DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

An energy trade association that represents and promotes gas boilers and manufacturers is behind a barrage of negative press attacking heat pumps, DeSmog has learned. Much of the media coverage about heat pumps features Mike Foster, a former Labour MP and the chief executive of the Energy and Utilities Association trade body.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

Latest round of reports on long-overdue energy independence plan suggest Number 10 and 11 continue to be at loggerheads over the cost of actions that could protect consumers from record energy bills.

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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. Noble Energy, a large fracking company (now owned by Chevron), hired DC-based PR firm Story Partners, to help defeat the measure.

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GreenBiz

JULY 22, 2020

A global coalition fronted by former Vice President Al Gore promises granular insights and data into those sources — down to individual power plants, ships or factories. We now know that the burning of fossil fuels is a precondition for higher mortality rates under COVID-19. Where did they originate? How can we be sure?

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 21, 2023

“I am here to sound the alarm alongside my German colleagues: This is destruction masked as economic development, and we will do everything we can to protect our homes and to stop it,” said Anne Rolfes, director of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade , a New Orleans nonprofit working with communities affected by the fossil fuel industry.

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Business Green

JANUARY 3, 2023

Growing mountain of evidence underscores huge importance of attaching energy saving awareness campaigns to rollout of measures such as insulation and heat pumps. Taking showers instead of baths and turning off lights when not in use were rated as the joint fifth-highest energy saving measure by research respondents.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

If you take Shell’s word for it, the oil giant’s growing petrochemical operations are indicative of its “commitment” to a cleaner energy future. Today, a peculiar sign still greets those who enter the town: residential homes are pictured next to an oil tank, surrounded by refinery towers, all basking together underneath the sun and blue sky.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2022

A 500% increase in data traffic from smart meters is predicted over the next four years, according to the Data Communications Company (DCC), the organisation which built and maintains the UK’s smart metering network. million meters. Currently there are more than 21 million meters connected. About smart meter data.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 28, 2023

In the news this week, $7T for fossil fuel subsidies, the summer brings more tropical storms, and Equinor opens the world’s largest floating wind farm… to power oil drilling. for Northvolt to build energy storage, $100M for direct lithium extraction, and $60M for heat batteries.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

But in the intervening decades, the region’s rivers were dammed or channeled and the fossil fuel era dawned across Appalachia. It used to be that, if you were lucky and eagle-eyed, you might encounter a diamond darter in many places along the Ohio River Valley, not just this tiny stretch of the Elk River. Mountaintop Mining.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Clean & Prosperous Institute (CaPI) believes it’s important to establish a baseline expectation as we continue to monitor the evolution of allowance prices and compliance costs. The majority of compliance obligation falls on transportation fuel suppliers. The fossil fuel supply chain involves many steps, each with embedded profits.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Clean and Prosperous Institute (CaPI) believes it’s important to establish a baseline expectation as we continue to monitor the evolution of allowance prices and compliance costs. The majority of compliance obligation falls on transportation fuel suppliers. The majority, 70%, of this years fuel requires compliance in November 2027.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Critics, meanwhile, have been quick to point out that the plan is thin on details around how the government intends to scale up energy efficiency improvements, boost green skills, decarbonise heavy industry, and encourage people to embrace lower carbon diets. The power sector. Guiding Principles.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

After all, the Net Zero Review - or Mission Zero, as it is officially titled - does not demand a revolutionary overhaul of government policy backed by a blank cheque from the Treasury to spur on decarbonisation efforts. Similarly, legislation should ensure all new non-domestic buildings must achieve an EPC rating of B from 2025.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2020

And in energy circles, one of the biggest buzzwords in recent years is the virtual power plant, or VPP. But VPPs have really taken off in the last 10 years, not just as a concept but as something that a growing number of energy companies are creating, using and commercializing. But there are important differences.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 5, 2020

So, why is it that “building electrification” is now among the energy industry’s most popular buzzwords? Most buildings run on multiple fuels. They use electricity to power lights, refrigerators and electronic devices. Gas-powered water heaters can be replaced with heat pump water heaters.

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Front And Centered

MAY 17, 2019

It allowed the state to “remedy discrimination against, or under-representations of, disadvantaged groups as documented in a valid disparity study or proven court of law.” This affects not only issues like education, but the states policies and resource allocations related to issues like climate, energy and the environment.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The $500 billion city — complete with flying taxis and robotic domestic help — is being built from scratch and will be home to a million people. And what energy product will be used both to power this city and sell to the world? The plant is powered by 4 gigawatts from wind and solar projects that sprawl across the desert.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

James plans to keep pursuing environmental justice in the courts if regulators continue to put the needs of the fossil fuel industry above the needs of fenceline communities in Cancer Alley. Robert Taylor in a trailer provided by FEMA, in front of his storm-damaged home on February 12, 2022. Credit: Julie Dermansky.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Fossil fuels get named and shamed. For the first time in 25 years of UN climate talks, coal and fossil fuel subsidies have been singled out in an official document. Here, we've picked out 10 key takeaways for business leaders from the Glasgow Climate Pact and COP26 Summit: 1. Polluters have been put on notice.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Nick Mabey, chief executive of climate and energy think tank E3G, said: "This ground-breaking report has revealed that a five-fold increase in finance is needed to get the UK on track to net-zero, rising from £10bn to £50bn a year. The Treasury must urgently set out a detailed finance plan to make it happen.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Bringing together a raft of existing commitments made over the past year and a sprinkling of new targets and policies, the roadmap provides a 350-plus page deep-dive into how the government aims to deliver a more sustainable future for the transport, heating, power, building, and industrial sectors. Technology costs will fall.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2022

Energy security and net zero requires a rethink of the way energy consumed and used. But what policies do experts think shuold feature to the government’s upcoming Energy Security Strategy and Spring Statement? It was a glaring omission.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2022

There’s heightened market demand for sustainable practices with robust and transparent disclosure. Offices demand fossil fuel energy to power lighting, air conditioning, and heating systems. Creating a sustainable law firm demands responsible consumerism. Conserve energy.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

Other speculative chemicals and materials in the future-fuels mix include ammonia, methanol and hydrogen. There’s no clear long-term demand for SAF as yet, and without that, investors will be reluctant to finance what’s needed to scale production, so it remains a niche product. tonnes from 2021 to 2030.

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Clean Energy Trust

MAY 21, 2020

From mobile phones to computers to electric vehicles, the convenience of on-demand power is driving demand for batteries of all shapes and sizes. Some battery systems for utility-scale energy storage are becoming so large that they need their own buildings for space. how will we manage all that toxic waste?

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 9, 2023

ISO 14000 is in high demand as corporate CEOs, business leaders, and green teams recognize the seriousness of sustainability for business viability, but struggle to take action. Regain your power, and use this article alongside the ISO 14000 family of standards to approach sustainability with an actionable manual to get things done.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2022

Bakeries are energy-intensive and create excessive amounts of waste during the packaging and baking processes. This demands effective ingredient forecasting. Companies use ClearCOGs to gauge a more accurate picture of what ingredients they need to meet sales demand and reduce food waste (plus the costs associated).

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

Certification is shown to attract and engage top talent, increase credibility and build trust, slash costs, meet the demands of a consumer majority, and protect a company’s mission in the long term. The minimum wage is not enough to meet the basic needs of employees – to cover housing, energy, food, and childcare costs.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 20, 2022

Proposed by New Fortress Energy (NFE), the planned facility will be a floating offshore export terminal that would treat, liquefy, and store methane gas before loading it onto ships headed abroad. If realized, the terminal could export up to the equivalent of 145 billion cubic feet of the fossil fuel per year.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

I felt I should have been, since I signed up to get media advisories from the CPRA about it, but choose not to let that stop me from at least trying to document the historic event. As one of the few reporters to challenge the project’s feasibility , I was not surprised that I was not invited.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

To operate indefinitely, a retail brand must meet environmental, social, and economic demands. The retail industry is built from supply and demand, meaning traditionally, financial success is thought to hinge on economies of scale. Retail business sustainability trend #1: Rising fossil fuel prices call for energy-efficient retail.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 29, 2022

The abandonment of Freshwater City played out amid a firestorm of infighting and allegations of public corruption surrounding Louisiana’s orphan well plugging program, documents show. “This is taxpayer money that was expended on a false document. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management staffer. I’m astounded.”

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

When Laura Briggs and her husband finally found their dream home in West Texas, they knew they’d be sharing space with the oil industry. The same fields where oil was reliably being pumped for decades were now home to scores of non-producing wells. The mighty Chesapeake Energy, a publicly traded company with $8.5

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

When Laura Briggs and her husband finally found their dream home in West Texas, they knew they’d be sharing space with the oil industry. The same fields where oil was reliably being pumped for decades were now home to scores of non-producing wells. The mighty Chesapeake Energy, a publicly traded company with $8.5

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 14, 2022

or SABIC, a chemical manufacturing giant tied to one of the world’s richest royal families, and Exxon Mobil, America’s biggest energy company. As climate concerns lead to a slow but steady decline in the demand for oil, the companies’ collaboration represents a shift by the fossil fuel industry.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 9, 2024

The power lines had been replaced four times in the past two decades. “It John Allaire, a former environmental engineer in the oil industry, photographed with fossil fuel infrastructure behind. Department of Energy (DOE) revises its review process. I had a house right over here. However, the LNG buildout is now in limbo.

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