DeSmogBlog

APRIL 3, 2024

Half of the board members at the world’s six largest advertising and public relations companies have ties to polluting industries, DeSmog can reveal. Over the past two years, they have collectively held at least 163 contracts with fossil fuel clients, according to research by DeSmog and campaign group Clean Creatives.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Darren Woods, the CEO of Exxon, celebrates the potential of carbon capture to dramatically reduce global emissions. According to Saudi Aramco’s podcast, the fossil fuel industry is innovating new climate solutions, and BP’s podcast proclaims more of the same. and Europe. It’s implicitly calling for a new consensus.”

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The Verge: Energy

MARCH 1, 2024

Photo by George Rose / Getty Images 2023 can now boast a terrifying record: planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions from global energy use hit a record. It’s been almost a decade since the adoption of the 2015 Paris climate agreement to stop global warming. Power grids usually tap fossil fuel power plants whenever hydropower runs low.

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Grist

MAY 16, 2023

While a century of fire suppression and other land management choices contribute to the severity, climate change is a key factor fueling these fires, roughly doubling the acreage burned over the last 40 years. Experts say the new research could help advance growing efforts to take polluters to court.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Over the past month and a half month, California lawmakers have enacted a pair of climate disclosure bills and endorsed a global call to end the fossil fuel era. In September, the state sued five oil majors and the chief industry lobby group to hold them accountable for climate change.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 3, 2024

Exploring the world of carbon capture technology opens up a pathway to understanding how advanced science is being utilized to combat the pressing issue of climate change. Post-combustion capture The core principle of carbon capture technology is simple yet incredibly sophisticated.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 27, 2022

The Urgent Problem of Climate Change. Our planet is changing. . We need to pay attention and change our behavior. Scientists warn that we are rapidly approaching critical tipping points in our climate system, which could result in adverse impacts such as droughts, floods, and extreme weather events. How To Divest.

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The Verge: Energy

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Illustration by Hugo Herrera / The Verge The European Commission today recommended reducing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels by 90 percent by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. Dominic Eagleton, senior fossil fuels campaigner at the nonprofit Global Witness, said in a statement today.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The findings underscore concerns over the role of the fossil fuel industry at the negotiations, known as COP27, which have become a focal point for deals to exploit African natural gas. These talks are supposed to be about moving us away from fossil fuels, phasing them out,” Sabido told DeSmog. Social license.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber was named as president-designate of this year’s UN climate summit, COP28, scheduled to take place November 30 – December 12 in Dubai. Al Jaber is the UAE’s special envoy for climate change and also serves as the country’s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Global advertising and public relations company WPP has more contracts with fossil fuel clients than any of its rivals, despite the group’s pledge to reach net zero emissions by 2030, according to a report by campaign group Clean Creatives. Omnicom followed with 39 contracts; Interpublic Group had 25; and Publicis Groupe had 11. “The

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The Verge: Energy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

By pushing nations to slash their greenhouse gas emissions, the global accord strives to avoid climate change so extreme that life on Earth would struggle to adapt. Each year, greenhouse gas pollution has continued to grow globally. It also calls for phasing out “unabated” fossil fuels. Carbon emissions?

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 27, 2023

DeSmog analysed examples of more than 100 influencers being paid to promote fossil fuel firms worldwide since 2017, from the US to Malaysia, in campaigns that have reached billions of people. 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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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

A speaker from the QUANT programme will describe the findings of a real-world open and traceable assessment of low-cost sensors and sensor networks, and their calibration, and others will focus on the measurement of Black Carbon, and also how CO2 measurements can contribute to source attribution and to the calculation of emissions indices.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

In this new lawsuit , it seeks to hold fossil fuel companies and their “misinformation agents” accountable for the unprecedented 2021 heat dome that saw temperatures in the county reach 116º Fahrenheit. “Suits like these continue to waste time, resources and do nothing to address climate change.

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The Verge: Energy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Illustration by Hugo Herrera / The Verge An updated road map for combating climate change pours cold water on the idea that unproven technologies can play a major role in averting disaster. Hydrogen as a fuel is nothing new, but most of it is still made using gas. Removing carbon from the atmosphere is very costly.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 28, 2023

They are just some of the countries in which Europe-headquartered fossil fuel companies stand convicted or credibly accused of criminal, civil, or administrative offences. The history of fossil fuels is a litany of criminal accusations, from corruption and bribery to human rights violations and even complicity in war crimes.

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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. It’s not new.”

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 9, 2023

While Eni is among the world’s largest oil companies, the company’s role in climate change has so far undergone scant scrutiny. While Eni is among the world’s largest oil companies, the company’s role in climate change has so far undergone scant scrutiny. Eni has set a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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Grist

APRIL 4, 2022

Nations have moved too slowly to curb climate change, and now must take swift and aggressive steps if they hope to avoid the worst impacts of global warming, the world’s top scientists warned on Monday. This week’s report focuses on mitigation — what we can do to halt climate change. degrees Celsius (2.7

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Grist

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The new research adds to the urgency of conversations about climate change, just weeks before leaders all over the world are expected to travel to Dubai to meet for the United Nation’s annual climate change conference, COP28. Hansen was the first to sound the alarm on climate change in 1988 in testimony to Congress.

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The Verge: Energy

JANUARY 17, 2024

A mockup of an industrial plant layout for a facility that would desalinate seawater and take carbon dioxide out of the air. The first-of-its kind collaboration is intended to clean up some of the pollution from a giant hub for petrochemical production nearby, on top of supplying fresh water to heavy industries in the area.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 2, 2023

The Conservative Party has received more than £632,000 in new donations from individuals and firms tied to polluting industries, DeSmog can reveal. Caroline Lucas, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, said donations from polluting industries represented a “dangerous conflict of interest”. Harborne has also donated some £6.5

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

French environmental organizations Notre Affaire à Tous, Friends of the Earth France, and Oxfam France last week filed what they say is the world’s first climate lawsuit against a commercial bank, suing BNP Paribas over its continued funding of fossil fuels. They also say that the financial sector more broadly is on notice.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

From the world’s biggest soccer championship to soccer training for kids , from major universities to music festivals and art galleries to — if you can name it, fossil fuel companies have probably sponsored it. TotalEnergies will sponsor the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Population aging and economic development setbacks may outpace the health benefits of less air pollution and slowed climate change, according to a group examining air quality and the factors most likely to impact future premature deaths. They published their findings on 24 October in the journal Nature Sustainability.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The UK organisers of the upcoming COP26 climate summit have come under fire for approving just two events that refer to fossil fuels, the primary driver of climate change, in a programme of public events happening alongside the main conference. Corporate-Friendly Sideshows’.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Using real world data from 2019, the paper sets out the opportunity for massively improving the climate benefits of recycling food waste to produce renewable energy and green fertiliser for farmers. This showcases the importance of anaerobic digestion (AD) as a vital player in addressing the Climate Emergency.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 24, 2022

HSBC has been accused of double standards after suspending an executive who said investors “need not worry” about climate change, while continuing to plough billions of pounds into fossil fuels. HSBC has financed £103 billion in fossil fuels since the Paris Agreement was ratified in 2016, including £43.8

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2021

New report from Friends of the Earth reveals none of the major UK pension schemes have plans to divest from fossil fuels. UK pension funds have invested an estimated £128bn in fossil fuels, according to a new report published today by environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth. Polluted Pensions?

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – Only two of the 35 stalls lauding countries’ green credentials at the COP26 UN climate summit mention the need to cut fossil fuel production — the chief cause of the carbon emissions driving climate change. . degree C temperature limit is to be met.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Experiencing impacts from climate change is a normal part of life for me, since I am based in Southern Louisiana. I have been reporting on climate impacts and the expansion of the fossil fuel industry in the region for DeSmog for the past decade. Tabular iceberg in the Weddell Sea.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 27, 2022

The Urgent Problem of Climate Change. Our planet is changing. . We need to pay attention and change our behavior. Scientists warn that we are rapidly approaching critical tipping points in our climate system, which could result in adverse impacts such as droughts, floods, and extreme weather events. How To Divest.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 1, 2022

VICTORIA — Mark Zacharias, special advisor at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the scheduled April 1 federal carbon price increase from $40 to $50 per tonne of emissions: . The best way to benefit the bank accounts of Canadian families is to switch to technologies that reduce or avoid fossil fuels altogether.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Photos I shot in 2022 for DeSmog capture damage from extreme weather events and the continued expansion of the fossil fuel industry — the dominant industry causing global warming. Industries reliant on methane gas continue to expand their footprint, despite bipartisan discussions about the need to develop climate solutions.

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The Verge: Energy

MARCH 4, 2024

Image: MethaneSAT via EDF A mission to map and track global methane pollution, a powerful greenhouse gas, is scheduled to launch today after years of collaboration between some of the biggest names in tech. Carbon dioxide, on the other hand, lingers in the atmosphere and traps heat for centuries.

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Energy Central

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Sequestering captured carbon is the fossil fuel industry’s answer to having its cake and eating it too. Harvesting the coal, oil, and gas stored by nature hundreds of millions of years ago is the raison d’etre of fossil fuel operations.

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