DeSmogBlog

JULY 25, 2023

This pipeline is a symbol of the ongoing controversies that already divide the Navajo Nation — and New Mexico — over fossil fuel development. On the Navajo Nation, climate change and fossil fuel development aren’t mental exercises. I walk out of those meetings and I have to check my tires,” she says. New Mexico Gov.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Fossil fuels are everywhere at this COP except in the decisions being negotiated by governments,” Nikki Reisch, the director of climate and energy at the Center for International Environmental Law, wrote to DeSmog from Glasgow. Oil Majors Show up in Disguise.

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Charged

JULY 9, 2023

In a recent article for CleanTechnica , he discusses the latest edition of the US National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap , a policy document that the DOE produces and updates periodically. Direct reduction of iron (DRI) for steel accounts for another big chunk of current hydrogen demand.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 10, 2021

” That’s how a range of clean energy advocates and demand response providers are describing the California Public Utilities Commission’s latest plan to prevent a repeat of the state’s August 2020 rolling blackouts this coming summer.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2021

UN backs green hydrogen as it publishes seven principles designed to guide policymakers and business leaders approach to scaling the low carbon fuel. Fossil-based hydrogen must turn to credible, independent lifecycle emissions monitoring and regulation to meet a "high burden of proof" for inclusion in 1.5C energy sector pathway".

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2023

Natural gas is not cleaner than other fossil fuels and using it instead of coal or oil risks achieving little or no reduction in greenhouse gas effects, says science advisory group the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) in a new report “Future of Gas”.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

MAY 31, 2022

On April 28, 2022, the California Attorney General launched an investigation into the “fossil fuel and petrochemical industries for their role in causing and exacerbating the global plastics pollution crisis.” Filing a motion to set aside or modify the MA AG investigation demand in Massachusetts state court.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Follow This and Arjuna Capital’s now-withdrawn resolution encouraged Exxon to put a plan in place to reduce the “Scope 3” emissions that arise from the use of its fossil fuel products. The groups had filed the same resolution in 2022 and 2023, and both times, Exxon advised its shareholders to vote against it.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

A new standard has been established to outline what a credible net zero strategy looks like for the oil and gas sector, in a bid to help investors benchmark the climate plans of different fossil fuel firms and assess which are fit for inclusion in net zero portfolios.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2023

As such, it sets out how the UK could accelerate its transition away from fossil fuels, secure its energy supplies, and tackle the looming affordability, security, and sustainability 'trilemma' through a raft of new policies. Britain will continue to need to access fossil fuel supplies during the Net Zero transition.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Now, the Dutch NGO that successfully sued Shell over its climate plans is taking those financial backers to court in a case that could help reverse the global banking sector’s support of fossil fuel firms and their activities. billion Euros in bonds to the fossil fuel industry, Milieudefensie says. “We

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Business Green

MARCH 29, 2023

But sustainable finance campaigners have warned the group's long-awaited oil and gas position paper is toothless because it contains little to require firms signed up to the $11tr alliance to stop funding and enabling new fossil fuel infrastructure. temperature pathway recommended by scientists.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The oil companies “concealed and misrepresented the dangers of fossil fuels; disseminated false and misleading information about the existence, causes, and effects of climate change; and aggressively promoted the ever-increasing use of their products at ever-greater volumes,” the complaint states. Credit: Julie Dermansky ©2012.

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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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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 12, 2021

It uses precious natural resources such as water, trees and fossil fuels, releases huge amounts of pollution into the atmosphere and creates significant waste. For that reason, you should avoid printing documents wherever possible and think of creative, digital solutions instead.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

It was recognised for its energy insights tool and energy flexibility trials, successfully demonstrating the crucial role local authorities can play in moving away from the use of polluting fossil fuels. The work formed part of the Local Energy Oxfordshire scheme – also known as Project LEO.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 13, 2022

Their main focus has been to build a comprehensive recycling program and to reduce the company’s fossil fuel demand with effective energy management. made sure to listen to and document everyone’s concerns and comments on the organization’s sustainable development plan.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The UK government’s weakening of its windfall tax on energy profits matched the demands of a high-level lobbying campaign by the oil and gas industry, new research reveals. million from fossil fuel and polluting interests in 2022. As DeSmog reported in March, the Conservative Party received £3.5

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2022

World leaders are missing the opportunity to achieve deep cuts in emissions by adopting circular economy strategies that reduce demand for resources, it warns, and it identifies a roadmap that it says could help them meet the target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. billion last year. of materials cycled. ”

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Business Green

APRIL 25, 2022

Fossil gas' share of electricity supplies shrinks to less than 15 per cent over weekend as wind power meets more than half of UK demand. John Taylor from the Greater South East Net Zero Hub pointed out on Twitter that retail electricity prices had dropped as fossil fuels' hold on the electricity grid had weakened. "At

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2022

The document sets out G7 countries' ambition to deliver near-zero carbon electricity grids by 2035, citing the need to respond to climate scientists' calls for a drastic reduction in fossil fuel demand so as to stabilise global temperatures.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

That’s according to a newly reviewed 1993 document labeled “proprietary” that was written by the company’s Canadian subsidiary Imperial Oil, one of the top producers in a heavily polluting oil deposit known as the Alberta tar sands. But those costs would be primarily felt by the fossil fuel industry.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Documents seen by DeSmog and the Guardian show that the meat industry is poised to “tell its story and tell it well” in the lead up and during the Dubai conference, which comes on the heels of the world’s hottest ever year. percent contribution to global human-induced emissions is a higher share than aviation.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Food systems are responsible for at least 15 percent of all global fossil fuel consumption, according to a major report launched ahead of the COP28 climate summit. Its authors found that even if governments delivered on their 2030 climate pledges, by 2037 food-related fossil fuel use alone would blow the remaining portion of the 1.5C

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Questioned as to why the UK was apparently abstaining from the coalition, a government spokesperson said the UK's reliance on fossil fuels would fall over the coming years but there would be an "ongoing but diminishing need for oil and gas over the coming years" as the country's renewable energy capacity expanded to meet demand.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

While the fuel is barely on the radar in the United States, around the world a green hydrogen rush is underway, and many companies, investors, governments and environmentalists believe it is an energy source that could help end the reign of fossil fuels and slow the world’s warming trajectory. "It In the U.S.,

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 25, 2024

Goals include strengthening the country’s energy sovereignty by reducing its dependence on imported fossil fuels, developing its carbon-free electricity production capacity and relocating key components of the value chain for the technologies of the future. Have you read? Europe’s grid is receiving record levels of investment.

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Business Green

JULY 18, 2022

As demand for fossil-fuel free heating grows, policymakers and industry need to work together to prep the installation workforce for a major roll out of electric heat pumps, writes Panasonic's Enrique Vilamitjana. The future direction of the Building Regulations has been set to generate increased demand for heat pumps.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Climate targets were under threat from all sides with climate science deniers, politicians and media platforms exploiting the war in Ukraine and ensuing energy crisis to demand an increase in fossil fuel extraction. the proximity of fossil fuel-linked energy interests to government.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The GHNF will only fund heat network projects that feature low-carbon technologies, such as heat pumps, waste heat recovery systems, and geothermal energy projects, so as to help drive the transition away from fossil fuel boilers over the next 15 years.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

On September 14, a congressional committee probed the history that PR firms have played in creating and spreading climate disinformation in order to block climate policy and promote fossil fuel interests. The House committee is investigating FTI, which has refused to turn over documents requested by the congressional investigators. “We

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 29, 2022

“While insulation measures are crucial for decarbonising the UK’s housing stock, the efficiency of low carbon technologies relies on network operators like WPD and our ability to map homeowners’ future demand patterns, connect the technologies in near real-time and reinforce the electricity network. 2022 low carbon commitments.

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2021

The Future Homes Standard, which was published yesterday following public consultation, sets out plans to phase out fossil fuel heating systems from new homes, in addition to improving energy efficiency standards for new and existing homes and commercial buildings.

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Business Green

JULY 28, 2021

The document is expected to set out how the government intends to incentivise and subsidise the UK's low carbon hydrogen market, covering both ‘blue' hydrogen produced from fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage technology, and ‘green' hydrogen made using renewable energy to split water into its component elements.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

“China’s upcoming 14th five-year plan has the potential to be the most important document in global energy market history,” said Gavin Thompson, Asia-Pacific vice chair at Wood Mackenzie. WoodMac's report finds that peak energy demand will have to arrive in 2023. What does a 2-degree-warmer world look like?

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Business Green

JUNE 9, 2021

In a joint statement convened by the seven founding partners of The Investor Agenda, the investors said countries that introduce ambitious climate policies and targets would become "increasingly attractive investment destinations" as demand surges for clean technologies, green infrastructure, and other assets that can deliver a net zero economy.

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Business Green

JUNE 12, 2022

But even leaving aside the climate emergency, the severe disruption to global fossil fuel supplies due to the Russian invasion demands that countries rapidly cut their dependency.". The report noted how a significant percentage of fossil fuel, materials, and transport companies had net zero targets in place.

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