DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 23, 2024

The event aims to bring together policymakers and liquified natural gas (LNG), natural gas, and hydrogen players to explore new avenues for fossil fuel expansion. So they’re just going to try and squeeze out every last bit of profit they can and give it fancy new names like carbon capture and sequestration.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

dissertation in microelectronics to an entirely different field: climate change. "I In order to manufacture products, companies in the industry sector must burn fuel, typically natural gas, to create heat. Skyven CEO Arun Gupta said the idea came when he applied the thinking behind his Ph.D.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Ultimately, the challenge faced by California and Germany with high-level penetrations of renewables is one that many federal and local governments must grapple with as they pursue policies in an attempt to mitigate the most dangerous impacts of climate change. and even more so for the myriad targets that have been adopted globally.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

Major investors have urged the EU to amend its draft green investment rulebook to ensure that no fossil gas investments can be labelled sustainable, arguing their inclusion will hinder financiers' ability to deliver net zero portfolios, undermine the credibility of the green taxonomy, and could result in reduced climate ambition around the world.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Unsurprisingly, perhaps, Looney is a big believer in the future role of natural gas. One obvious way to deliver more energy with less carbon, Looney said, is "more renewables and gas, pushing coal out of power.". But comparing gas to coal isn’t good enough on its own. billion ($1.67 That's OK.

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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. Carbon Capture and Storage. Below, a handful of DeSmog writers dive into the issues they’ll be watching in 2023. Aquaculture. Next year you will.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2020

Scientists at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands have employed Vaisala carbon dioxide sensors in their research greenhouses for over a decade. The Dutch horticultural sector aims to be climate-neutral by 2040. Carbon dioxide in greenhouses. Monitoring carbon dioxide. Wageningen CO2 probe.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Regenerative Agriculture Often accompanied with: carbon storage, no till, crop rotation With host country the UAE spearheading a new “Regenerative Landscapes” project in close partnership with the likes of Pepsico, Nestlé and fertilizer giant Yara, the term “ regenerative agriculture ” is likely to be a hot topic at COP28.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 10, 2021

A spokesperson said: “The virtual event was part of the UK’s work to drive forward leadership on climate change, ahead of the COP26 Summit in Glasgow later this year. The climate champions who attended were recognised for their individual efforts towards moving Canada to net-zero carbon emissions.”.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Oil and gas companies have for years marketed fracked gas from B.C. as a global climate solution, with some industry boosters even going so far as to call Canada’s supply of the fossil fuel the “cleanest in the world.” Burning all that gas could release 13.7 Even ostensibly progressive politicians are on board, with B.C.’s

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Greenability Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2022

The new solar array is part of Evergy’s plan to be carbon neutral by 2045. Currently, Evergy’s energy mix includes coal, solar, wind, natural gas, nuclear, biogas and hydro-power. Combined, it is 50-percent carbon free.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 10, 2022

In April, the Globe & Mail published an article on its website extolling the virtues of natural gas appliances in people’s houses. The story, headlined “Why natural gas is the smart choice for your new home,” has the look and feel of actual journalism. Natural gas is always available.”.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 28, 2023

A Pathways’ advertisement on a Bixi docking station read “Le captage du carbone est une étape importante vers des activités d’exploitation carboneutre,” or “Carbon capture is an important step towards carbon neutral resource extraction.” Public transit remains “an underfunded climate solution,” Rougeot said.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Renovate buildings and redesign cars to run entirely on electricity, power them with renewable energy from the sun and wind, and bing, bam, boom, you’ve just knocked out a majority of the carbon entering the atmosphere. Making the electric grid more resilient to extreme weather is urgent, regardless of decisions about gas. In the U.S.,

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Leading boiler provider Baxi unveils plans to become carbon neutral by 2030, as high profile hydrogen heating trial chalks off key milestone. The company confirmed yesterday that it plans to phase out carbon intensive heating systems and ensure its new products all work using low-carbon energy by 2030.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 8, 2022

Senior Canadian officials are working with an Alberta company to open up new markets for natural gas in Germany, according to documents seen by DeSmog, contradicting a federal minister who says the Ukraine crisis can’t be solved by exporting more fossil fuels.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 18, 2021

DeSmog’s investigation found messaging that touts companies’ climate pledges without being transparent about their large emissions contributions is widespread across advertising campaigns and social media promotions. percent of its investment in new projects going to low carbon sources between 2010 and 2018. Drax – “Beyond Coal”.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2020

2019 Sustainability Report confirms oil giant is making progress with a raft of low carbon initiatives, but concerns remain over incremental pace of decarbonisation. Shell must further step up efforts on all fronts, from climate change to ethical leadership to greater transparency. Shell shares this sense of urgency.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

Incorporating SDG 13, Climate Action, into your business will empower you to tackle the unique challenges of a changing climate and show your customers you prioritize the needs of all. There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. Improve climate change education.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

A coalition of industry, power and oil and gas firms in the U.K. are collaborating on a net zero industrial cluster that they believe will establish a template for any country seeking a carbon-neutral economy. Its biomass generators will be connected to carbon capture, utili z ation and storage (CCUS) te chnology.

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Business Green

JULY 3, 2020

However, government declines to provide further details on precise nature of climate and net zero targets attached to firm's rescue support. With the EU needing to invest nearly €500bn a year in its low-carbon transition, there's a huge opportunity for this to be made far more effective by embracing green aluminium," he added.

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Business Green

APRIL 15, 2021

Apple has launched a "first-of-its-kind" $200m forestry fund aimed at removing "at least" one million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide each year, promising to scale and support projects that sequester CO2, improve biodiversity and adhere to "strict environmental and social standards".

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The proposals include a new climate law to be drafted within 100 days and stronger carbon taxes including the creation of so-called carbon borders. These would levy carbon taxes on imports to prevent the offshoring of emissions by firms that shift activities overseas. ” Electrification.

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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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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. Worried about the climate crisis? The economics of carbon-free living have fallen into place. If not sooner. And that’s crucial. That’s begun in Cascadia.

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Business Green

JULY 2, 2021

This project demonstrates a new kind of energy future and a model of lower-carbon energy production that can be replicated worldwide," said Huibert Vigeveno Shell's downstream director, at the project's opening ceremony. In addition, a plant for liquefied renewable natural gas, known as bio-LNG, is also in development, the company said.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

Incorporating SDG 13, Climate Action, into your business will empower you to tackle the unique challenges of a changing climate and show your customers you prioritize the needs of all. There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. Improve climate change education.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 13, 2021

Instead, a rapid shift towards clean energy and a decarbonized society is needed, experts say, to avoid catastrophic climate change. Oil and gas investor Dan Pickering kicked off the Hart Energy conference with a keynote presentation that set the tone for much of what followed. “We

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 26, 2024

liquefied natural gas (LNG). We’re confident that we take impactful action to fight climate change,” said Arnaud Cohen Stuart, head of business ethics at ING. “But credit rating agency Fitch Ratings also commented on the increasing climate litigation risk facing European banks. In March last year, U.S.

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Business Green

MAY 3, 2022

With the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warning emissions must peak by 2025 before falling 43 per cent by 2030 compared to 2019 levels to stave off the catastrophic effects of climate change, investors urgently need clearly defined net zero pathways for the highest emitting industries. Paris target.

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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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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Multi-year initiative seeks carbon-to-value startups and welcomes first Carbontech Leadership Council members. The C2V Initiative is a unique, multi-year program driving the creation of a thriving innovation ecosystem for the commercialization of carbontech—technologies that capture and convert carbon dioxide (CO?) New York City, N.Y.,

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 27, 2023

This comes as major polluters are increasingly deploying digital tactics to detract from negative headlines about their record profits and decades-long contribution to climate change. While there’s more knowledge in general around climate change and the harms of fossil fuels, I think that people have a lot of trust in creators.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Available figures compiled from various public corporate reports suggest that on average 80 percent of the businesses’ operations remain in oil and gas and, in one case, coal. It also had the highest share of posts on carbon capture and storage technologies, with these making up one in five of the promos put out by the company.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

That is the conclusion of new government research published this week, which in particular highlights a lack of awareness of the contribution to climate change made by heating buildings and reveals limited public knowledge of the essential low-carbon heating technologies that will play a critical role in meeting the UK's net zero emissions target.

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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.

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Business Green

JULY 21, 2020

The Prime Minister has marked his first year in office by unveiling a £350m green funding package today to support efforts to drive down carbon emissions from heavy industry, construction, space and transport, touting the move as a bid to "fuel a green, sustainable recovery" from the Covid-19 crisis.

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