together, such stories.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

A study published in Science found that “even if fossil fuel emissions were immediately halted, current trends in global food systems would prevent the achievement of the 1.5°C per capita per day in Africa, 77.57g in Asia, 86.09g in South America, and 102.06g in Europe. gigatonnes (Gt) of CO2e and sequester 8.1

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 24, 2021

The International Energy Agency warns in a new analysis that if the world hopes to reach net zero emissions by 2050, widely seen as necessary to meet the Paris climate agreement goals, there should be no investment in new fossil fuel supply projects or in new coal-fired power plants that don’t capture their carbon emissions.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Fossil fuels are a dead end - for our planet, for humanity, and yes, for economies," he added. Hoesung Lee, chair of the IPCC, said the findings were a "dire warning" about the consequences of inaction on climate change.

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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 looking forward, IRENA contends that green hydrogen produced using water, electrolysis, and renewable power could come to dominate the market.

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CleanTechnica

JULY 27, 2021

Energy and environment ministers at the Group of 20 meeting of industrialized nations that took place in Naples, Italy, late last week failed to come to a consensus on several key commitments to tackle climate change in their final communique. There were two points in particular that were not agreed upon: one was around phasing […].

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