Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Global renewable power generation is growing at an unprecedented rate , driven by the favourable economics of wind and solar along with energy security concerns around oil and gas (largely caused by recent wars), and emissions goals. Both find wind and solar to be cost-competitive with natural gas-fired electricity in the U.S.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

It argued that investments in renewables, energy efficiency, and smart grid solutions should be at the heart of any response to the crisis, noting how these green investments will enable nations to drastically reduce their reliance on polluting and volatile fossil fuel markets.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

utility can reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while still keeping natural gas as a central part of its business, both to generate electricity and to sell to its customers. utility has yet fully fleshed out how it intends to eliminate natural gas power plants from its generation portfolio. To be sure, no U.S.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The Rise of Renewable Energy Renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and hydropower have gained significant momentum in recent years. Their rise has been driven by a growing awareness of the environmental impact of traditional fossil fuels and a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

And according to IEA’ Renewables 2020, Launch Presentation from November 10, 2020, global wind and solar PV’s combined installed capacity will surpass that of natural gas in 2023 and coal in 2024. Existing hydropower plants can also help with this large ramp up power.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 26, 2021

Small declines were also reported in coal, natural gas, and nuclear consumption, while renewables and hydropower recorded gains. The remainder of global energy consumption came from coal (27.2%), natural gas (24.7%), hydropower (6.9%), renewables (5.7%), and nuclear power (4.3%). Natural Gas.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 26, 2021

A Record Decline In Carbon Emissions. Maintains Its Natural Gas Dominance. Global hydropower consumption in 2020 was 38.2 However, the 10-year average annual growth rate for hydropower is only 2.1%, versus 13.4% In turn, global carbon dioxide emissions decreased by a whopping 6.3% for the other renewables.

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Clean Energy Canada

JULY 2, 2020

The clean-burning fuel does not produce carbon emissions upon consumption and so can replace fossil fuels in many sectors including heavy industry, transportation and heating. Currently, the majority of hydrogen around the world is produced from fossil fuels (76% from natural gas, 23% from coal).

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

Dominion Virginia’s new integrated resource plan (IRP), announced Friday, represents a potentially historic shift for the state’s largest utility, which has seen previous plans rejected by Virginia regulators for their over-reliance on fossil fuel power plants and infrastructure to be paid for by ratepayers.

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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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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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Mosaic

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

97 percent of climate scientists agree that global warming trends are clear and “extremely likely” due to human activities, most prominently the rising emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the burning of fossil fuels. A wide variety of zero-carbon renewable energy sources including solar (our favorite!) Renewables.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 25, 2020

The analysis models out to 2040 the costs and economic and carbon impacts of creating an interstate grid operator for the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The carbon emissions improvements would not be as strong, however, at only one-third of the RTO scenario.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

MAY 21, 2023

The plan also includes $1 billion to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings, which are responsible for almost 10 percent of the province’s greenhouse gas emissions About $215 million of that money will help fund projects for thermal waste treatment — methods that transform waste into energy that can be used for such things as heating.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

By transitioning to a 100% renewable energy grid with a sustainable hydropower backbone, we can curb the worst effects of climate change. comes from fossil fuels that in turn account for 32% of the country’s total carbon emissions. How hydropower balances a renewable energy grid.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 4, 2021

As the recent experience at ExxonMobile has shown, investors are eager to invest in, and accelerate the migration toward, energy production that does not rely on fossil fuels. A few examples: The rapidly developing renewable natural gas market is putting in place a meaningful number of cash? About the Author.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 11, 2020

PacifiCorp's utilities have long relied on federally operated hydropower or utility-owned fossil-fueled generation for their electricity. But this is the first time that it has sought solar power and energy storage as a cost-competitive alternative to natural gas for new resources.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2021

Exclusive: Researchers have sought to calculate the external environmental, social and health costs of from fossil fuels, renewables, road transport and aviation. It's yet even more sobering evidence that the UK needs to move away from fossil fuels and ambitiously pursue rapid decarbonisation," he added.

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Clean Energy Trust

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Time will tell, but it seems like there were some tangible steps of progress: a good deal was reached on carbon offset markets which should help add credibility to carbon trading schemes and avoid double counting between governments and private actors. This leaves them with a pure stream of CO2 that can be captured and stored.

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R-Squared Energy

MAY 23, 2021

zero carbon emissions (NZE) by 2050. The part of the report that has gotten the most attention so far is the idea that development of new oil and gas fields must stop, and that no more coal plants can be built if NZE is to be achieved. based fuels. Carbon capture and storage (CCS). based fuels. Behavioral changes.

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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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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 14, 2019

“Green hydrogen seems like it’s at some sort of possible inflection,” said Ben Gallagher, an expert on carbon and emerging technology at Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. And policymakers are keen to stimulate green hydrogen as an alternative to liquefied natural gas, which Japan imports more of than any other country.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Over the past three years, some of the country’s biggest utilities have been committing to a goal that few may have predicted they’d undertake on their own: weaning themselves off carbon-emitting generation by 2050. Utilities in many states now face mandates to move to 100 percent renewable energy or cut carbon to zero by 2050.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

Their report revealed that by combining wind, solar, geothermal and hydropower sources, California could, theoretically, meet 100% of its electricity demand with WWS. Hydropower electricity produced in the Pacific Northwest would be imported to fill in the gaps. The fossil fuel divestment movement led by Bill McKibben’s 350.org

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

She also called on highly profitable fossil fuel companies to offer a crisis contribution, because, as she says, ‘profits must be shared and channelled to those who need it the most.’. Add this all up, and we’re seeing a perfect storm of high energy prices for years to come – unless Russian gas supplies resume. Source: IEA).

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Business Green

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In addition, it said such a plan would lead to lasting, long-term reductions in demand for risky fossil fuels and help accelerate the EU's push towards a net zero economy powered by renewables. Next year, a recovery in nuclear and hydropower output from decade-low levels in 2022 should also help to narrow the expected gap in supply.

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Business Green

JANUARY 3, 2021

Shifting from fossil fuels to electricity is climate-friendly, but serious cooks don't think much of electric stoves. To curb climate change, many experts have called for a massive shift from fossil fuels to electricity. And there is also growing concern about indoor air pollution from gas appliances.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

You may count me among those who want to see society move beyond fossil fuels. We all know there are negative consequences associated with fossil fuel usage, such as the emission of carbon dioxide and various other pollutants. Most people drastically underestimate our ongoing dependence on fossil fuels.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 13, 2021

Under growing pressure to rein in greenhouse gas emissions, developers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are turning to questionable claims about “carbon neutrality,” “net-zero,” or “green LNG,” in order to pass muster with governments, investors, and society, who are becoming increasingly anxious about the climate crisis.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 1, 2022

Europe’s recent spike in electricity prices—made worse by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—lays bare one of the major economic risks of depending on fossil fuels: it exposes countries to the whims of a global market. Indeed, the Canadian government cannot change global fossil fuel markets. Even in the U.K.,

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 13, 2021

They also argued that there were better energy choices than the oil the pipeline would carry or the electricity from large-scale Canadian hydropower projects that the transmission line would deliver. Why do people oppose energy projects? Simply put: Americans are more receptive in general to energy sources they perceive as cheap and clean.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Doesn’t a low-carbon future require many types of clean energy? grid: business as usual; decarbonization, meaning a massive shift to low-carbon and carbon-free energy sources; and decarbonization with economy-wide electrification of activities that are powered now by fossil fuels. has lots of sunshine.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 8, 2021

wide transmission build-out could also slash the costs of reaching a zero-carbon grid with wind, solar and battery technologies that are cost-effective today. All of these benefits can be captured with solar, wind, existing hydropower and lithium-ion battery technologies at projected 2030 prices, he added. The current status of U.S.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Bloomberg's latest Power Transition Trends highlights latest milestone for global renewables industry, but warns fossil fuel emissions are continuing to rise. When hydropower, nuclear, and other forms of clean energy technologies were included, zero-carbon power accounted for 85 per cent of all new capacity added.

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

We need to get rid of coal, natural gas and petroleum. Coal, natural gas and petroleum are the culprits here: the burning of these fuels tend to lead to inefficiency. Sustainably harvested wood can be immediately used as a replacement for coal, as then only short-term carbon will enter the atmosphere.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 11, 2021

“Developing and deploying clean hydrogen can be a crucial part of the path to achieving a net-zero carbon future and combatting climate change,” said Deputy Secretary of Energy David M. due to its high cost, while the remaining 95% is produced using fossil fuels.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 7, 2021

Digging a bit into those numbers, coal jobs declined 18% and that number was offset by the increase in employment in petroleum and natural gas (up 9%) as well as the job growth in wind and solar electricity generation (up 22%). Energy jobs rebounded more quickly than other sectors. Overall Industry Crosscut Wages, 2019.

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