DeSmogBlog

APRIL 3, 2024

Of the 64 total board members at Omnicom Group , WPP , Interpublic Group (IPG), Publicis Groupe , Dentsu and Havas , 32 have significant experience in carbon-heavy sectors such as fossil fuels, fossil fuel financing, plastics, utilities, and aviation. Twenty-two are still serving in roles at such companies.

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Pollution Fossil fuels Aviation Carbon 78

DeSmogBlog

MAY 18, 2022

This low-carbon image is out of step with the reality of fleet production figures – both current and projected – which reveal a business model out of step wedded to sales of fossil-fuel powered vehicles. These sales fall far below the 70 percent of car adverts that promoted lower-carbon electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles.

Aviation 98

Aviation Fossil fuels Electric vehicle Carbon-neutral 98

GreenBiz

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. "It Green hydrogen can do that.".

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Solar Energy Monitor Hydrogen Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 537

Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

A slew of initiatives designed to accelerate the electric vehicle (EVs) transition in emerging and developing markets has been launched this morning by the UK, as fresh figures have highlighted the transition away from polluting cars and trucks is occurring at drastically different rates around the world.

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Electric vehicle Electricity Transportation Asia 40

Business Green

MAY 5, 2020

Electric vehicles (EVs) have so far weathered the worst slump in car sales recorded in living memory far better than their combustion engine counterparts, accounting for more than 30 per cent of sales in April's drastically reduced market, industry figures released today show. While sales of diesel cars collapsed by 97.6 Source: SMMT.

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Electric vehicle Electricity Retail Government 73

GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

Green hydrogen — made by splitting water’s hydrogen and oxygen using electricity produced by renewable sources — is a small fish in the "energies pond." Today, more than 95 percent of hydrogen is fossil-based and does not rely on renewables. Other technologies are in the mix, such as battery electric vehicles.

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Hydrogen Demand Technology Energy 526

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2021

Phill Davies, Co-Founder of Magway, a UK firm behind a new form of e-commerce and freight delivery system, believes the transition to electric vehicles won’t be enough to secure needed emissions reductions for sectors such as logistics, and offers a few thoughts on alternative approaches. Sustainable aviation fuels.

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Transportation Logistics Electric vehicle Carbon-neutral 130

Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2021

Reduce fossil fuel use. Reduce Fossil Fuel Use. Fishing is one of the most energy-intensive industries and almost entirely relies on fossil fuels. of total global fuel consumption. That’s more than the annual emissions from aviation. Adhere to the “Good Fish Guide”. Use lead-free fishing gear.

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Sustainability Seafood Fossil fuels Plastics 148

Charged

JANUARY 21, 2021

Most automakers may have rejected hydrogen as an energy storage medium for passenger vehicles ( Toyota is the notable exception), but the technology may yet find applications for industrial processes, and in other forms of transportation such as aviation and shipping.

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Hydrogen Government Fossil fuels Natural gas 144

GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The report released Friday underscores the role that transportation in emerging economies will play in future oil demand, and how quickly falling battery costs and increasingly aggressive decarbonization policies are accelerating the shift from fossil-fueled to electric vehicles. That's never going to work.”

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Transportation Carbon-neutral Electric vehicle Demand 130

Business Green

MARCH 30, 2023

In addition, Ministers today launched the £381m Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund alongside an additional £15m for the On-Street Residential Charging Scheme (ORCS). "As The wheels for the EV revolution are firmly in motion," said Fiona Howarth, CEO of Octopus Electric Vehicles.

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Government Aviation Electric vehicle Transportation 40

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2021

The analysis apparently finds that: Just 12 industries – which include aviation, agriculture, steel, manufacturing and construction – make up 62% of all UK carbon emissions. Two thirds (66%) of jobs in aviation are in Labour held constituencies and 64% of oil and gas jobs are in SNP held seats.

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Carbon Aviation Government Electric vehicle 147

Business Green

JULY 22, 2021

A rapid shift away from fossil fuels is also needed alongside a major ramp up in renewable electricity capacity - largely provided by wind and solar projects - which will form the backbone of the future energy system, while development of hydrogen, carbon capture and new modular nuclear technologies is also crucial, the report warned.

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Fossil fuels Energy Energy Aviation 69

Business Green

MARCH 4, 2021

The company said it was targeting a fully zero emission parcel pickup and delivery (PUD) fleet by 2040, a push that will be accomplished by gradually phasing out its existing fossil fuel fleet. By 2025, half of all FedEx Express global PUD vehicle purchases would be electric, rising to 100 per cent by 2030, it said.

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Carbon-neutral Energy Monitor Carbon Packaging 73

Business Green

JULY 9, 2020

But the business of biofuels is a bit messier and - for bio jet fuel - at an earlier stage than procuring solar and wind energy or even purchasing electric vehicles. Neste announced Tuesday that it delivered its first batch of sustainable aviation fuel via pipeline for airlines refueling at SFO to use.

Aviation 59

Aviation Carbon-neutral Logistics Retail 59

Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

Fitzpatrick, Vertical Aerospace CEO, described the current juncture as "the most exciting time in aviation for almost a century" as he predicted electrification would transform flight in the 21st century "the same way the jet engine did 70 years ago".

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Electricity Aviation Fossil fuels Investment 86

Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Meanwhile, the huge clean tech buying signals from coalitions of large corporates focused on electric vehicles, green steel, renewables, green shipping, and sustainable aviation fuels, all point to how these markets could quickly reach tipping points that trigger the rapid adoption that obliterates fossil fuel demand.

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Fossil fuels COP Carbon Pollution 101

Business Green

JULY 23, 2021

How to decarbonise aviation and shipping. That means wind and solar capacity, batteries, energy efficiency upgrades, and electric vehicles (which we now know are cheaper than petrol and diesel vehicles ). They need to throw everything possible at destroying fossil fuel demand. How to phase out gas boilers.

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Fossil fuels Investment Aviation Government 79

Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Department for Transport revs up automotive transportation plans and unveils new EV charge point concept, as governments prepare wave of new initiatives to tackle auto, aviation, and shipping emissions. The report also details how global sales of zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) have more than doubled since 2019 from 2.1 million to 5.3

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Government Aviation Transportation COP 69

Clean Energy Trust

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The First Movers Coalition is committing to buying volumes of climate friendly solutions in steel, trucking, shipping, and aviation. we’ve probably seen this the most in sustainable aviation fuels so far. We’ve talked about the action Stripe and Microsoft have taken to help jumpstart the market for verifiable carbon offsets.

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Natural gas Aviation Electric vehicle COP 52

Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2020

One Nation Conservatives group of more than 100 MPs call for 2030 fossil fuel car ban, carbon tax and tree planting funding.

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Policy Fossil fuels Carbon Packaging 87

Business Green

APRIL 19, 2021

The rhetoric has been hugely welcome and has contrasted positively with the months and years following the financial crash of 2008, during which proposals for green stimulus packages struggled to secure meaningful traction and a wave of new fossil fuel investment locked in another decade of rising global emissions.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 3, 2023

“As part of the £41 million project package that will help our customers to adopt low carbon technologies, such as electric vehicles (EVs), heat pumps and solar panels, SSEN is also installing around 1,000 low voltage monitors at key points across our north and south distribution network areas. million ($3.2

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Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Carbon Home Energy Monitoring 52

Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2022

Upfront investments in low carbon infrastructure deliver much faster paybacks than they did a year ago, because the fossil fuels they displace are orders of magnitude more expensive. per cent gain, almost entirely as a result of higher fossil fuel prices. per cent loss of GDP to a 0.5

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2022

The difficulty of arguing against new domestic energy projects at a time when energy security has suddenly become a real and present threat and there is a moral imperative to end imports of Russian fossil fuels. Such an economy would be more productive, more competitive, and less exposed to volatile fossil fuel prices than its peers.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The energy transition involves shifting from a system based on fossil fuels - oil, gas and coal - to one dominated by clean, renewable electricity. Improvements in technology and economies of scale mean that renewable energy is now cost-competitive with fossil fuels, even without subsidies.

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Energy Energy Fossil fuels Hydrogen 101

Business Green

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The report also predicts that a "huge" build-out of wind and solar power, a major increase in the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs), and improved energy efficiency across industry will spur a significant and sustained decline in energy emissions over the next three decades. years' worth of emissions.

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Energy Energy Electric vehicle Hydrogen 65

Business Green

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The move follows a raft of climate commitments from oil and gas companies over the past year, although these have largely come from Europe where the likes of BP, Shell, and Repsol have set longer term net zero targets for 2050, backed by growing efforts to diversify their activities beyond fossil fuels.

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Methane Demand Carbon-negative Climate change 99

Business Green

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Only seven per cent of global transport companies have committed to phasing out their use of fossil fuels, prompting calls for the sector to urgently collaborate to develop and deploy sustainable alternatives that can allow the industry to meet the climate goals set under the Paris Agreement.

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Transportation Fossil fuels Carbon Aviation 40

AGreenLiving

JULY 8, 2020

But the business of biofuels is a bit messier and — for bio jet fuel — at an earlier stage than procuring solar and wind energy or even purchasing electric vehicles. On Tuesday, Neste announced that it delivered its first batch of sustainable aviation fuel via pipeline for airlines refueling at SFO to use.

Aviation 28

Aviation Carbon-neutral Carbon Retail 28

Low Carbon Prosperity

MAY 21, 2023

More than $500 million to support the construction of charging stations for electric vehicles, as the government looks to bring the number of electric vehicles on Québec roads to two million. However, 2020 data is available for the electricity sector, and it shows that 2020 emissions in this sector fell 35% to 14.2

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Natural gas Electric vehicle Transportation Electricity 52

Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

Instead, the government moved to double the subsidy for electric vehicles to €6,000. Meanwhile, in a bid to curb electricity prices for households and businesses the government announced it would cap the renewables levy on bills at 6.5ct/kWh in 2021 and 6ct/kWh in 2022.

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Packaging Government Transportation Carbon-neutral 90

Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

What could the UK's energy system look like in 2050, once offshore wind energy is the backbone of the electricity grid, fossil fuel vehicles are increasingly scarce, hydrogen fuel has gone from vision to reality, and energy efficiency is an everyday consideration for families and businesses alike? All figures TWh.

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Carbon-negative Energy Energy Fossil fuels 84

Business Green

JULY 2, 2021

Under the mooted system, fossil fuel suppliers would have to purchase permits from the government to compensate for the carbon dioxide and other emissions their products release, with these costs expected to be passed on to consumers, according to the report. However, the plans are in no way finalised.

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Carbon Policy Government Electric vehicle 79

Business Green

MAY 6, 2020

Specifically is argues car-scrapping and purchase subsidies should include greater support for electric vehicles and enable a rapid phase-out of support for internal combustion engines vehicles. Aviation will be fundamental to the economy recovering," he said.

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Resilience Packaging Aviation Fossil fuels 76

Business Green

DECEMBER 22, 2020

That's even before you include the PM's pledge to set a new 2030 carbon reduction target of 68 per cent below 1990 levels, and last week's Climate Ambition Summit, which saw the UK government outline its plans to end financial support for fossil fuels overseas.

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Government Energy Energy Electric vehicle 75

Business Green

JULY 13, 2021

Qatar Airways' may have promised fans it would help them 'fly greener', while VW chose to showcase its new electric vehicles, but as ever carbon intensive and plastic-touting industries were highly visible. Petrol engine cars and aviation are the main offenders.". We keep our advertising policy under review.".

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Energy Monitor Carbon Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 76