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.

Fossil fuels 101

Fossil fuels Aviation Carbon-negative Innovation 101

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Using real world data from 2019, the paper sets out the opportunity for massively improving the climate benefits of recycling food waste to produce renewable energy and green fertiliser for farmers. This showcases the importance of anaerobic digestion (AD) as a vital player in addressing the Climate Emergency.

Carbon 264

Carbon Carbon-negative Waste Waste 264

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Policymakers met with fossil fuel and biomass producers nine times as often as with their renewable energy counterparts, DeSmog can reveal, raising fresh concerns over the depth of the government’s commitments to reaching net zero emissions by 2050. Drax Access.

Fossil fuels 94

Fossil fuels Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 94

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

have been shelved by the developer Drax, highlighting the challenging economics of converting coal-fired power to a cleaner, but still fossil-fuel-fired, alternative. ’s climate change laws. It plans to add carbon capture and storage to the biomass plants, taking them to a negative-emissions status.

Building Energy Monitoring 246

Building Energy Monitoring Natural gas Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 246

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Carbon Tracker deep-dive into the risks facing oil and gas investments is corroborated by study in Nature that warns overwhelming majority of fossil fuel reserves must stay in the ground to cap global temperatures in line with global goals.

Fossil fuels 48

Fossil fuels Waste Waste Carbon-negative 48

Business Green

JANUARY 14, 2021

A new report from McKinsey predicts global fossil fuel demand 'will never return to its pre-pandemic growth curve', but warns the world is still on track to badly miss its climate goals. The oil industry has been particularly badly hit.

Fossil fuels 50

Fossil fuels Demand Hydrogen Carbon-negative 50

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 30, 2021

What it really means is that while some greenhouse gas emissions will be cut, fossil fuels will continue to be burnt but will be ‘balanced’ or ‘offset’ with an ‘equivalent’ amount of so-called ‘carbon removal’. However, “net zero” is not real zero.

Fossil fuels 96

Fossil fuels Carbon-negative Pollution Hydrogen 96

Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 19, 2021

government’s recently released hydrogen strategy—a thoughtful plan to create and use clean hydrogen—contains an implicit acknowledgement: the world is moving away from fossil fuels and toward low-carbon alternatives. isn’t the only jurisdiction to see clean hydrogen as the new natural gas. While B.C.’s

Natural gas 52

Natural gas Hydrogen Innovation Fossil fuels 52

Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Investment in clean energy from fossil fuel majors saw a marked uptick during the pandemic in 2020, research suggests. Meanwhile, oil and gas companies' social license to operate is under siege as public concern over the impacts of climate change increases and investors concerns over stranded asset risks become widespread.

Fossil fuels 41

Fossil fuels Demand Climate change Investment 41

Business Green

AUGUST 10, 2021

Less than one per cent unabated fossil fuels and at least 80 per cent wind and solar in the power mix required to meet UK climate targets, according to Ember's Tom Harrison. This year's edition updates its predecessor's pathways to reaching economy-wide net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Zero carbon power by 2035.

Carbon 100

Carbon Fossil fuels Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral 100

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

IMO member states are meeting this week for critical talks to discuss how the carbon-intensive shipping industry can be regulated to meet its 2030 climate target of reducing its carbon emissions intensity by 40 percent compared to 2008 levels. It is a dynamic that has left environmental campaigners increasingly frustrated. .

Carbon-negative 477

Carbon-negative Transportation Carbon Fossil fuels 477

Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Aemetis, Inc (NASDAQ stock symbol AMTX) has announced that it has recently received a Use Permit from the City of Riverbank, California, for the production of renewable fuels including negative carbon intensity sustainable aviation and diesel fuel. Massive contracts Aemetis has already signed $3.8

Aviation 75

Aviation Waste Waste Fossil fuels 75

Renewable Energy World

MARCH 3, 2021

Annual figures show that renewable supply outpaced fossil fuels for the first time. Conversely, energy produced by fossil fuels fell to just 39.6%, marking the first time that clean energy has consistently outperformed legacy sources. Covid19 created a fall in generation demand. The broader picture.

Carbon-negative 121

Carbon-negative Energy Energy Fossil fuels 121

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The falling cost of wind and solar power significantly reduces the need for carbon capture and storage technology to tackle climate change, a new paper has argued. In the longer term, offshore wind emerges as a key source of low-carbon electricity, meeting 45-60 percent of the demand increase in 2050.”.

Solar Energy Monitor 93

Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 93

DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

An energy trade association that represents and promotes gas boilers and manufacturers is behind a barrage of negative press attacking heat pumps, DeSmog has learned. WPR’s campaign also explicitly promotes hydrogen as a viable fuel for domestic heating.

Home Energy Monitoring 76

Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 76

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?

Carbon-negative 79

Carbon-negative Energy Energy Fossil fuels 79

GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

For the vast majority of countries, recovery spending has been relatively low and not particularly green, according to the report, with any benefits from the greener elements contained in stimulus packages often undermined by concurrent fossil fuel and consumer-focused spending program. Climate Change. Meanwhile, $86.1

Packaging 363

Packaging Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Government 363

Greentown Labs

MAY 10, 2021

The three-year Carbon to Value (C2V) Initiative —a partnership among Greentown Labs, Urban Future Lab , and the Fraunhofer USA TechBridge Program —is creating a first-of-its-kind collaborative ecosystem for carbontech startups and leading corporations with the end goal of making carbontech cost-effective and achieving its deployment at scale. “We

Startups 64

Startups Carbon-negative Patents Carbon 64

Business Green

JULY 6, 2021

The new ETC analysis, released yesterday , sets out how rapidly increasing demand for bioresources from the manufacturing, construction, and energy industries could outstrip environmentally sustainable supplies unless alternative zero carbon options are rapidly scaled up and the use of biomass is carefully prioritised.

Sustainability 72

Sustainability Carbon-negative Fossil fuels Biodiversity 72

Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

If you are familiar with issues of climate change and all, you most definitely know that greenhouse gas emissions are part of the causes of this phenomenon. You therefore hear people talking about reducing carbon footprints on the environment. Why Is HVO Fuel Not the Best Fossil Diesel Alternative for Business Use in the UK?

Carbon-negative 83

Carbon-negative Hydrogen Policy Electric vehicle 83

Grist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Of all the tools we have to curb climate change, devoting land to growing bioenergy crops is among the most contentious. The reason it’s considered a solution is that plants suck up carbon from the air while they grow. But critics say biofuels’ carbon-neutrality is a mirage. The case for negative emissions.

Carbon-negative 70

Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Carbon Fossil fuels 70

Hydrogen Fuel News

MAY 2, 2024

This contributes to climate change and negates some of the benefits of using natural gas, which has lower carbon emissions than coal or oil. These environmental downsides highlight why some see geological hydrogen as a preferable alternative. Induced seismicity, or human-caused earthquakes, presents another risk.

Hydrogen 71

Hydrogen Methane Carbon-negative Fossil fuels 71

Elemental Excelerator

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

degrees C to avoid the worst impacts of climate change — or continue with the status quo. Elemental’s Policy Lab team unpacked the major national, subnational, and private sector commitments that emerged from COP 26 for climate technology innovation in the United States and beyond. Carbon Negative Shot is a U.S.

Innovation 105

Innovation Technology Methane Fossil fuels 105

Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The revised strategy "reflects the ongoing global energy transition", with obligations for operators to limit reliance on imports, boost efficiency of production, and harness their skills and infrastructure to support hydrogen production and carbon capture and storage projects, the Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) said.

Fossil fuels 72

Fossil fuels Carbon-negative Carbon Demand 72

Business Green

MARCH 22, 2021

Advocates of BECCS argue that by sourcing sustainable biomass feedstocks for power plants and then capturing the resulting emissions, the technology can deliver both reliable renewable power and negative emissions.

Policy 81

Policy Carbon-negative Carbon Government 81

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Cerulean, which specialises in floating wind power infrastructure and calls increased North Sea fossil fuel production “vital”, received public funding in January to back its plans to power drilling rigs with offshore wind turbines. Green Party Peer Natalie Bennett said: “We need fossil fuels to stay in the ground.

Fossil fuels 85

Fossil fuels Wind power Global warming Government 85

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

For instance, the company’s just-published “ Energy Transition Progress report ” references chemicals right alongside “low carbon energy” and “renewable natural gas” as examples of the company’s stated commitment to lowering emissions. Town sign for Norco, Louisiana. is one of the facilities undergoing a significant public reimagining.

Sustainability 97

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Fossil fuels 97

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Climate campaigners, however, see the new piers and pipelines as ominous signs that the gas lobby has finally achieved a long-standing goal to lock Germany into the $100 billion global LNG market – threatening to keep Europe’s biggest economy hooked on fossil fuels for decades to come. “A It’s fossil fuel madness.”.

Natural gas 98

Natural gas Fossil fuels Hydrogen Government 98

Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2022

Meanwhile, academic studies have detailed how the emissions produced by clearing land and fertilising, farming, and shipping many 'energy crops' can be almost as large, and in some cases larger, than the emissions resulting from the fossil fuels they are designed to replace. Regulators and investors have taken note.

Aviation 68

Aviation Fossil fuels Waste Waste 68

Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Upcoming policy decisions on plastic, carbon trading and carbon capture could see the waste sector become a major driver of regional decarbonisation, writes Enfinium's Mike Maudsley Just over a year ago, I made a significant - and positive - career change. Will the UK government follow a similar approach?

Waste 38

Waste Waste Carbon-negative Hydrogen 38

Business Green

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Without a clear and ambitious government plan zero carbon home heating by 2050 remains a pipe dream, a new analysis from the UK Energy Research Centre warns. At present home heating - the bulk of which is provided by the fossil fuel gas grid - accounts for 13 per cent of UK emissions. per cent from 2018, UKERC said.

Carbon-negative 76

Carbon-negative Fossil fuels Government Carbon 76

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Fresh analysis backed by 40 major energy, finance, and industry companies - including Shell, BP, Volvo, and ArcelorMittal - explores actions required this decade to deliver an emissions-free economy by mid-century that is not overly reliant on carbon offsets.

Carbon-negative 66

Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Energy Energy 66

Business Green

APRIL 4, 2022

Governments approve landmark report that warns window for action is fast closing to avoid catastrophic climate change, but affordable technologies exist across every sector to slash emissions this decade.

Fossil fuels 69

Fossil fuels Global warming Policy Technology 69

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

That is the upbeat conclusion of a major new report today, which argues that while the chemicals industry currently lags behind many other sectors of the economy in terms of climate action, it has the potential to reinvent itself as a critical climate solution and even become carbon negative by 2040.

Fossil fuels 38

Fossil fuels Carbon-negative Investment Carbon 38

Sustainability Consulting

JULY 8, 2020

As countries begin to form post-pandemic recovery plans, many are considering it an opportunity to tackle climate change. This study complements a previous University of Oxford working paper, Will COVID-19 fiscal recovery packages accelerate or retard progress on climate change? They are: ?

Carbon-negative 64

Carbon-negative Climate change Policy Electric vehicle 64

Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Though the focus is on its zero carbon emissions into the air, it reduces other forms of pollution. Hydrogen fuel cells work using an electrochemical process bringing H2 and oxygen together for an output of electrical energy, water, and a bit of heat.

Pollution 111

Pollution Hydrogen Health Fossil fuels 111

Business Green

MAY 17, 2020

Now, more than ever, we feel the urge for humanity to address a future inevitable crisis, one poised to be bigger and even longer-lasting than the current crisis we are facing - climate change. And the negative impact of climate change on habitat and diversity are far more profound than that caused by the wildlife trade.

Climate change 78

Climate change Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Carbon 78