DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2023

In the summer of 2022, faced with a very real opportunity to confront the fossil fuel industry, potentially forcing the facility to halt oil train shipments entirely, the city instead chose to strike a compromise that allows the oil facility to continue to operate. Downtown Portland with oil and liquid fuel tanks in foreground.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

As such, the research team warned that emissions could rise again in 2022 if road transport and aviation emissions return towards pre-pandemic levels and coal use remains stable, dealing a blow to hopes that 2019 will prove to be the peak year for global emissions.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Meanwhile, global emissions are spiralling upwards again as the economy recovers and surging fossil fuel prices are driving fears that a new wave of high carbon infrastructure investment could yet be unleashed. Altogether, that would make for a 40 per cent cut in overall methane emissions by 2030.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

To prevent the most devastating effects of climate change, it’s essential to cut greenhouse gas emissions by phasing out fossil fuel use. The term refers to actively pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and storing it in soils, plants, rocks, and within the Earth’s crust. That’s where carbon removal comes in.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2021

Analysts are increasingly confident prices in both the UK's and EU's cap and trade systems could hit €100 per tonne by the end of the decade, which would render many unabated fossil fuel-based industries and processes economically unviable.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2021

The co-founder and chief scientist of the nonprofit Rewiring America, formed in July, has mapped out with his colleagues how to ditch fossil fuels for the billion fossil-fuel-powered machines involved in energy production and use, which he said account for 87 percent of U.S. In his view, what needs to be electrified?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

As the Committee forms in the next couple of weeks, there are some major milestones ahead that will guide us in driving the future of environment policy, and challenging the government to make sure the air we breathe is clean, the water we drink is safe, and the soil we rely on to grow food is nurtured and free from contamination.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

percent contribution to global human-induced emissions is a higher share than aviation. We need the animal agriculture equivalent of ‘keep it in the ground’ for fossil fuels,” she adds. “It’s Several of these arguments reference the idea that grazing livestock can help maintain healthy soils which can store carbon.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Polyester renewal technology, or PRT, involves taking waste polyesters from landfills and other waste streams and transforming them back into a raw material that the company claims is indistinguishable from polyester produced from fossil-fuel feedstocks. In addition, other stories on plastic production piqued readers’ interest.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

At the same time, agriculture's multiple roles in fuelling climate change are rising up the agenda thanks to land clearance and deforestation, soil degradation, and overuse of fertilisers (many of which are fossil fuel-intensive or lead to emissions of other greenhouse gases). That's because its potential is huge.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 8, 2020

With strong suggestions that hydrogen will not be widely used to heat our homes, the CCC have given the government the ammunition needed to make a big call on clean heat, which if done well could lead to a booming heat pump industry based on British soil. The Sixth Carbon Budget also brings with it a clear need to act in the short term.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2022

While stressing that nature-based carbon removals such as peatland, forest, and soil restoration have a crucial role to play in meeting climate goals, particularly in short term due to their potential to scale much faster, it warns that the capacity of such solutions are limited by land availability in the UK. "The

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs. Countries and companies have also kicked off pledges to triple investments in renewables and nuclear, drive down methane emissions, and commit loss and damage funds. sustainable infra fund.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

It means UK territorial emissions - which do not account for emissions fromglobal supply chains or international shipping and aviation - have fallen around 44 per cent since 1990, one of the fastest decarbonisation rates of any major economy. The UK's annual greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.8 per cent in 2019. per cent in 2019.

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Business Green

MAY 28, 2021

Griffith was introducing a dramatic approach to slowing climate change and creating tens of millions of new jobs on US soil. Basically "everything" with the exception of forestry and farming waste biofuels, which can be used for difficult sectors such as aviation, long distance, freight and even agricultural liquid fuels.

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Business Green

JANUARY 23, 2020

For example, 23,000 hectares of bioenergy crop cultivation each year, 30,000 hectares of tree planting, and a 50 per cent increase in upland peatland restoration, are all envisaged, alongside a move towards greener on-farm practices, such as controlled fertiliser use, flood protection measures, and improvements to soil health.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 27, 2021

The co-founder and chief scientist of the nonprofit Rewiring America, formed in July, has mapped out with his colleagues how to ditch fossil fuels for the billion fossil-fuel-powered machines involved in energy production and use, which he said account for 87 percent of U.S. .”

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 5, 2020

As demand drops out and the economics stop adding up for the fossil fuel industry, geothermal presents an opportunity to immediately transition the tens of thousands of Americans employed by oil and gas companies into a clean-energy workforce. Hydrogen-electric aviation. Ingredient platform for climate-friendly foods.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Polyester renewal technology, or PRT, involves taking waste polyesters from landfills and other waste streams and transforming them back into a raw material that the company claims is indistinguishable from polyester produced from fossil-fuel feedstocks. In addition, other stories on plastic production piqued readers’ interest.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Plus EU's plan to cut aviation CO2, Norway's CCS project, Australia's green tech investment blitz and the top green business news from around the world this week. California to ban fossil fuel vehicles sales from 2035. EU Commission pushes for more direct flights to cut aviation emissions.

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Low Impact

AUGUST 30, 2020

The global economy is currently too big, and too much of it is tied up in things that require fossil fuels and material resources. So nuclear might enable us to get there whilst burning less fossil fuel. In a sustainable future (and there’s no other kind), is there a place for the aviation industry?

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

For example, the Assembly favoured an end to fossil fuel car sales within the next 10 to 15 years, backed by incentives for buying electric vehicles, and efforts to reduce reliance on private car use in favour of greater investment in public transport and active travel.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

cities are drafting plans and testing out developing zero emission zones in downtown areas, banning fossil-fuel-burning vehicles and developing progressive pricing signals. Building Back Aviation Sustainably (Workshop): The global pandemic has thrown a wrench into the aviation sector's decarbonization efforts.

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Energy Innovation

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

A distinct advantage of biofuels is that they can supplant baseload electricity demands currently met through burning fossil fuels. Biofuels are also a relatively low-cost alternative to the high-energy density fuels needed in aviation and shipping. Modeled ecosystem carbon fluxes for different land use scenarios.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Hard to decarbonise sectors such as aviation, shipping and heavy industry face immense technical challenges if they are to curb emissions. And even then, while long-term climate targets are crucial in setting the ambition, pledges alone do not automatically equate to action on the ground.

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Business Green

AUGUST 8, 2022

The landmark legislation's climate provisions could unlock billions of dollars of low carbon investment and millions of green jobs - but it also paves the way for new fossil fuel infrastructure. After decades of gridlock, the US looks set to pass sweeping climate legislation for the first time.

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