Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The IEA has released its annual review of Hungary’s energy policy, stating that energy efficiency needs to be central in the coming years for the European country to reach its net zero targets, The Hungary 2022 Energy Policy Review states how Hungary has significantly increased its climate ambitions since the last review.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2023

The text, which has been approved by ministers from all 27 EU nations , states that the bloc will "systematically promote and call for a global move towards energy systems free of unabated fossil fuels well ahead of 2050", alongside pushing for a peak in fossil fuel consumption in the near term.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. Media Authorship. Anheuser-Busch.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 12, 2023

The US-based organisation – which has links to a network of fossil fuel funded think tanks and advocacy groups – has opposed climate-friendly measures in Europe, such as the phase-out of petrol cars and green farming reforms, despite being removed from the lobby register over a year ago.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Evaluating regulations, subsidies, pricing mechanisms, and hybrid policies. The latest, most urgent call to action from the IPCC has increased attention on policies to reduce CO2 emissions and enhance carbon sequestration. In its simplest form, a carbon tax or fee reduces emissions due to the elasticity effect.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 9, 2022

Drawing on IRENA’s existing, technology-focused studies, the report – China’s Route to Carbon Neutrality: Perspectives and the Role of Renewables – offers key insights and identifies priority actions together with 13 recommendations. Increasing electrification. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Through the lens of environmental stewardship and innovation, this journey will dissect the layers of organic materials that form the backbone of biomass energy, venturing beyond the surface to examine the environmental, economic, and social narratives that intertwine with the fabric of this energy form.

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Business Green

MARCH 29, 2023

In addition, from 2035 a ban on the sale of new carbon-emitting vehicles will come into effect, but in a move that has angered environmental campaigners the rules will allow for the sale of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles that make use of so-called e-fuels, which advocates maintain can be produced in a way that results in zero emissions.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2021

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has teamed up with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to launch a new collaborative coalition today aimed at guiding the industry's path towards delivering 'carbon neutral' concrete by 2050.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The initial 50 MW phase will produce 9,000 tons of green hydrogen per year, enough to displace 20 percent of the refinery’s existing fossil-fuel derived hydrogen. By 2030 BP hopes to have 10 percent of the clean hydrogen market in “core hydrogen markets” as it chases carbon neutrality by 2050.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Most H2 is produced using fossil fuels like natural gas, but can the right methods make that green? The term “clean hydrogen” doesn’t have a specific official definition, but on the whole, it tends to refer to H2 that is produced in a way that doesn’t generate carbon emissions.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2021

These problems have led to 76% of businesses having to postpone implementation of their sustainability goals and 64% struggling to innovate. Carbon is one specific area that the sector is struggling with, with 71% stating that the industry is unable to comply with the government regulations.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Salmon might seem like a good alternative to meat, in a world that needs to shift away from carbon-intensive cattle — at least the fish farming industry would have you see it that way. In 2023, DeSmog will be looking more into the aquaculture industry, its impacts, and where it seeks to influence policy. Carbon Capture and Storage.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Farming also relies on synthetic fertilisers that are both fossil-fuel-based and emit greenhouse gases, and drives deforestation. The science is also uncertain around soil’s ability to store carbon, which can be easily undone through erosion, or changes in land use or the weather.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 4, 2023

He was also formerly an adviser to Consumer Choice Center – a US-based pressure group with links to the Koch fossil fuel empire that has come under fire for advocating against green reforms in the EU without being registered as a lobbying firm. Climate change will disproportionately affect young people.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 3, 2023

Reliance on foreign fossil fuels is a national security concern for many countries, and cleaner alternatives could be sourced domestically. Fuel for Thought In the broadest sense, fuels are any material that can go through a reaction with another substance and release energy. Engines are optimized for fossil fuels.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Schulz was joined by Justin Riemer, CEO of Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA), and Laura Kilcrease, CEO of Alberta Innovates. ERA’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund is financing the project. Even the head of the International Energy Agency has said we’re approaching the end of the fossil fuel era.”

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

The UK should direct policy and investment towards synthetic, low carbon jet fuels as part of its green recovery package, argues author and energy expert Chris Goodall. To maintain a safe climate for human habitation, scientists say the world must abandon the use of fossil fuels by 2050 or before.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This story is part of the series Getting to Zero: Decarbonizing Cascadia , which explores the path to low-carbon energy for British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. The economics of carbon-free living have fallen into place. Renewable solar and wind power now typically costs less than fossil-fuel alternatives.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 9, 2021

Over the past decade, Mainspring Energy has been at work on a novel "linear generator" that it says can provide on-site electricity with lower emissions than fossil-fueled engines and microturbines, and greater flexibility than fuel cells. Low-emissions, fuel-flexible, dispatchable on-site power.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In news this week, COP28 wraps up with a landmark agreement on transitioning away from fossil fuels, DOE announces a new office focused on AI, and over 2M Teslas were recalled.  100B of deals went down in the Permian basin and Shell abandoned a $100M per year carbon credit pipeline.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. Reduce emissions and divest from fossil fuels. Below are the most applicable targets and indicators for businesses: Integrate climate change measures into policy and planning. Top Carbon Emission Contributors.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Corporate carbon footprint tracking collects $27M, and forestry and battery interests intersect to invest $18M toward bio-graphite for lithium-ion cells. UK climate policy slide In a shocking press conference on Wednesday , UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced delays and rollbacks to the nation’s climate policies.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Swedish EV brand is working with host or pioneering metals, electronics and other suppliers to shrink carbon footprint of its cars to zero by end of the decade. But battery car manufacturers remain reliant on many of the same fossil fuel and resource extractive industries as their petrol and diesel vehicle counterparts.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

Digital Innovation Manager, BASF; Sao Paulo, Brazil. We are constantly looking for innovation and solutions that can help us in this new way of remote work, to improve our interactions to our customers and to be more emphatic than ever. Without further ado, here’s what’s up with members of past GreenBiz 30 Under 30 cohorts.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The government has promised to "double-down" on wind, solar, hydrogen, nuclear and carbon capture and storage over the next 15 years, as it today confirmed it is targeting a fully decarbonised electricity system across the UK by 2035.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In February 2021, German agribusiness giant BASF hosted a virtual wine tasting, a seemingly cozy affair swirling glasses of Portugal’s finest in front of a webcam debating the future of EU agricultural policies. Invited to the event was a small group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs).

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. Reduce emissions and divest from fossil fuels. Below are the most applicable targets and indicators for businesses: Integrate climate change measures into policy and planning. Top Carbon Emission Contributors.

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2021

The Strategy, although still lacking details on policy and financial support in certain areas - more of that is now expected in another related policy document next year - envisages hydrogen supporting 9,000 jobs and attracting £4bn investment by 2030, rising to 100,000 jobs by 2050 in an industry potentially worh £13bn.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The fossil fuel industry has bought itself half a century,” said Jennifer Jacquet, an associate professor of environmental studies at New York University, and author of The Playbook: How to Deny Science, Sell Lies, and Make a Killing in the Corporate World. See Table.).

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Members of the Church's decision making body, the General Synod, narrowly voted in favour of adopting a revised 2030 net zero goal, in a surprise move that far outstrips the ambition in the motion's initial recommendation to target carbon neutrality by 2045. Here lies a real opportunity for Britain.

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Business Green

JANUARY 9, 2023

Innovation across the hydrogen industry is shifting in favour of low-emission solutions, according to a new joint study of hydrogen technology patents by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 18, 2022

She consults nationally and internationally on STEM education and research, diversity in higher education, policy, faculty development, and workforce development. We are at a pivotal moment in our fight against climate change where we need to ideate, innovate, and move faster than we ever anticipated. Thakar holds a J.D.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 14, 2020

We learned we’re (1) changing the earth’s land so much that we threaten our food security and the land’s ability to capture carbon, (2) heading toward devastated oceans that are coral-free, and (3) not cutting emissions even remotely fast enough to avoid these outcomes. The costs are not theoretical any more. degrees Celsius.

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Elemental Excelerator

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

“If that doesn’t happen, we’re still pumping fossil fuels,” said one of the book’s coauthors Ryan Panchadsaram in a recent fireside chat during Kickoff Week for Elemental’s Cohort X. The role of innovation is the quest to drive down costs, Ryan explained. ” 3. . No more leaps of faith.

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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.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 2, 2020

This is an innovation project, to test technology, help to drive down costs for the future, and increase Iberdrola’s knowledge and experience.". The economics are a long way from stacking up, and there's still an absence of detailed policy support to underpin early projects. “Who's going to be buying this hydrogen?

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