Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

With limited biogenic resources and renewable electricity supplies, it is critical to adopt energy efficient solutions to maximise full system benefits wherever possible. The new study looks specifically at hydrogen, extending analysis provided in the recently published (also by Zemo) Low Carbon Hydrogen Well-to-Tank Pathways Study.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Investment in clean energy from fossil fuel majors saw a marked uptick during the pandemic in 2020, research suggests. Electric vehicle sales continued to surge throughout the pandemic and are expected to grow rapidly in the coming years as almost every major auto manufacturer plots a future beyond the internal combustion engine.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Across Europe electric vehicle sales are continuing to climb rapidly, and more and more manufacturers are responding to the growing demand. Norway's market share for plug-in vehicles hit 79 per cent. We want to become a net zero carbon business with a 100 per cent alternative fuel fleet. But, we need to go further.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Smith’s comments were made in the context of home heating costs within a wider discussion concerning carbon taxes and the affordability crisis. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a three-year “carbon price carve out” for home heating oil in October 2023. The most extreme reaction was from Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe.

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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?

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2021

This article discusses measures the seafood industry can take in order to limit their negative impact on our world’s oceans. Reduce fossil fuel use. From litter and pollution to overfishing and habitat destruction, today’s unsustainable commercial fishing has a significant negative impact on the oceans’ ecosystems.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The myth of the “long tailpipe”—the notion that EVs generate just as much carbon emissions as ICE vehicles do—has been debunked by dozens of scientific studies (see below for a partial list). However, it’s such an attractive argument to the anti-EV movement that it never seems to go away.

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Sustainability Consulting

AUGUST 26, 2020

Here’s one of ours: In this insightful interview, Al Gore discusses how the steadily declining cost of wind and solar energy will transform manufacturing, transportation and agriculture, offer a cheaper alternative to fossil fuels and nuclear energy and create millions of new jobs. US States like California are also doing it.

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Elemental Excelerator

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Several ambitious pledges emerged to phase down fossil fuels, limit methane emissions, stop deforestation, and turbocharge the adoption of electric vehicles. Carbon Negative Shot is a U.S. Department of Energy–backed research effort to bring the cost of carbon removal below $100 a ton by 2030.

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Business Green

JULY 5, 2022

An energy-intensive process largely reliant on fossil fuels, concrete production is estimated to account for around eight per cent of global carbon emissions - more than both shipping and air travel combined. This fantastic initiative is a very important and vital step in the decarbonisation of our built environment," she said.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

Reducing carbon emissions caused by commuting and traveling saves money and your employees’ time. Consulting firms help other companies in a variety of ways across many industries, however as greenness becomes more in demand, consulting firms must stay on top of their carbon footprint and sustainable initiatives.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Double blow to UK's EV ambitions as BMW signals end to electric Mini production in Oxford, while Britishvolt seeks emergency investment amid challenging economic headwinds. Oxford is not geared up for electric vehicles," she told the paper. "It It will need renovation and investment."

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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. Heat pumps will play an essential role in reducing our fossil fuel dependence and making our homes and buildings renewables-ready.”

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2022

Release of report expected to call for major shift away from fossil fuels has been delayed by several hours after government officials wrestled over headline conclusions for policymakers. per cent of global GDP by 2050, but was in some circumstances more economically attractive than maintaining the carbon-intensive status quo.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

You therefore hear people talking about reducing carbon footprints on the environment. Fossil diesel or fuel is one of the things that emit greenhouse gases and because of that, there has been a lot of advocacies against its use. It is posited that using this alternative can enable businesses to reduce their carbon footprint.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2022

The electric vehicle (EV) market may be surging across major economies worldwide, but there are plenty of bumps in the road lie ahead on the journey to mass market adoption, and as a result some of the world's leading auto firms are starting to lag behind the leaders in the pack. In order to keep the sector in line with a 1.5C

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Business Green

JANUARY 11, 2021

Positive "tipping points" in low carbon technology development could spark cascading changes that accelerate action to slow temperature rise, according to fresh academic research today which offers a welcome flash of optimism in the fight against climate change.

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E8 Cleantech Angels

AUGUST 1, 2021

Thanks to all the investors, donors, foundations and donor advised funds who invested with us last year: Woman-owned Earthly Labs working on industrial carbon capture and recycling and led by Amy George , Steelhead Composites in composite hydrogen storage with Andrew Coors at the helm, and.

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Business Green

JANUARY 11, 2021

Positive "tipping points" in low carbon technology development could spark cascading changes that accelerate action that slows global temperature increases, according to fresh academic research today which offers a welcome dose of optimism for the fight against climate change.

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2022

Yet growth in global emissions has also slowed, and the authors of today's report maintain that mobilising the finance, scaling up the technologies, and incentivising behaviour changes needed to drive a "substantial reduction in overall fossil fuel use" remains eminently feasible and - crucially - affordable.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Tech-enabled credits continue to constitute a big chunk of an anticipated $1T voluntary carbon market , and Oxy is on a development frenzy. Just this year, Oxy: Acquired DAC company Carbon Engineering for $1.1B Just this year, Oxy: Acquired DAC company Carbon Engineering for $1.1B

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Increased awareness of the negative impact of business on the environment is driving companies to develop sustainable and climate-friendly goods and services. This includes tech and offerings like electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, sustainable travel programs, as well as clean energy solutions — like wind, solar and geothermal.

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Sustainability Consulting

JULY 8, 2020

, published by a team including Lord Nicholas Stern and Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz that argued that non-conditional support for high carbon industries would see a lower return on investment than green stimulus packages. Build carbon-capture-and-storage infrastructure around large industrial clusters ? They are: ?

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Clean Energy Trust

AUGUST 16, 2019

Decarbonize the electric grid (shift from fossil fuels like coal and natural gas to carbon-free sources like wind, solar, hydro, and nuclear, paired with storage and demand-side solutions), B. particularly technologies that make the most of the carbon that we continue to emit. What are we talking about?

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 20, 2023

which has reaffirmed its march into the Electric Vehicle (EV) arena with the acquisition of EV network developer Volta Inc. This week’s edition of Smart Energy Finances looks at Shell USA Inc.,

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E8 Cleantech Angels

AUGUST 1, 2021

Thanks to all the investors, donors, foundations and donor advised funds who invested with us last year: Woman-owned Earthly Labs working on industrial carbon capture and recycling and led by Amy George , Steelhead Composites in composite hydrogen storage with Andrew Coors at the helm, and.

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Energy Innovation

JUNE 16, 2022

This year’s Draft Scoping Plan proposes a pathway to achieve the state’s target of 40 percent emissions below 1990 levels and economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2045. . This scenario includes BAU policies as well as a higher carbon price, vehicle electrification, and mode shifting (shifting from vehicle to active and public transportation). .

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Business Green

DECEMBER 15, 2020

ExxonMobil has unveiled several short term targets to tackle its carbon intensity, methane emissions, and flaring activity in a new climate plan it claims is "projected to be consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement", despite the oil and gas giant's continuing refusal to set a long-term net zero emissions goal.

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Business Green

MARCH 5, 2021

UN argues 'rapid deployment' of CCUS needed to meet carbon neutrality goals. The report acknowledges that CCYUS technologies alone will not be sufficient to deliver carbon neutrality in line with the goals ofthe Paris Agreement. The trend now is to shift away from carbon," said Maeda Tadashi.

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Business Green

MARCH 8, 2020

The Treasury should set in stone a new fiscal rule for an annually-increasing carbon price in the UK, argues SSE chief executive Alistair Phillips-Davies. Ahead of COP26 in Glasgow I think it's imperative the Treasury installs a new fiscal rule: the need for an annually increasing carbon price.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 5, 2022

Virtually all of the world’s largest companies now issue a sustainability report and set goals; more than 2,000 companies have set a science-based carbon target; and about one-third of Europe’s largest public companies have pledged to reach net zero by 2050. Maersk even advocated for a $150 per ton carbon tax on shipping fuel.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Oil and gas industry's bets on petrochemicals growth look increasingly dicey as world turns away from plastics, Carbon Tracker warns. But Carbon Tracker questions the credibility of this analysis, highlighting how governments are increasingly making moves against plastic waste, alongside their wider decarbonisation efforts.

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Business Green

JANUARY 28, 2022

When you shift your tariffs to a zero-carbon tariff, you might think it is going to cost you more. In fact, it's very easy to find some of the best and cheapest tariffs on the market which happen to be the ones that come from renewables and nuclear, not from fossil fuels.".

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Oil and gas industry's bets on petrochemicals growth look increasingly dicey as world turns away from plastics, Carbon Tracker warns. But Carbon Tracker questions the credibility of this analysis, highlighting how governments are increasingly making moves against plastic waste, alongside their wider decarbonisation efforts.

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Business Green

JULY 17, 2020

A group of exciting start-ups are exploring whether the world's trash mountains could become a valuable source of low carbon hydrogen fuels. One novel spin on emerging hydrogen fuel options is "clean hydrogen" made from trash. Other technologies are in the mix, such as battery electric vehicles.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 23, 2022

How Do Landscapers Negatively Impact the Environment. Harmful Carbon Emissions from Equipment and Vehicles . The current standard for machinery and equipment is gas powered, which releases carbon into the atmosphere when in use. Negative Impact on Ecosystem. Wasteful Use of Water.

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2022

What would be your message to the businesses currently planning to ramp up investment in job-creating and cost competitive low carbon projects to help deliver on the UK's net zero targets? If no, are you concerned that changing the target could undermine planned investment in the electric vehicle supply chain?

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