Smart Energy International

JANUARY 29, 2022

This was due mainly to a tightening of European gas markets, with rising demand from Asia combined with increased willingness to pay and the suspension of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Jean-Paul Harreman, director of EnAppSys BV, said: “The proportion of the fuel mix occupied by fossil fuels nudged upwards from 33.1%

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 19, 2021

The environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion (XR) is planning a series of protests targeting the City of London to demand an end to investments in fossil fuels around the world. No New Fossil Fuel Investments’. It’s not a very radical demand”, she added. It’s very obvious.”.

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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.”. Political Access.

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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

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas are the source of just over 80% of the world’s energy. To avert catastrophic warming, the global community must rapidly reduce how much of these fuels it extracts and burns. target because it was already at its limit, given our projections of fossil fuel demand in the near future.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 3, 2023

Policy Exchange, one of Westminster’s most prominent think tanks, engaged in a high-level influencing campaign over the UK’s North Sea oil and gas policies while being funded by fossil fuel interests, DeSmog can reveal. Fossil fuel firms tout CCUS and hydrogen as green energy solutions, yet the reality is more complicated.

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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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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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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Europe is not a major producer of domestic gas and in times of high demand, has to rely on imports via Russian pipelines or via sea cargo from America or the Middle East. As demand has increased, gas levels have dropped within the field, causing earthquakes that have damaged homes and businesses in the surrounding area.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 12, 2021

These include fossil fuel giants like BP, Shell, and Total; tech giants like Microsoft and Apple; retailers like Amazon and Walmart; financers like HSBC, Bank of America, and BlackRock; airlines like United and Delta; and food, livestock, and meat-producing and agriculture corporations like JBS, Nestlé, and Cargill. Secretary-General.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2024

A new campaign is calling on MPs to break the fossil fuel sector’s “chokehold” on politics in a critical election year. Lawmakers returning to work today (Monday) were greeted with smoke flares and a demand to “Stop Polluting Politics” from a banner hung off London’s Westminster Bridge.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The think tanks said the record-breaking subsidies were prompted by turmoil in global energy markets that sent fossil fuel prices soaring and prompted governments to intervene to stop households and businesses facing five-fold increases in energy costs.

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Business Green

APRIL 22, 2021

Carbon Tracker study finds solar and wind energy potential is 100 times as much as global energy demand. Harry Benham, report co-author and chairman of think tank Ember-Climate, argued that only a fraction of the world's extensive renewable resources would need to be tapped to replace fossil fuel power.

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2023

The sharp reduction in energy demand across Europe this winter highlights the pace of decarbonisation that is possible when there is sufficient political will One of the most common (and annoying) arguments put forward by some environmental activists is that all that is needed to tackle the climate crisis is political will.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The UK's export credit agency could support up to 42,000 jobs around the UK by 2035 if it switches it support for overseas fossil fuel projects to renewables and clean energy infrastructure, according to a major new analysis from Vivid Economics.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2022

Researchers argue wealthier nations that can better withstand rapid cuts to fossil fuel revenues must eliminate their oil and gas production quickest. warming scenario should be split between countries, depending on their levels of wealth, development, and economic reliance on fossil fuels.

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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

JUNE 1, 2021

Letter from 50 campaign groups urges government to heed recent advice of International Energy Agency that growing fossil fuel supply is incompatible with a 1.5C The court ruling was hailed by climate campaigners as a watershed moment that could potentialy pave the way for other climate litigation against major fossil fuel firms.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Achieving a rapid transition from fossil fuels is a key part of the solution.". What we don't have yet is the unprecedented political will we need to make this happen.". "Governments must respond decisively to the current climate emergency to ensure a viable future for current and future generations," GWEC CEO Ben Backwell said.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2022

While energy as a political and economic tool is far from a novel concept, it has once again been pushed to the fore. As we journey through the great re-shuffle of energy sourcing, it's not necessarily an increase in energy demand that we'll see, but rather, an increase in carbon emissions in the short-term globally.

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2022

In a speech in Glasgow to mark six months since the landmark UN Climate Summit, the COP26 President conceded the Kremlin's "illegal and brutal" war, rising inflation, and cost of living concerns had dominated the political and media agenda in 2022, but stressed that climate action must remain a top priority for governments around the world.

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AutoGrid

MARCH 30, 2022

How VPPs Reduce Both Costs and Emission in Meeting Peak Demands. New York and Texas Offer Opportunities to Replace Fossil Fuel Peaker Plants. The emergence of virtual power plants (VPPs) as bona fide replacements for fossil fuel peaker plants has been discussed conceptually, but is there data to support this opportunity?

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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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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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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Hey, Europe: You Can’t Get to 100% Renewables Without Demand Side Flexibility. But the next lap in this race requires a different muscle: Demand Side Flexibility (DSF) or the capacity to throttle electricity consumption by end customers as needed. Demand Side Flexibility Answers the Call. By Amit Narayan, CEO AutoGrid.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

Turning taxpayer dollars into stranded fossil fuel assets is no way to fuel a real economic recovery. Even if many fossil fuel companies struggled financially for years before the pandemic, they are getting billions in federal aid. Policy & Politics. Policy & Politics. Pull Quote. Contributors.

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Energy Central

JUNE 2, 2022

Government and business leaders remind us that the energy we get from renewables cannot meet future global electricity demand for the foreseeable future. We, therefore, by necessity need to continue relying on fossil fuels being extracted, processed, transported, and burned.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Anger is building over the failure to secure much-needed commitments towards phasing out unabated fossil fuels and tackling near-term emissions as part of the final agreement brokered at COP27 over the weekend, with critics warning the chances of limiting global warming to 1.5C target hangs by a thread after this year's summit.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The government’s action plan for guiding the UK through the worsening energy crisis lacks energy efficiency and demand policies, report warns. If we are to wean ourselves off fossil fuels, we must reduce energy demand and ensure that net zero is at the heart of all public policy decision-making," she said.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2022

Having support and advocacy from leaders in the music industry, particularly those at the forefront tackling environmental and social issues, proves there's a serious demand to move things forward, to turn around the huge impacts of the music industry, and quickly.". Fay Milton of Music Declares Emergency welcomed the new technology.

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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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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The Challenge: Transitioning from Fossil Fuels to Renewables Fossil fuels still dominate global energy production. Reliance on fossil fuels contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Implement smart grid technologies for real-time monitoring and demand response.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2021

In addition, some 200 influential religious leaders have publicly endorsed the demands set out by the campaign, which also calls for policies to create green jobs and deliver a 'just transition' for workers. Our faiths are compelling us to go out from our churches, mosques and temples and into the streets to make our voices heard.".

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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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Business Green

MAY 24, 2022

The steel, which has just a fraction of the climate footprint of conventional steel, has been provided by SSAB, one of a handful of Swedish firms behind the world's first fossil-fuel-free steel plant, the HYBRIT facility in northern Sweden. That is, to a large extent, a political decision.".

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The pair of California leaders were there to discuss the lawsuit the state had recently filed against Big Oil on behalf of the people of California to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for the effects of climate change. But California is the first fossil-fuel-producing state to do so. History in the making….

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2023

Political, market, and infrastructural barriers remain, dragging progress toward a clean economy — but your business has the power to mitigate these constraints. We explain how your business can support a political, market, and infrastructural reform to support renewable energy technologies and clean energy.

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