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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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

A regional cooperation for a greener beer brewing process and a greener regional gas network. This sustainable alternative for fossil natural gas will supply gas which is equivalent to the gas needs of approximately 700 households. A sustainable gas with the same properties as natural gas.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy? The Saudis are going big on something called green hydrogen — a carbon-free fuel made from water by using renewably produced electricity to split hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules. hydrogen is a lot more expensive than other fuels such as natural gas.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

GE Renewable Energy announced a plan Tuesday to produce zero waste wind turbine blades by 2030. We are determined to work with our partners to reduce the carbon footprint of wind turbines; together we can be the example of how an industry transforms its value chain to support the green transition and the critical move to a circular economy.".

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

A research team at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed a system capable of converting waste from sewage, food crops, algae and other renewable carbon sources into hydrogen fuel. It then removes carbon from wastewater, allowing the clean water to be reused.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 30, 2020

Electric boilers fuel Diageo’s carbon-neutral whiskey distillery dream Jesse Klein Thu, 07/30/2020 – 00:30 Even whiskey is going electric. But Diageo’s new 72,000-square-foot distillery is designed to be completely carbon-neutral. “It’s not every day you get that opportunity.”

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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. Anheuser-Busch.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In the absence of dedicated recycling channels, this type of fuel is mostly made up of waste wood, paper, cardboard and plastic resulting from economic activities. The tests carried out using SRF show that we now know how to produce renewable gas from this type of waste.”.

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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

JANUARY 19, 2024

This exploration into the realm of biomass energy untangles the complexities and delves into its multifaceted nature, uncovering the potential of plant-based and waste-derived materials as alternative sources of power. Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel.

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Business Green

MARCH 13, 2020

The deal will see biomethane from UK anaerobic digestion producers replace fossil fuel gas supplies across all Heathrow terminals. The UK aviation industry has made a firm commitment to get to net zero by 2050 , at the very latest," said Gorman. "The We urge other companies to join us in making the switch.".

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 17, 2023

billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in her Pennsylvania hometown, she will be facing off against some of the most powerful fossil fuel interests in the United States. LNG boom threatens to release vast amounts of methane, a powerful climate pollutant that is the main component of natural gas.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 3, 2023

We investigated allegations of workers exposed to radioactive oilfield waste , reported from the frontlines of climate-fueled extreme weather and climate migration , expanded our coverage of the climate impact of agriculture , followed the ongoing buildout of LNG , and sent a team to COP27 , among other things. Aquaculture.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2020

Dutch greenhouse operators are collaborating with the country’s industrial sector to support the reuse of waste CO2. Scientists at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands have employed Vaisala carbon dioxide sensors in their research greenhouses for over a decade. Carbon dioxide in greenhouses.

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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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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Meat emits around a third of global emissions of methane, and action to cut this greenhouse gas has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to slowing global heating. Farming also relies on synthetic fertilisers that are both fossil-fuel-based and emit greenhouse gases, and drives deforestation.

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Business Green

MAY 17, 2022

Joint venture Circular Fuels aiming to have 'world-first' renewable LPG production plant operating in Teesside by 2024 capable of turning waste into 'net zero' fuel. Houchen said the "world first" energy project would produce "carbon-free LPG" that would help to meet up to five per cent of the UK's demand for LPG.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In a statement this morning, UK Export Finance (UKEF) said it would ensure that all loans, insurance, and guarantees it issues to businesses would be "entirely carbon neutral by 2050, on a net basis", confirming it would also set "realistic" interim decarbonisation milestones that would guide its transition.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 7, 2023

This story is part of a DeSmog series on the influence wielded by the gas lobby in Europe and was developed with the support of Journalismfund.eu The goal is to spark a wave of renovations of poorly insulated homes; phase-out new gas boilers; and accelerate the uptake of heat pumps and solar panels. It’s shameless.”

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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. Hydrogen from waste is an even smaller fish than hydrogen from renewable energy.

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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. This adds to global waste, emissions and an exhausting demand for new material. Top Carbon Emission Contributors. Keep the global temperature rise below 1.5°C

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2022

Composite is a combination of wood waste and recycled plastic, giving it the appearance of wood but with some of the properties of plastic. Solar power is the most practical way for a home or business to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and help the planet. Straw is both a cheap and durable way to insulate a home.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2022

Composite is a combination of wood waste and recycled plastic, giving it the appearance of wood but with some of the properties of plastic. Solar power is the most practical way for a home or business to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and help the planet. Straw is both a cheap and durable way to insulate a home.

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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. This adds to global waste, emissions and an exhausting demand for new material. Top Carbon Emission Contributors. Keep the global temperature rise below 1.5°C

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2022

The town, and the municipality of the same name that it sits in, is the home to a host of pioneering energy efficiency technologies and innovations, from a carbon neutral manufacturing plant, supermarkets whose waste heat is piped to nearby homes, to the world's longest range electric passenger ferry.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 25, 2022

This science-based threshold — considered necessary to achieve emissions targets by 2050 — excluded all fossil fuels from being in the taxonomy. It emphasised the need to “recognize the transitional and enabling role of natural gas,” referring to two of the taxonomy’s three categories.

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CleanTech San Diego

OCTOBER 9, 2020

million, comes from the DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) division through its Range Extenders for Electric Aviation with Low Carbon and High Efficiency (REEACH) program. SOFCs produce electricity by electrochemically oxidizing a fuel source. The first award, for $2.1 Share this.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy? The Saudis are going big on something called green hydrogen — a carbon-free fuel made from water by using renewably produced electricity to split hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules. hydrogen is a lot more expensive than other fuels such as natural gas.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 15, 2020

Arlene Karidis Wed, 07/15/2020 – 01:00 One novel spin on emerging hydrogen fuel options is “clean hydrogen” made from trash. Hydrogen from waste is an even smaller fish than hydrogen from renewable energy. There are only a few waste-to-hydrogen projects, most which are in early stages and relatively small scale.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Fossil fuel companies, which have promoted hydrogen as a catch-all solution to climate change, rank among the top spenders and outnumber clients from every industry, including the renewable energy sector, the analysis shows. That is an extremely lucrative place for the fossil fuel industry to be,” she said. “If

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 27, 2024

This story is the second part of a DeSmog series on carbon capture and was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe , and in partnership with Follow the Money. Once captured, the gas will be pumped under the North Sea throughout a 15-year period, or until the storage space reaches a maximum estimated capacity of 37.5

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Low Carbon Prosperity

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The latest, most urgent call to action from the IPCC has increased attention on policies to reduce CO2 emissions and enhance carbon sequestration. This article provides a primer on the three major policy building blocks available for reducing carbon pollution: pricing mechanisms, subsidies , and regulations.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

In Beck’s mind, too , forwarding-thinking companies should look at natural resources not just as consumables but as recyclable goods, and then design systems and products in a way that eliminates waste. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

As such, it has an ethical imperative to adopt practices that lead to carbon neutrality. Cutting their carbon emissions to zero – as many have pledged – might appear to be an impossible task. million tonnes/year of carbon dioxide equivalent. One day, they will expect these products to be completely carbon neutral.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The energy industry's interest in low carbon hydrogen is building fast, and the nuclear industry reckons it could yet have a crucial role to play. And just today yet another major hydrogen project was announced as ENGIE and Equinor confirmed they are joining forces to support the development of low-carbon hydrogen.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 17, 2018

In this Low Carbon Prosperity Institute (LCPI) analysis, we explore scenarios of carbon reduction investment performance based on the revenue allocation described in Initiative 1631. The measure is intended, but not required, to reduce carbon emissions in 2035 to 25% below 1990 levels, consistent with the state’s legislated target.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This arresting visual captures the sentiments of opponents of a plan to develop the world’s largest carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project under the lake. billion “Clean Energy Complex” to manufacture blue hydrogen and an accompanying carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project, that would be operational by 2026.

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