EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Several speakers highlighted how a large cause for declining US emissions since the early 2000s has been switching from dirty coal to “clean” natural gas, and that such coal-to-gas switching could enable further emission reductions in Asia. But Europe’s real win lies in its boost to green energy. New investments bring optimism.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 3, 2023

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. Last year, we mapped Canada’s hydrogen lobby and revealed how fossil fuel interests are pushing for blue hydrogen in Canada.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

Clean hydrogen could cut greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel by up to 34 percent, reported Bloomberg New Energy Finance. . A few tech companies are working to grow clean hydrogen in Europe and Asia and, lately, California. It is energy-efficient, abundant and an environmentally friendly alternative to natural gas.

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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. Europe's gas sector strikes upbeat tone. The next-largest proposal, by BP, would use Australian wind and solar to export ammonia to Asia.

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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. Scientists say that unless swift action is taken, methane from agriculture alone will take us beyond a 1.5C It’s really about production at the end of the day.”

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

"With governments focussing on the energy crisis, this has been a year of little action on the climate: almost no updated national climate targets for 2030 and no significant increase in participation in Glasgow initiatives on coal phase out, clean cars, and methane," he said, "And without strong 2030 action, governments cannot reach net zero.".

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Rearing livestock is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, in part because it contributes to deforestation as land is cleared either to rear animals or to grow crops to provide animal feed and in part through methane emissions from cattle. And that's where the seaweed comes in.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

But group of petrostates resist calls to phase down fossil fuels and accelerate decarbonisation efforts. The so-called High Ambition Coalition of nations argued the draft text should include a commitment to phase down all fossil fuels and clearer commitments to accelerate the roll out of renewables.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

methane) from animal and land management and land-use change, which make the biggest warming contributions in the agricultural sector.”. These come from deforestation, changes in soil carbon, methane emissions, emissions from fertilisers, manure, farm machinery, and animal feed production. gigatonnes (Gt) of CO2e and sequester 8.1

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

While the fuel is barely on the radar in the United States, around the world a green hydrogen rush is underway, and many companies, investors, governments and environmentalists believe it is an energy source that could help end the reign of fossil fuels and slow the world’s warming trajectory. “Green hydrogen can do that.”

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Business Green

JULY 17, 2020

Clean hydrogen could cut greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel by up to 34 per cent, reported Bloomberg New Energy Finance. A few tech companies are working to grow clean hydrogen in Europe and Asia and, lately, California. It is energy-efficient, abundant and an environmentally friendly alternative to natural gas.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Wastewater from overburdened urban septic systems and air pollution from burning fossil fuels contribute to nitrogen pollution, but often runoff of the synthetic fertilizers used in industrialized agriculture is the primary culprit. Asia dominates the market with 97.4 million metric tons from 2.2 Then there's the issue of money.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 13, 2021

However, while on the surface it may appear to be a positive shift towards lowering the greenhouse gas impact of their projects, the rhetoric about carbon-neutral LNG is mostly hollow, in another attempt to greenwash new fossil fuel projects into existence. While the U.S. based grassroots organization opposing LNG, told DeSmog.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 15, 2020

Clean hydrogen could cut greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel by up to 34 percent, reported Bloomberg New Energy Finance. A few tech companies are working to grow clean hydrogen in Europe and Asia and, lately, California. It is energy-efficient, abundant and an environmentally friendly alternative to natural gas.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Europe As the annual United Nations climate conference — known as COP28 — kicked off in Dubai on Nov. This case has been strengthened by authoritative statements from expert sources, such as the International Energy Agency, emphasizing that new fossil fuel development is inconsistent with the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The WGHI plans a regional approach "that's taking a page from the playbook" of green hydrogen plans being put f orward in Europe and Asia, said Laura Nelson, executive director of the Green Hydrogen Coalition advocacy group. and Europe. federal government.

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Business Green

JUNE 13, 2022

The agency has called on governments across Europe to overcome their historic reluctance to tell consumers to save energy and embrace policies such as reduced speed limits on motorways, car sharing, work from home practices, car-free Sundays, public transport incentives, and campaigns to get citizens to turn down their thermostats by one degree.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 9, 2024

John Allaire, a former environmental engineer in the oil industry, photographed with fossil fuel infrastructure behind. Entire sections of wetlands are being filled in and paved over to build LNG export terminals, which will ship fracked gas to Europe and Asia. gas prices closer to those other, costlier regions.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Add to that a huge round of new licences for North Sea oil and gas extraction – and no further windfall taxes on energy companies making bumper profits – and it’s clear the former Shell manager has few qualms about going all-out for fossil fuels. Kemi Badenoch – Trade Secretary. Zahawi earned £1.3

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

All the top green business news from around the world this week, including fresh WHO air pollution guidelines and global coal, methane and HFC commitments. We know the magnitude of the problem and we know how to solve it," said WHO regional director for Europe, Dr Hans Henri P Kluge.

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Unsustainable

MAY 1, 2019

A Few Relevant Data Points With the advent of the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century, humans began their dependence on the burning of fossil fuels?coal Many other countries in South and Southeast Asia with rapidly growing economies are expanding their use of coal to create electricity.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

The Rise of City Zero Emission Zones (Panel Discussion): Following cities in Europe and Asia, some U.S. cities are drafting plans and testing out developing zero emission zones in downtown areas, banning fossil-fuel-burning vehicles and developing progressive pricing signals.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

rejoined the Paris climate agreement, new federal oil and gas leases were paused, fossil fuel subsidies were to be eliminated, a new governmental working group devoted to advancing projects that reduce emissions and greenhouse gases was formed, and pledges to achieve a “carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035” and put the U.S.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Global energy shortages and a recent spike in oil prices to a three-year high above $80 a barrel, have dimmed hopes that governments will announce bold new plans to rapidly ditch fossil fuels at the October 31st to November 12th summit. is closing fast. As such Peters argues that a better way of talking about the 1.5C per cent from 8.2

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 9, 2022

President Biden signed an executive order banning the import of Russian oil and gas on March 8, but activists around the world are calling for a more comprehensive break with fossil fuels, warning against replacing Russian fuels with a new drilling frenzy elsewhere. — President Biden (@POTUS) March 9, 2022.

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