Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

An Ikarus C42 aircraft piloted by Group Captain Peter "Willy" Hackett completed a 20-minute flight on the morning of 2 November using Zero Petroleum's ZERO SynAvGas 100 per cent synthetic aviation gasoline, as part of a joint mission to defossilise the RAF's fuel intake ahead of its 2040 net zero target.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Coal-fired power plant chimneys: In fast-growing economies, rapidly increasing energy demand is triggering investment in both low carbon and fossil fuel generation, leaving certain countries, including India and China, unlikely to reach net zero until much later.

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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. This model emulates engine leasing options already popular in the aviation market.

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Low Impact

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Over five weeks we’ve published a range of Stay Grounded factsheets about various kinds of techno-greenwashing provided by the aviation industry. 4 the promise of biofuels ; and this final one is about the potential for synthetic electro-fuels, or e-fuels. Too late E-fuels do not address the climate emergency.

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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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GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2020

The market for next-generation sustainable aviation fuel is just now being trialed commercially by airlines such as JetBlue and United, produced by developers like World Energy and Finnish company Neste, and solicited by San Francisco International (SFO) and other airports. billion gallons the airline uses annually. Pull Quote.

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Low Impact

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Over five weeks we’re publishing a range of Stay Grounded factsheets about various kinds of techno-greenwashing provided by the aviation industry. As climate demands are raised, the aviation sector is redoubling its greenwashing efforts, pointing to improbable technological step-changes for ‘greener’ flights.

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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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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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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.

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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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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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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2021

UN backs green hydrogen as it publishes seven principles designed to guide policymakers and business leaders approach to scaling the low carbon fuel. pathways".

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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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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. Decisive action today will support not only a sustainable and world-leading UK aviation sector, but fuel a great British green recovery.".

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

HyPoint, a firm founded in Silicon Valley in 2019 by three Russians and three Americans, has picked the Kent research and development facility as its flagship location for the testing and production of its air-cooled hydrogen fuel cell technology, a solution it believes could usher in an era of commercial zero emission air travel as soon as 2030.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Rotterdam facility earmarked to begin producing renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel from waste sources from 2024. Once built, the Rotterdam facility will be among the biggest in Europe to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel made from waste, according to the oil and gas giant.

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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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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. This isn’t Amazon’s first investment in biofuels.

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Business Green

JULY 21, 2022

Industry Voice: Air bp’s global head of sustainability, Andreea Moyes, on the role of co-processing refineries when it comes to decarbonising aviation both in the short and long term. This is then blended with up to 50 per cent conventional jet fuel and recertified as ASTM D1655. ASTM is also exploring initiatives for 100 per cent SAF.

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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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Business Green

MAY 11, 2022

Green Alliance makes the case for government to back power-to-liquid fuel as part of its plans to decarbonise flying in the short- to medium-term. Power-to-liquid fuel can be produced with less emissions and land impacts than sustainable aviation fuels dependent on crops or waste as feedstock, it said.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2021

Fossil fuel firms are increasingly eyeing up plans for blue hydrogen production, but think tank E3G fears the nascent sector risks locking in a new generation of high carbon infrastructure and jobs.

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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. This isn’t Amazon’s first investment in biofuels.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 31, 2023

Hydrogen from renewable sources is widely considered to be one of the most important low carbon fuels that will increasingly phase out fossil fuels. CATAGEN says its novel approach requires less capital investment and much lower production costs.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Indeed, the latest Global Market Overview from energy intelligence firm TGS-4C Offshore, reveals that the offshore wind industry is likely to experience a record year for investments. 4 Alternative fuel technology, such as for biofuel and hydrogen, are being developed for larger marine vessels and for aviation.

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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. Furthermore, it will include approximately $500 million in investments.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

With legal action targeting the government's Jet Zero strategy and a new analysis suggesting the aviation industry is off course to meet Paris Agreement goals, pressure is mounting on airlines to revamp their decarbonisation plans. The government claims that Jet Zero is how the aviation industry will reach net zero emissions by 2050.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 13, 2023

It’s part of President Joe Biden’s plan to transition the nation to clean energy, even though the environmental benefits of hydrogen still hinge on overhauling the way the fuel is traditionally made. Hydrogen combustion creates water vapor, unlike fossil fuels that release greenhouse gas emissions when burned.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

Major new report from Energy Transition Commission concludes bridging the net zero investment gap is a 'manageable macroeconomic challenge' How much will it cost to build a net zero emission economy? This is undoubtedly true, but it serves to underplay the precise nature of the investment challenge faced by the net zero transition.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 12, 2023

have ties to polluting companies and organizations, including major fossil fuel companies, according to a new DeSmog analysis. This includes oil and gas firms, investment companies that finance polluting sectors, and trade associations known to lobby against climate action.

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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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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation? That may seem an audacious notion from a company whose business model for well over a century has centered around bringing fossil fuels to market — and is banking on petroleum being a key, albeit declining, fuel for decades to come. Joel Makower.

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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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Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Governments need to help mobilise massive investment in hydrogen infrastructure if global net zero goals are to be met, according to new IEA report. The IEA said that $1.2tr would need to be invested in hydrogen infrastructure over the next decade to put the sector on track to reach net zero by 2050 goals.

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