Green Business Bureau

JULY 8, 2022

The importance of sustainable event planning. The time is now for event planners to host eco-friendly events using an effective sustainable event planning strategy. – Meet Green , The Environmental Impact of the Events Industry. . – Meet Green , The Environmental Impact of the Events Industry.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Chaired by former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and now ADBA Chairman Chris Huhne, the half-day event – entitled “AD: Potential, ambition, delivery” presented the inside track on the role anaerobic digestion and biogas must play in decarbonising the province’s economy and the opportunities for growth.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

World leaders must bring in stricter criteria to exclude fossil fuel companies from decision-making, campaigners have urged, as talks at the crucial COP26 summit enter their fifth day. The UNFCCC, the EU and UK should ensure climate decision-making is protected from fossil fuel interests at the regional, national and local level.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – Only two of the 35 stalls lauding countries’ green credentials at the COP26 UN climate summit mention the need to cut fossil fuel production — the chief cause of the carbon emissions driving climate change. . We urge all leaders to put people and the planet over the profit of the fossil fuel industry.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2023

A series of pledges by developed nations towards a Loss and Damage fund was the headline development on the first day of COP28, on 30 November – and viewed by some as a positive harbinger for Dubai’s stewardship of the event. ”

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

An in-depth article by the website Carbon Brief argues that the fuel is unlikely to be taken up universally, particularly as “the volume required to satisfy all the possible applications for low-carbon hydrogen would likely far exceed the amount available, even if production is significantly scaled up.”. Credit: Gaia Lamperti.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Photos I shot in 2022 for DeSmog capture damage from extreme weather events and the continued expansion of the fossil fuel industry — the dominant industry causing global warming. Travis and Nicole Dardar in front of their home in Cameron, Louisiana, near the Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 30, 2018

Fossil fuels, a vision of the future or something our children will see in history books? The energy markets, broadly taken to be fossil fuels and renewables, have seen significant changes over the past years. Though hard to predict, most outlooks expect energy demand to rise by about 30% by 2030.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2023

December’s COP28 event in Dubai took place against a backdrop of global emissions continuing to rise at a rate of 1.5% The headline commitment of COP28 was the pledge to transition away from fossil fuels. Fossil fuels were mentioned for the first time in a COP text two years ago, at COP26 in Glasgow.

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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. And the era of fossil fuels is hardly over. Subscribe here.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The engine manufacturer Rotax's measurements and the test pilot's observations showed no difference in power or general performance compared to standard fossil fuel.". We thank them for inviting us to attend and observe this significant event and we look forward to seeing how this will change modern Aeronautics.".

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The UK organizers of the COP26 climate conference very publicly declined to offer international oil companies any slots in the conference or any formal role in the event, and oil companies without credible climate programs were also barred from sponsoring events at the high-stakes international talks currently underway.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 3, 2022

Imported fossil resources contribute to all three of the challenges of the energy transition. This raises several questions which must be discussed together including: How can we prepare the electricity grid for such a structural change in both supply and demand of electricity? Demand side measures. Image: GridBeyond.

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2022

Group calculates global oil demand could be reduce by 2.7 From incentives for public transport to lower speed limits and car-free Sundays, the organisation argued the various measures set out in its plan could lower oil demand by 2.7 million barrels a day if string of 10 emergency measures were introduced.

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Business Green

JANUARY 26, 2022

Oil prices may have surged in recent months, but investing in new fossil fuel projects risks 'catastrophic levels of value destruction' when prices fall, new Carbon Tracker analysis warns. However, this could become a nightmare scenario if they go ahead with projects which deliver oil around the time that demand starts to decline.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

While the immediate cause is still being investigated, we do know that California’s grid was experiencing multiple, coincident stressors — high demand, generators not performing when called upon and energy imports not showing up. Time to ditch fossil fuels-centric planning. And not just in California.

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Business Green

APRIL 21, 2020

With major global economies on lockdown in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus, demand for oil from transport and energy has taken a dramatic downturn, while low cost producing countries such as Saudi Arabia and Russia have made moves this year to slash their prices. It is a very critical factor, how all this plays out," he said.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Aviva has announced it intends to reach net zero emissions across its operations, supply chain, and investments by 2040, unveiling a number of new exclusion policies that will see the firm distance itself from the most carbon intensive fossil fuel companies. You can request an invitation to the event here.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2022

Academics call on universities to stop accepting research funding from fossil fuel firms, arguing these partnerships provide a platform for firms to 'greenwash'. More than 500 leading academics and climate experts have signed an open letter calling on universities to cut research ties with the fossil fuel industry.

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 30, 2018

Population growth will plateau after 2030-2040, causing energy demand to stabilize and decline afterwards. The current overcapacity in the oil markets will ensure a lasting shift in fossil markets. Renewables are already ridiculously cheap, with the cheapest forms of solar energy already at less than half the price of fossil fuels.

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2021

Fossil fuel industry lobby for blue hydrogen is attempting to 'capture the UK Government behind a fossil based future', campaigners warn. To shift away from high carbon infrastructure, the government must resist this potential Trojan horse from the fossil fuel lobby.".

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 8, 2024

Fossil fuel giants BP and Shell were given “ample opportunity” to privately influence proposals for taxing oil and gas companies that were later backed by the government, new documents reveal. Fossil fuel companies will survive while there is demand for what they produce.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Jeff Perry, executive vice president of Asset Management for Agilitas Energy, writes on how energy storage technology can improve grid and renewables reliability, taking pressure off grid operators at peak demand periods. Instead, it emphasises the importance of increasing energy storage to stabilize the energy system.

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Business Green

AUGUST 4, 2020

The oil and gas industry has experienced months of turmoil as oil demand fell to a 25 year low as the pandemic damaged supply chains, shuttered industry, slashed electricity demand and dramatically reduced travel. This decision to cut fossil fuel output is exactly what Carbon Tracker has been asking for," he said on Twitter.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JUNE 12, 2024

By 2024, user penetration for these events is expected to reach 4.4%, with annual revenue growth projected at 14%. The Diesel Dilemma Generators at music festivals, often running at low capacities, still consume substantial amounts of diesel fuel. Large events use about 0.13 tons of CO2 compared to previous years.

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The Verge: Energy

MAY 20, 2024

The announced expansion of its Finland data center comes on the heels of the Google I/O event last week that showcased Google’s search engine revamped with generative AI and a faster version of its Gemini model. Google’s been reusing that heat for its own offices on site for nearly a decade.

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Business Green

JANUARY 5, 2021

Banks that finance fossil fuel infrastructure and engage in other types of environmentally destructive activity are running the risk of losing customers, according to recent poll of public attitudes undertaken by Deloitte. BusinessGreen's Net Zero Finance event will take place on March 17th. More details are available here.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The European Union has clearly laid out its position: Climate neutrality, the Council of the EU stated last month, will require “a global phase-out of unabated fossil fuels and a peak in their consumption in this decade.” But more stands between COP28 and concrete steps forward for our climate.

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Business Green

MARCH 24, 2023

The calls on councils, pension funds, and financial institutions to divest their holdings in fossil fuel assets comes in the same week that the IPCC warned that there is "a rapidly closing window of opportunity" for countries to act on climate change to secure a "liveable and sustainable future" for all.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Chancellor unveils measures to address costs of gas supply crisis as businesses demand more ambition and funding for energy efficiency and renewables. In his speech to Parliament, Sunak also made clear that international fossil fuel markets and the country's reliance on gas heating were primarily to blame for the current crisis.

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Business Green

APRIL 21, 2020

With major global economies on lockdown in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus, demand for oil from the transport and energy sectors has taken a dramatic downturn, pushing down prices that were already falling thanks to moves by OPEC to maintain production even as demand slowed.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

"Solar plus battery storage can provide value in two ways: first, energy reliability for customers during emergency power outages, and second, during non-emergencies, to help the grid balance demand and generation," said Dawn Weisz, chief executive of California utility MCE, during a breakout session at last week’s virtual VERGE 20 event. .

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GreenBiz

MARCH 31, 2021

Those processes use a lot of energy and largely come from fossil fuels; one-third of U.S. A key route to industrial emissions reductions is electrification (replacing industrial fossil fuels with electric alternatives). greenhouse gas emissions come from industry. Start with heat.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Countries across Europe have been facing increasing challenges with the demand to wind down fossil fuel generation and replace it with growing shares of renewables and other clean energy. Demand side flexibility in Europe: 130-164GW by 2030 Horizon Europe: Five flexibility projects. UK demand side response potential.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 13, 2020

2020: Fossil fuels are dead, long live the sun Hunter Lovins Thu, 08/13/2020 – 00:15 We’re female entrepreneurs and environmentalists. In this strangest of all years, as the death toll mounts from a disease caused by human incursions into once intact ecosystems, we’re observing another death — the demise of fossil fuels.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2020

The global COVID-19 pandemic is a historic Black Swan event that offers a Green Swan of opportunities to harvest innovation from 50 years of converging exponential technologies. According to author Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Black Swans are unexpected, hard-to-predict events that result in extreme, unintended consequences. Tom Baruch.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 31, 2024

Our Kick Total Out of AFCON campaign is challenging the fossil fuel giant’s sponsorship of AFCON, demanding it end new drilling on the continent and invest seriously in renewables. Despite the glitzy adverts and misleading green claims, TotalEnergies is doubling down on fossil fuel production globally, and especially in Africa.

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