DeSmogBlog

MARCH 2, 2023

It has been building for several years alongside revelations that AGA has used paid influencer campaigns to defend gas stoves and waged state-by-state, city-by-city lobbying offensives against initiatives to replace gas furnaces, water heaters, and stoves with electric-powered devices aimed at reducing pollution linked to climate change.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Over the course of several flights in 2021, they spotted frequent gas plumes from platforms, storage tanks, and pipelines offshore, leading the team to believe that the 151 platforms near the Louisiana coast had a much higher methane leak rate than what’s been measured for onshore oil and gas production. “I oil and 15 percent of U.S.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

The question remains, however, how much do they actually help in the reduction of pollution? 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. Balance is key.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 5, 2023

Today, I will cover the report’s findings on carbon emissions. Record High Carbon Emissions The 2023 Review shows the world remains heavily reliant on fossil fuels for energy needs, even as renewables like solar and wind continue rapid growth. That happened, as carbon dioxide emissions from energy rose 0.9%

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 11, 2023

Executives from the world’s largest gas companies are meeting in British Columbia this week for a conference marketing Canada’s liquefied natural gas industry as providing “low-carbon” energy solutions to the world.

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EDF + Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

By Ben Ratner At the behest of the American Petroleum Institute, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to eliminate nationwide limits on methane pollution, sending America’s natural gas industry backwards to the days of uncontrolled emissions. America’s natural gas industry is no different.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As negotiations at the COP28 climate talks in the United Arab Emirates head into overtime, oil and gas interests are aiming to exclude a fossil fuel phase-out from any final deal by promoting carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a viable climate solution. “Yet major polluters like the U.S.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Previous articles discussed the trends in global carbon dioxide emissions , the overall highlights of the Review, the production and consumption of petroleum, and natural gas production and consumption. That was behind oil (31.6%), but ahead of natural gas (23.5%). times 160 pounds, and natural gas emitted 23.5%

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Grist

MARCH 8, 2021

When shipping giant Maersk announced last month it would operate a “carbon-neutral” vessel by 2023, the Danish company committed to using a fuel that’s made from renewable sources, is free of soot-forming pollutants — and is currently in scarce supply. But those vessels use conventional methanol, which is made from coal or natural gas.

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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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GreenBiz

APRIL 20, 2021

The push to quickly transition carbon-intensive activities away from fossil fuels while meeting the world’s growing energy needs has put electricity producers and consumers squarely in the forefront of the emerging clean economy. Manufacturing is going electric, too, as companies ratchet up their net-zero-carbon goals. Joel Makower.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 14, 2022

Previous articles covered overall energy consumption , carbon dioxide emissions , petroleum supply and demand, and global natural gas trends. Coal is the most polluting fossil fuel. Fossil fuels are primarily composed of carbon and hydrogen. Today I delve into the data on coal production and consumption.

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Clean Energy Canada

JANUARY 30, 2024

As such, it’s good to see the province prioritizing non-emitting sources, like nuclear, over polluting natural gas power. When Canada’s carbon price is also included, both wind and solar are significantly cheaper than natural gas already today. Over 50% of electricity in Ontario is currently nuclear.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 15, 2021

To learn more about this project, visit our Carbon Mapper page. . In addition, the Carbon Mapper consortium announced its plan to deploy a ground-breaking hyperspectral satellite constellation with the ability to pinpoint, quantify and track point-source methane and CO 2 emissions. To read the press release in full, click here.

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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. Media Authorship. Anheuser-Busch. Anheuser-Busch.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

We remain strongly opposed to any inclusion of gas within the scope of the taxonomy," the investors said. "The The latest version of the EU green taxonomy would allow certain investments in fossil gas power plants that receive a construction permit by the end of 2030 to be labelled as green, on the grounds they are "transitional activities".

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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. These assertions are misleading to say the least," he wrote.

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The Verge: Energy

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A rendering of MethaneSat | Image courtesy of Google Google announced a partnership with the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today to map methane pollution and oil and gas infrastructure from space. Meanwhile, Google is using AI to map oil and gas infrastructure to create a global map of pollution sources.

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 14, 2020

Therefore, hydrogen can be used as a low-carbon fuel source. Since hydrogen produces minimal pollutants when combusted, it is envisioned by many as a core component of a cleaner energy future. In this reaction, natural gas is reacted with steam at an elevated temperature to produce carbon monoxide and hydrogen.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Lem is now one of the applicants in a recent false advertising complaint against the Canadian Gas Association, which has been running ads in the Globe & Mail and on Facebook describing natural gas as “clean-burning” and a “smart choice” for people’s homes. Read more about the campaign in this DeSmog story ). Source: CAPE.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 12, 2023

Heavy industry represents one of Canada’s biggest sources of carbon. But while certain heavy industries have garnered the attention of funding programs and policymakers alike, the biggest polluter of the lot has not received the same attention. There are a number of ways to cut the carbon from chemicals.

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R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 22, 2021

Previous articles provided an overview of this year’s Review, an examination of the data on carbon emissions, a look at oil supply and demand trends, and an examination of natural gas trends. Coal is the most polluting fossil fuel. Fossil fuels are composed of carbon and hydrogen. Comparing Coal’s Emissions.

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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.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 12, 2021

Developing carbon capture and storage (CCS) capacity is a key feature of the UK’s strategy to reduce emissions and hit its climate targets. A number of big polluters, including fossil fuel companies, support and are involved in the UK’s CCS plans. . To do so requires wells to inject carbon into the chosen repositories.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2021

per cent of voters strike down federal government’s plans to hike taxes on petrol diesel, heating oil and natural gas. Urban regions including Geneva, Basel, and Zurich voted in favour of the so-called CO2 law, believed to be the first time a carbon tax has been put to a public vote, but 51.6 A thread of some observations.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Pollution, poverty and race collide in many other disadvantaged communities across California — and the country — and some argue that the state’s climate policies haven’t helped. The overall "cap" lowers every year, forcing polluters to reduce their emissions or purchase allowances from others who do. As the U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Just over half of all directors at 30 of the world’s largest insurance companies have affiliations to polluting companies and organisations, reveals an investigation by DeSmog, including several individuals holding senior roles at some of the world’s largest energy companies. Which raises the obvious question, why? Shrago said.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

billion in subsidies for carbon capture and storage projects, and approximately $1.8 billion in tax breaks for the oil and gas and related sectors. With the exception of 2020 as a COVID year, federal support to the oil and gas industry has been consistently around $18 to 20 billion in recent years,” she said. “We

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2023

But it also marked the moment when air pollution’s harms were finally acknowledged, and efforts began to legislate against it. What’s maybe most surprising is that we lived with air pollution for so long before finally waking up to the recognition that it was harmful, in the 1950s. Monitoring milestone.

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The Verge: Energy

JANUARY 26, 2024

In this marshy coastal region between Texas and Louisiana, the proliferation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal projects, massive facilities that receive and liquefy gas from pipelines, then transfer the LNG to ships for export, unsettles residents, who consider the plants to be a threat to their coast.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 28, 2020

Read time: 21 mins Just over a year ago, the city of Berkeley, California, passed into law a first-in-the-nation ordinance prohibiting natural gas hookups in new buildings, a move that alarmed the gas industry.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 5, 2021

As the United States moves toward decarbonization, cities and states must use all means available to reduce climate pollution, and natural gas utilities should be at the forefront of this rapid energy transition. This first-of-its-kind tool has the power to transform natural gas utility investment decisions.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

All of these stories echo what environmental justice advocates ( and CEG ) have been shouting for months: hydrogen is not a viable fuel for power generation, and it certainly shouldn’t be used as a reason to extend the life of polluting power plants. Green hydrogen, produced via electrolyzers powered by renewable energy, is carbon-free.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 17, 2018

In this Low Carbon Prosperity Institute (LCPI) analysis, we explore scenarios of carbon reduction investment performance based on the revenue allocation described in Initiative 1631. The measure is intended, but not required, to reduce carbon emissions in 2035 to 25% below 1990 levels, consistent with the state’s legislated target.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Oil and gas companies have for years marketed fracked gas from B.C. But an impending flood of liquefied natural gas exports from western Canada to Asia could make it harder for countries there to achieve their national climate targets and contribute to tens of thousands of additional deaths due to air pollution.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Flogas Britain – a major supplier of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) – has added liquid biomethane (Bio-LNG) to its off-grid energy supply, marking what is said to be the industry’s first Bio-LNG solution for commercial and industrial operations. or call 0800 574 574.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 27, 2020

Previous articles covered overall energy consumption , petroleum supply and demand, and natural gas. Fossil fuels are composed of carbon and hydrogen. When hydrocarbons are combusted, the carbon forms carbon dioxide and the hydrogen forms water. Today, I want to cover the production and consumption of coal.

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