Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2020

The Guardian has today become the first major global news organisation to announce a ban on advertising from oil and gas companies, despite the fossil fuels industry's role as a major advertiser and the media outlet admitting it faces a "precarious" financial future.

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GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2020

That commitment also includes buying 100,000 electric delivery vehicles, and using 100 percent clean energy by 2025. . 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. . billion gallons the airline uses annually.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2019

Presented as a milestone in the effort to make aviation sustainable and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, start-up firm ZeroAvia announced on 14 August seemingly significant advances in developing a zero-emission, hydrogen-fueled electric powertrain.

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Low Impact

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Over five weeks we’re publishing a range of Stay Grounded factsheets about various kinds of techno-greenwashing provided by the aviation industry. 2, electric flight , and this one covers the promise of hydrogen flight. It could either be burned in a jet engine or used to feed a fuel cell to generate electricity to power a propeller.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 3, 2021

The plan includes a $2 billion investment across electric vehicles, clean energy for operations and a new academic center with Yale focused on capturing carbon. The fossil fuels used to power the company's vehicle and airline fleets contribute to 92 percent of FedEx's carbon footprint, according to its most recent sustainability report.

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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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Green Market Oracle

JUNE 13, 2020

That same year Airbus Group and its partners, unveiled the electric E-Fan training aircraft. However, it would take another five years for a test flight of an electric commercial carrier. The modified Cessna Grand Caravan 208B which has been dubbed "eCaravan" was powered by a 750hp electric motor and has a range of 100 miles.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2021

The government has launched a £15m competition designed to nurture the development of a number of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facilities across the UK,with a focus on converting everyday waste into low carbon fuel for aircraft.

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Science Daily: Renewable Energy

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A key step to achieving climate neutrality in the European Union is to rapidly shift from fossil fuels to electric technologies powered by renewable energies, a new study shows. At the same time, hydrogen produced from electricity will also be indispensable in hard-to-electrify sectors such as aviation, shipping and chemicals.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Aviation sector will not be able to reach net zero if worldwide capacity of sustainable fuels is split between different transport sectors, John Holland Kaye warned at BusinessGreen’s Net Zero Festival. One important policy measure is to protect global capacity of sustainable for aviation.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 7, 2024

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has taken a decisive step toward greener skies by partnering with three leading companies, including ZeroAvia, as part of its Hydrogen Challenge Sandbox initiative. Ecojet, UK-based, intends to retrofit its fleet and aspire to be the world’s first fully electric airline.

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Business Green

JUNE 3, 2021

Demonstration project designed to highlight viability of blending lower carbon biofuels with conventional jet fuel to reduce CO2 from flight ahead of G7. As we get ready to welcome the world to the G7, we can demonstrate how this technology can significantly cut carbon from aviation, whilst protecting its benefits," added.

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Andrew Winston

MARCH 28, 2024

” He posited that people make the case that… A huge majority of energy is still fossil-fuel based There are some things “that electricity simply can’t do at the moment” (e.g., There’s been huge progress lately — e.g., 43% of new steel capacity is planned to use electric arc furnaces.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 1, 2020

We will be relying on fossil fuels for some time.". Broadly focused on the fossil fuels company's digital transformation, the applications being built collaboratively by the two companies are aimed at measuring carbon emissions — both Shell's and those of its suppliers and customers.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

The report projects a rapid shift in the global energy mix, with the share of renewables in global power generation expected to double in the next 15 years while total fossil fuel demand is projected to peak before 2030, depending on the scenario. C by 2100, and reaching a 1.5°C C pathway is increasingly challenging. To keep the 1.5°C

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2021

Funding from oil giant aims to help scale production of waste-based fuel that can be mixed into conventional jet fuel in bid to reduce carbon footprint of flight. It predicts roughly 90 per cent of its production output will be aviation fuel, with the remaining 10 per cent "renewable diesel".

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2021

American Airlines has announced it has reached an agreement in principle with Kuehne+Nagel to allocate a portion of the emissions reduction benefit the airline generates from its use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to the logistics company in a move designed to signal growing customer demand for lower carbon fuels.

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Green Market Oracle

DECEMBER 10, 2019

On December 11th Vancouver based Harbour Air will test fly the world's first all-electric commercial plane. In February of this year Harbour Air announced that it would be converting all of its 40 propeller-driven seaplanes to electric, to make it the first emission free all-electric airline. Subscribe in a reader.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The company is banking on progress in Sandwich to put it on track to clinch certification for its technology from the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) by 2026 at the latest, which it says will then enable it to start mass producing hydrogen-electric powertrains for helicopters, planes, and other emerging forms of air mobility by next decade. "We

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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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Charged

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Passenger cars are well on their way to going electric, and the path to a big market share for heavy-duty EVs such as buses and delivery trucks is becoming clearer. However, aviation remains a new frontier for zero emissions. You have to build the battery powertrain first, and add the fuel cell system. Q&A with ZeroAvia CEO.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The Saudis are going big on something called green hydrogen — a carbon-free fuel made from water by using renewably produced electricity to split hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules. The last 15 percent of the economy is hard to clean up — aviation, shipping, manufacturing, long-distance trucking," Fakhry said in an interview.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2022

The government must act now to scale power-to-liquid fuels that would allow the aviation industry to reduce their emissions, while long-term solutions are in development, argues Green Alliance's Helena Barrett. As a sector, aviation has so far got off lightly in the push to meet net zero.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2020

Cross party group of 35 MPs call on Chancellor to invest £500m towards developing green aviation fuels and technologies in wake of Covid-19. Moreover, the Treasury should increase funding to the Aerospace Technology Institute to help develop more efficient planes as well as hybrid and electric aircraft, argue the MPs.

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2024

UK emissions are down 52 per cent since 1990 and fossil fuels last year provided just a third of UK power - change is happening Some good news for the Bank Holiday weekend. per cent of the UK's electricity - a record low. per cent compared to 1990 levels. Coal, gas, and oil together generated just 34.3

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

4 Alternative fuel technology, such as for biofuel and hydrogen, are being developed for larger marine vessels and for aviation. Adopting a cleaner solution In a major leap forward for the industry, notable progress in electric crew transfer vessels is helping to revolutionise transport to and from offshore wind farms.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 27, 2021

Amazon aims to clean up aviation Katie Fehrenbacher Wed, 01/27/2021 – 02:00 The aviation sector in a pandemic has 99 problems. The key solutions today are biofuels, only displacing a mere fraction of fossil fuels-based jet fuel, and offsets. DHL Express is using Neste’s sustainable aviation fuel at SFO.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Major airlines forge new alliance dedicated to growing supply of SAF, as parent group Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance opens up to new members. Ben Minicucci, CEO of Alaska Airlines, said production of SAF was "not yet" where the aviation industry needed it to be if airlines are to meet their climate goals.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 26, 2020

Kenney wrote that “PG&E supports state and local government policies that promote all-electric new construction when it is feasible and cost-effective.” “As far as we know, they’re the first investor-owned combined gas and electric utility that supports an all-electric building code.”

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Business Green

JULY 28, 2022

Government's annual energy statistics 'bible' shows continued march of renewable power on Britain's grid, although the country still remains heavily reliant on expensive fossil gas. per cent of total electricity generation over the calendar year. That proportion is slightly down on the 43.2

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 28, 2021

The pattern we see now — and that we expect to continue over the coming couple decades — is a series of battles between consistent contenders: electricity, hydrogen and carbon capture. Electricity is hitting its stride. But electricity actually has only a 20% market share of all energy end uses.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

The UK's "first ever" successful test flight of a commercial-scale, electric aircraft took place at Cranfield Airport yesterday, green aviation specialist ZeroAvia has confirmed. We all want the aviation industry to come back after the pandemic on a firm footing to be able to move to a net zero future, with a green recovery.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 27, 2021

Amazon aims to clean up aviation Katie Fehrenbacher Wed, 01/27/2021 – 02:00 The aviation sector in a pandemic has 99 problems. The key solutions today are biofuels, only displacing a mere fraction of fossil fuels-based jet fuel, and offsets. DHL Express is using Neste’s sustainable aviation fuel at SFO.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

The UK's "first ever" successful test flight of a commercial-scale, electric aircraft took place at Cranfield Airport yesterday, green aviation specialist ZeroAvia has confirmed. We all want the aviation industry to come back after the pandemic on a firm footing to be able to move to a net zero future, with a green recovery.

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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.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The company can produce 90 million gallons per year of sustainable aviation and diesel fuel. These non-edible oils are transformed into renewable fuel, thereby cutting down the reliance on fossil fuels. Frequently Asked Questions about Renewable Fuels Q1: What is renewable fuel?

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Business Green

JULY 20, 2022

The government certainly hopes so, having this week set out its vision to transform all domestic flight and airports into a net zero emissions aviation industry within two short decades. However, the question as to whether such ambitious targets are achievable without measures to actively restrict passenger numbers remains an open one.

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