Business Green

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

But as a new analysis today from think tank Ember shows, the UK's reliance on fossil gas for power generation is the primary cause of surging electricity bills, with soaring global fossil fuel gas costs accountable for 86 per cent of the UK electricity price increases in recent months, it estimates.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Investment in clean energy from fossil fuel majors saw a marked uptick during the pandemic in 2020, research suggests. The fall in prices further compounded and accelerated wider trends that are serving to dampen long term demand projections for oil and gas industry. This rapid growth needs to be placed in context.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The IEA in a new report points to signs that grids are becoming a bottleneck to clean energy transitions and that delayed action means prolonging reliance on fossil fuels. This would mean that the global long-term temperature rise would go well above 1.5 o C, with a 40% chance of exceeding 2 o C.

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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

MARCH 25, 2020

But Global Wind Energy Council forced to revise its forecasts for 2020 and beyond as coronavirus fallout continues. Meanwhile, the growing number of wind farms around the world continues to be largely driven by financing via market based policy mechanisms, such as the UK's Contracts for Difference scheme, it seems.

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 20, 2023

In Clean Energy Canada’s recent net-zero analysis , which like the Canada Energy Regulator relied on the IEA’s net-zero oil price, Canada sees 700,000 more energy jobs in 2050 than exist today if countries around the world achieve their stated climate goals, as growth in clean energy jobs outpaces the decline in fossil fuels.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 16, 2021

The expected decreased demand for fossil fuels, coupled with the falling costs associated with renewable energy projects, are driving major oil and gas companies – including bp, Total and Shell – to actively restructure their businesses to add more renewable power projects to their portfolios. over the same period.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

ECIU calculates wind, hydro, and solar have provided 13TWh electricity since October, driving down gas reliance for the UK. As the weather gets colder and demand for both heat and electricity increase the savings delivered by renewable generation is also expected to grow further. per cent of annual UK gas demand.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2022

Growing numbers of countries looking to ramp up floating wind capacity in coming years, attracted by its huge potential to capture strong wind speeds, an industry report has claimed. Floating offshore wind can bring low carbon electricity and economic opportunities," he said.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

The world’s kilns, reactors, chillers and furnaces are powered mostly by fossil fuels. . High-temperature industrial heat, over 932 degrees F, poses a particular challenge because that’s the point at which fuels beyond electricity become the mainstay. Making natural gas renewable . The first step? Covering the U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Pembina Institute is a Canadian think tank and registered charity that focuses on clean energy and energy policy. One of those who challenged the premier’s assertion against renewable energy sources was Derek Power of Toronto, the founder of Power Networks, a company that installs solar roofs. Power responded, “Batteries.”

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

She was invited on the show (1:24) to discuss the National Grid’s ‘demand flexibility service’ scheme, under which households and some businesses receive payments for using less energy at times of peak demand. She also spoke at a webinar run by GWPF’s campaign arm Net Zero Watch last June.

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Fossil fuels Global warming Climate change Demand 97

Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

With studies indicating that Canadian power demand could double between now and 2050, the federal government recently proposed the Clean Electricity Regulations to help ensure that Canada’s power system remains both clean and affordable in the years ahead. The average in the G7 was 15%, just above the global average of 12%.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

billion by 2028, India is set to emerge as a market leader due to significant uptake and favourable policy measures, according to Research and Markets. Additionally, the increasing costs of fossil fuels and gas have triggered significant adoption of electrical automobiles, propelling market enlargement. billion in 2023 to $120.65

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

With a growing global population and increasing demand for protein, this practice has become a vital part of the world’s food production. This paradigm shift is primarily driven by a desire to cater to the increasing global demand for poultry products while ensuring environmental sustainability.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week, including global wind capacity forecasts, food system CO2 fears, and an IKEA second-hand store in Sweden. Russia eyes fossil fuel growth as it unveils 2030 climate goal. Global wind capacity to reach record 1,000GW by 2025.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 3, 2021

Annual figures show that renewable supply outpaced fossil fuels for the first time. 42% of all energy used across the country through 2020 came from wind, solar, tidal and hydro. Conversely, energy produced by fossil fuels fell to just 39.6%, marking the first time that clean energy has consistently outperformed legacy sources.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Some data centers in wind power-rich Midwestern states like Nebraska and Oklahoma got 96 percent of their power from carbon-free energy. Google's supply, demand and policy approach. senior corporate campaigner for Greenpeace, which tracks corporate climate commitments.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2021

It provides direct advice to governments and its annual World Energy Outlook reports, which offer projections for future energy sources and demand, have provided the bedrock for major energy investment and policy decisions that help shape the trajectory of the global market. The death knell is being sounded for fossil fuels.

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 4, 2020

The short version is that policies to curb carbon emissions were put in place about the same time the shale boom and renewable power revolutions created cheaper, cleaner alternatives to coal. The graphic above shows the surge in renewables that helped collapse coal demand. quads of fossil fuels, 11.5 consumed 11.3

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 15, 2020

Demand for renewables from the growing number of states and utilities with 100 percent clean energy goals is almost certain to outpace their ability to supply it from within their own borders. But the time needed to build transmission lines to move the power around is running out. transmission grid. transmission grid.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

San Francisco-based developer Plus Power won two bids in the latest capacity auction held by the New England ISO, which operates the transmission grid and competitive power markets in six northeastern states. Gas plants are the go-to source of on-demand power for the U.S. Analysts expect battery costs to keep falling.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 16, 2024

A major cold snap led to record electricity usage in the Canadian province of Alberta over the weekend, culminating in demands from provincial utilities to limit consumption. Fighting carbon taxes at both the provincial and federal level is a de facto policy of conservative parties throughout Canada.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Record-high natural gas prices are fueling an energy crunch ahead of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, leading to power shortages in parts of the world. On one hand, developing countries eyeing a switch from coal to natural gas to support higher penetration of renewables may be dissuaded by higher gas prices.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Renewable energy generation capacity growth was comparable to last quarter , while new fossil gas construction dropped dramatically. In four of the last eight quarters, the fossil gas contribution to new power generation capacity has been less than 10 percent. Demand for Distributed Solar is Only Growing.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Canada’s three largest newspapers ran opinion pieces attacking a planned phase-out of gas and diesel powered passenger vehicles within hours of the government’s official announcement that it would do so. However, this, too, is specious reasoning: demand often drives supply, not the other way around. EV Prices to Rise?

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 1, 2021

“The high commodity and energy prices we are seeing today pose new challenges for the renewable industry, but elevated fossil fuel prices also make renewables even more competitive.”. The report is available for download.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

We can't afford to burn more fossil fuels to meet that demand so we need to invest now in the technologies that can deliver green electricity in the most cost-effective way," he said. "We

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Business Green

MARCH 7, 2023

In contrast, only 29 per cent said the government should seek a more gradual transition away from oil and gas, while just 10 per cent agreed the UK should aim to continue to meet its energy demand primarily with oil and gas for as long as is necessary. per cent for fossil fuel electric utilities, the report concluded.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

“We need more policy support than is available today. WoodMac's report finds that peak energy demand will have to arrive in 2023. By 2040, total primary energy demand will be 25 percent lower compared to WoodMac's base case. The declining costs of solar and wind power make green hydrogen an attractive proposition.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The world’s hugely encouraging clean energy-momentum is running up against the stubborn incumbency of fossil fuels in our energy systems,” said Fatih Birol, the IEA Executive Director. The social and economic benefits of accelerating clean energy transitions are huge, and the costs of inaction are immense.”.

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2022

Renewable power is set to dominate European power generation this decade, but significantly more policy momentum is required to boost wind, solar and hydro’s share of primary demand, analysis finds.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

World's largest emitters could meet climate targets early, as response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine fast-tracks the transition away from fossil fuels, according to new ECIU analysis. Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the global energy crisis have accelerated this shift still further.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

MidAmerican has made major investments in wind farms in recent years and expects to soon offset 100% of its electricity sales with wind power. However, it continues to burn coal and natural gas for baseload power and has not announced plans to phase out those power plants. To me, that is really exciting.”.

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Business Green

AUGUST 2, 2022

The report confirms that investment increased sharply across almost all market segments, with some key sectors posting record growth as developers rushed to bring more renewables capacity online as governments around the world looked to reduce their exposure to soaring fossil fuel prices.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The state has set targets of 1,500 MW of storage by 2025 and 3,000 MW by 2030, and it has created a set of policies including incentives for storage developers and procurement requirements for its biggest utilities. At the same time, New York has also set a target of 9 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2035.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

To satisfy the nutritional demands of a future human population of 9–10 billion people, it is estimated that crop production must rise by 60–100% More and more farmers are seeing the benefits of sustainable practices, and they are beginning to adopt them on their farms. by the year 2050. So, what is the future of sustainable agriculture?

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