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Fossil fuels are losing ground to renewable energy in Europe

The Verge: Energy

. | Photo by Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images The European Union saw a record drop in pollution from fossil fuel power plants last year, according to a new report. Ember, an energy think tank that crunched the numbers, calls it “an unprecedented collapse in coal and gas electricity generation.”

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Fossil energy hits another peak

Envirotec Magazine

Global energy consumption reached a record peak of 620 Exjoules (EJ) in 2023, with fossil fuel consumption and energy sector emissions also hitting record highs, according to the Statistical Review of World Energy , published on 20 June by the Energy Institute, Kearney and KPMG.

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UK’s £22 Billion Carbon Capture Pledge Follows Surge in Lobbying by Fossil Fuel Industry, Records Show

DeSmogBlog

This story is the third part of a DeSmog series on carbon capture and was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe and published in partnership with the Guardian. Meanwhile, lobby group the Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) — which represents dozens of fossil fuel companies — attended 20 meetings, and Equinor 16.

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AI Is Pushing Gas Demand to ‘Record Highs,’ Pipeline Builder TC Energy Says

DeSmogBlog

TC Energy, the Calgary company behind the Coastal GasLink pipeline through Wet’suwet’en First Nation territories in B.C. and the failed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to Texas, sees a major new growth opportunity for fossil fuels: artificial intelligence. TC Energy didn’t respond to questions. million homes.

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Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand?

GreenBiz

Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand? One novel spin on emerging hydrogen fuel options is "clean hydrogen" made from trash. . Green hydrogen — made by splitting water’s hydrogen and oxygen using electricity produced by renewable sources — is a small fish in the "energies pond." Arlene Karidis.

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Gas prices and fossil fuels reach record highs in Europe – report

Smart Energy International

Soaring gas prices drove wholesale power prices to record highs in Europe last year, which resulted in several countries increasing their production of electricity from coal and lignite. Those were the standout highlights from the latest report from energy market data analyst EnAppSys. MWh during December. MWh during December.

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Solar panels may become mandatory on all new buildings in Europe

Envirotec Magazine

The ambitious proposal was included in the REPowerEU plan , which detailed a vast number of changes designed to curb reliance on Russian fossil fuels by 2027, and thus catalysing Europe’s transition to renewable energy. In doing so, we could see an acceleration in the transition to net-zero.