DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2023

But that changed in 2021 when Zenith needed to renew a state air permit, a process that also required the company to first get the city of Portland to sign off on what’s called a “Land Use Compatibility Statement,” or LUCS, which is a document issued by the city that says the facility’s operations comply with local land use planning and regulations.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 21, 2020

A draft document obtained by Bloomberg and Euractiv lays out a series of planned policies. The EU package contemplates the adoption of a contract for difference (CFD) system for carbon for green hydrogen projects, effectively acting as a hedge against carbon prices.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

For years, academics, journalists, and activists have been unearthing documents proving that the fossil fuel industry knew about the dangers of climate change since the late 1950s. Franta and I recently discussed these key documents, what they say, how they were found, and what this means for the fossil fuel industry. Document 1: 1959.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As Louisiana attempts to spew less climate-warming pollution, which disproportionately comes from industry, fossil-fuel companies have convinced lawmakers to jump onto the bandwagon of carbon capture and storage (CCS), a controversial and unproven method of addressing the issue. The company is poised to be one of the largest U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 30, 2024

At 9:30 am on March 12, 1963, in Room 1-B of Manhattan’s Rockefeller Institute , six experts gathered to discuss the implications of a newly identified atmospheric phenomenon: the rising level of carbon dioxide (CO2) caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Read the entire document on DocumentCloud. Ordway, Jr.,

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 1, 2021

To get more insight on the initiatives companies are taking, download this paper created by Honeywell and The Business Journals documenting the sustainability landscape for commercial buildings.

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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. is California’s aggressive push toward a carbon-neutral future. Jim Robbins.

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Charged

MAY 16, 2022

Sustainability is the raison d’etre of EVs, so it’s obviously important to find a way to document the sustainable nature of the raw materials that go into EV batteries.

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Energy Central

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

UK Low Carbon Hydrogen Standard This document describes the methodology to calculate GHG emissions associated with the production of low carbon hydrogen in the UK and sets out the specific criteria for several hydrogen production pathways: • Electrolysis. • Natural gas reforming (with carbon capture and storage).

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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. In the end, more gas means more dependency on somebody.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2024

A new study appears to find that over two thirds of Local Authorities are failing to gather Scope 3 carbon emission figures, despite growing evidence that more than 70% of councils’ emissions come from these indirect sources. This focus has been made more pressing in the last year and a half by the increased cost of fossil fuels. .

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This was advice provided by James Millar, president and CEO of the International CCS Knowledge Centre, to an audience attending a panel discussion at a carbon capture conference held in Edmonton, Alberta on Wednesday. Millar warned the audience that carbon capture pipelines may suffer the same fate. “If

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Despite these initial claims, the company’s internal documents paint a different picture. Newly leaked documents reveal that Exxon actually plans to increase its carbon production by 17% by the year 2025. Additionally, Exxon’s plans to capture carbon and store it underground rely on unproven technology.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Increased federal incentives for “carbon management” technologies are catalyzing a surge in proposed carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the United States, from the Gulf Coast to the Midwest to California. use the captured carbon to drill for more oil in a process called enhanced oil recovery.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 1, 2020

An offset program like UPS’s carbon neutral service , though, can help minimize these emissions, paving the way for a new era of sustainable shipping. What Is UPS’s Carbon Neutral Shipping Program? UPS rolled out its carbon neutral shipping option several years ago and has been improving upon it ever since.

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altenergymag

APRIL 22, 2021

No matter which sector your business is in, one thing is inevitable: The need to print and duplicate documents. In this aspect, carbonless paper printing in Lincolnshire offers several benefits.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The full Beijing Declaration document is available via this link. Among the several points outlined in the document, the IGA calls on the global geothermal sector to bring about technological innovation and high-quality geothermal development through cooperation.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The new vision document, which builds on the organisation’s ongoing network development plans and innovation roadmaps, states that three elements are key for the power system of the future. in its vision document. “To Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed. The scale of change is such that we need to act now,” says ENTSO.E

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2022

The BUS offers a grant of up to £5,000 for heating installers and households to replace traditional fossil fuel-powered boilers with more efficient, low-carbon alternatives, including air and ground source heat pumps.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

An apocalyptic “meh” seemed to greet the government’s bumper package of energy- and climate-related policy announcements and documents released on 30 March, which appeared short on new ideas and sources of funding. A central plank was the policy paper “Powering Up Britain” , which presented plans for tackling energy security and net zero.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 29, 2022

The decarbonisation strategy is based on the premise that homeowners should be able to access a range of low carbon heating options that can be connected quickly and affordably, and should not have their choices limited by constraints on the network. 2022 low carbon commitments.

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Business Green

MAY 3, 2021

Marine ecosystems like seagrass meadows, saltmarshes, and mangroves absorb or 'draw down' carbon from the water and atmosphere - just like plants and trees on land - and as such can help the UK meet its climate goals. Our report outlines how vital blue carbon solutions are to an effective strategy which reaches net zero by 2050.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 10, 2022

New guidance has been issued, aimed at tackling one of the most pressing issues faced by local highways authorities (LHAs) – consistent carbon measurement and reporting. Simon Wilson, Director at Proving Services said: “Carbon reporting is a fundamental stepping stone to addressing carbon reduction.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

“The materials you put in the building will be there forever, they cannot be decarbonized,” said Victoria Herrero-Garcia, an engineer who analyzes the carbon used in buildings over their life cycles for Ambient Energy in Denver. In the case of cement, the very chemical reaction at its heart generates massive carbon dioxide.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

A new paper from an independent group of climate experts emphasises “the critical importance of a comprehensive financial and regulatory ecosystem incentivising emissions reduction and removal, supported by a properly functioning carbon price.” An alternative approach to carbon pricing.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 14, 2020

government’s long-awaited energy white paper is out with confirmation of fresh negotiations with EDF over a new nuclear power station and a drive to push up the price of carbon. carbon trading to begin next year. The government has also confirmed that it will enter negotiations with EDF around the Sizewell C nuclear power plant.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The world’s largest certifier of carbon offsets has criticised an initiative to improve governance in the notoriously opaque sector, saying draft reforms are so stringent they would choke off investment to combat climate change. But climate campaigners have long documented how projects often fail to deliver on their promises.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 28, 2022

Proposals to boost transparency in the carbon offset market could shine a light on brokers who buy credits cheaply from Indigenous communities before selling them to companies at inflated prices. . When a buyer in the carbon market purchases a credit, the actual project developer may be getting five dollars a tonne. Carbon Credit Rush.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The CCC's advice on what to do with the Third Carbon Budget's pandemic-boosted emissions savings is unequivocal - the government must resist the temptation to cynically weaken the UK's world-leading climate targets The government could soon make the most important domestic climate policy decision of the past decade. rise by 15%? Don't do it.1/[link]

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U.S. Green Technology

JANUARY 2, 2023

The negative effects of carbon emissions on ecosystems and the broader environment are well documented. As people grow more conscious of the negative consequences of fossil fuels, they’re considering cleaner energy sources. Solar is currently one of the most.

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The Guardian: Energy

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Exclusive: Meeting took place days after BP reported record profits while households were squeezed by high energy bills The energy and climate minister Graham Stuart asked BP about the incentives required to “maximise” extraction of oil and gas from the North Sea, documents released under freedom of information rules have revealed.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

These targets need to be laid as draft Statutory Instruments by 31 October 2022, says the consultation document , and will come into force once approved by Parliament. On water demand, the document cited the problems of increased demand and reduced water availability from less predictable precipitation as a result of climate change.

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Business Green

MAY 5, 2023

The UK Green Building Council mobilises team of experts to develop guidance on embodied carbon emissions, as it also unveils support documents ahead of new UK biodiversity net gain rules on their way later this year

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2021

All new homes built from 2025 will need to be 'zero carbon ready' in the UK under fresh green building standards published by the government yesterday, which should lead to a major uptick in investment in clean technologies and greener building materials while drastically curbing the market for traditional gas boilers.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

BEIS confirms £22 floor price for carbon allowances at auction in new domestic emissions trading scheme. As expected the new domestic carbon market is expected to largely mirror the EU ETS, which British companies have taken part in since its launch over a decade ago.

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EDF + Business

AUGUST 24, 2023

By Jordan Faires and Pedro Barata A year ago, the voluntary carbon market was craving guidance on quality and integrity. There was no public, unified guidance to show carbon credit programs or companies what carbon credits were good, what was junk, and what lay in between. in the voluntary carbon market.

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