Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 28, 2023

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. Of course, there is also the question of what to do with carbon that has been captured.

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Business Green

MARCH 14, 2022

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recommended the government introduce legislative definitions for terms such as 'recyclable' and 'carbon neutral', in a bid to cut down on misleading green claims on consumer products' marketing material and packaging.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 22, 2024

The United States-based oil major’s willingness to publicly throw down the gauntlet to policy-makers underscores the stakes for the fossil fuel industry as the EU fleshes out its plans to slash carbon emissions, ahead of June’s European parliament elections. million tonnes of greenhouse gases during the same period.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) was high on the agenda at New York Climate Week last week, where critics of the technology raised concerns it would be used to extend the life of the fossil fuel industry. The data showed us that their carbon capture plans are not working at scale.” What CCS Projects Promise. And What They Deliver.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Non-profit organisation’s report describes actions that would gear the buildings and construction sector towards a net zero future, through elimination of embodied carbon emissions. WorldGBC’s vision to fully decarbonise the sector requires eliminating both operational and embodied carbon emissions.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The overriding principle for a revision to the renewable energy directive must therefore be to strengthen requirements that will maximise reductions in GHG emissions before 2030 by increasing the use of truly no-carbon renewables together with the best energy efficiency measures in these sectors.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 14, 2022

THE IMPORTANCE OF CARBON FOOTPRINTS. Businesses today need to know and understand their carbon footprint in order to make progress toward becoming a more sustainable and eco-friendly business. You can also use it to determine the amount of carbon offsets to purchase in order to get to carbon neutral. .

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 27, 2021

On Thursday the 19 th of August, the Climate Council in partnership with the law firm Shearman & Sterling, hosted an intriguing panel to discuss a major topic in the energy industry: Will low-carbon hydrogen be the silver bullet in APAC? But the question remained, “how low carbon is low-carbon hydrogen?”

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Some of the most difficult-to-understand words were mitigation , referring to efforts to reduce emissions to slow down climate change, and carbon-neutral , when there’s no net increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the air. Some people found the shorthand use of carbon confusing. “I

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Business Green

MARCH 17, 2022

Recently formed Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market announces timetable for delivering Core Carbon Principles for fast-expanding offset markets. The definitive standards are then scheduled to be published in the third quarter of this year.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

"The fundamental purpose of the taxonomy is to enable capital to be channelled towards economic activities that are fully compatible with the EU's commitment to climate neutrality by 2050 and reducing emissions by 55 per cent by 2030… Put simply, there is no remaining carbon budget for new investments in natural gas.".

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ahead of tomorrow's Net Zero Festival, Toby Hill explores how carbon offset standards are evolving in a bid to assure clients and campaigners that promised carbon savings can be delivered. To find out more about the role of carbon offsets in the net zero transition, sign up now for a free pass to tomorrow's Net Zero Festival.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2022

The reserchers noted that the COD measurement approach encompasses refractory organic matter, or RDOC, which needn’t be considered a pollutant and could be a potential carbon sink. million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, which amounts to the annual carbon sequestered by China’s wetlands.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

Concrete production accounts for 8% of global annual carbon emissions – if it were a country, it would rank somewhere between the US and India in terms of its carbon footprint. Looking towards 2030 and beyond, carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) through CO 2 mineralisation is an emerging solution.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2022

A seltzer brand part-owned by Ellie Goulding has announced it will roll out carbon footprint labelling across its range from next month. The company revealed it was using climate impact assessment platform CarbonCloud to analyse the carbon footprint of its drinks entire value chain.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

But just to refresh your memory, I’ll use the European Space Agency’s (ESA) recent definition: “When they photosynthesise, plants use sunlight to break apart water into hydrogen and oxygen, and then combine the resulting hydrogen with carbon dioxide from the air to create carbohydrates”. Our collective problems solved…. Have you read?

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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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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 9, 2019

However, these varying definitions impact everything from the costs of making the transition to the future reliability of the power system as a whole. Power-to-gas involves using excess renewable power to manufacture carbon-neutral synthetic methane. and even more so for the myriad targets that have been adopted globally.

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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. The definition of fleet is evolving.

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Green Business Bureau

MAY 25, 2022

A 2021 report by Natural Capital Partners analyzed carbon neutrality commitments made by the Fortune Global 500, finding that there’s been a three-fold increase in net-zero targets, which means a 50% increase in the number of companies that have either achieved carbon neutrality, or are targeting it by 2030.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Companies need shared definitions if they understand what greenwashing actually is and how it can be tackled. Now more definitions of greenwashing are cropping up, in Europe in particular. These definitions, coupled with new anti-greenwashing laws , are meant to help suss out bad actors.

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Energy Innovation

AUGUST 6, 2021

One such critical tipping point is the potential transformation of the world’s largest tropical forests from carbon sinks into net sources of carbon emissions. Currently, carbon emissions that result from deforestation and forest degradation (often referred to as land-use change) are offset, in part, by new reforestation and regrowth.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Under its current carbon emissions reduction trajectory, the fashion industry is projected to miss the 1.5 Digital technologies are opening up new ways for us to consume fashion without the waste or carbon footprint… . Going beyond neutrality, companies can embrace regenerative practices and the social benefits of a circular economy.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 25, 2021

He also lectures on carbon accounting at Imperial College Business school. Capgemini promises to be carbon neutral by 2025 and net zero by 2030, and also offers to help its customers to become more sustainable, which is something we'll cover in a later interview. Is that less carbon intensive than commuting on the train?

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Discussions around the framework of Article 6 are under strain at COP27 - and concerns are mounting the outcome could further undermine the credibility of voluntary carbon markets. is definitely an important one," he told BusinessGreen on the side-lines of COP27. "If This issue on the non-authorised units and 6.4

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Business Green

JANUARY 28, 2021

Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets unveils recommendations on how to scale up investment in emission reduction programmes, but environmental campaigners remain unimpressed. The Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets blueprint sets out clearly how we can build this market. threshold set out of the Paris Agreement.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Velux Group's sustainability team had been plotting a 'lifetime carbon neutral' decarbonsiation concept for more than a year when, some 5,000 miles away, Microsoft garnered headlines around the world last January by dropping a similar plan to compensate for all its historic emissions. million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2041.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2022

New guide on how to ensure forest projects deliver promised benefits comes amidst soaring carbon offset prices and fresh calls for improved governance of natural capital projects. per tonne of carbon to around $14.40.

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Charged

JANUARY 12, 2023

Audi has announced a couple of definite (if rather timid) steps in that direction: the brand is beginning to prepare its global facilities for the production of EVs; it will only launch all-electric models as of 2026; and it will gradually phase out production of its combustion models by 2033.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 31, 2020

Carbon marketplace hawks credits in businesses that store CO2 with their products Gloria Oladipo Mon, 08/31/2020 – 05:00 As corporate interest in carbon removal options grows, Puro.earth , a startup from Finland, is offering a twist on carbon marketplaces.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

Tyson told the Progressive Grocer it is “trying to be upbeat and different”, with something that speaks definitively to younger Millennial and Gen Z consumers. This gas – which leaches into the air from cow manure and fertilisers – is 300 times better at trapping heat than carbon dioxide and stays in the atmosphere for about 110 years.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 31, 2020

Unfortunately, by failing to allow all carbon-free technologies to compete equally, leading states are on the brink of adopting policies that miss the opportunity to achieve all three objectives simultaneously. Some of the choices include coal and natural gas, but those resources emit carbon. California is in a similar position.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

While electricity allows these modes of transportation to be carbon-neutral, they still use a pretty significant amount of non-renewable energy resources , both in the manufacturing process and during regular charges. If choosing between a traditional car and an electric one, the latter is definitely going to be the better option.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Whenever meetings of this scale happen, the carbon footprint of such events is inevitably scrutinised. However, the attendees' carbon emissions from a single event can pale in comparison to the prize of tangible progress and decisive action on climate change agreed. A clear definition of sustainability.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The European Union has clearly laid out its position: Climate neutrality, the Council of the EU stated last month, will require “a global phase-out of unabated fossil fuels and a peak in their consumption in this decade.” We’re going into a COP where this is going to be a big topic, and we don’t really have a definition for it.”

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Designed and executed with care, net-zero carbon goals can offer more than sustainability window dressing for commercial buildings in the decades to come. As we're moving from what was traditionally an avoidance of carbon emissions to avoid climate change, we're now moving much more into adaptation," she said. Risk and adaptation.

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

Finance has a lot of power in advancing a clean and more just economy through providing the capital for companies in order to transition to the low-carbon economy. In regards to GreenFin, I was particularly impressed with the amount of times that carbon pricing was brought up. It is definitely something I will keep my eyes on.

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