DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 26, 2023

By Daniel Cohan , Rice University Gas stoves are a leading source of hazardous indoor air pollution , but they emit only a tiny share of the greenhouse gases that warm the climate. Why, then, have they assumed such a heated role in climate politics? Gas stoves account for just 0.1% greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The findings present a picture of a world that has made significant progress on climate action, powered by the rapid roll-out of clean energy technologies, the acceleration of the electric vehicle (EV) transition, and a growing understanding of the economic and geopolitical benefits ending reliance on coal, oil, and gas.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2023

This story is part of a DeSmog series on the influence wielded by the gas lobby in Europe BERLIN, Germany — Germany’s push to achieve climate neutrality by 2045 could, by some projections , soon turn the vast network of natural gas pipelines powering the country’s homes and industry into one of Europe’s biggest stranded assets.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Oil and gas companies have for years marketed fracked gas from B.C. But an impending flood of liquefied natural gas exports from western Canada to Asia could make it harder for countries there to achieve their national climate targets and contribute to tens of thousands of additional deaths due to air pollution.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Surely, she could at least improve her air quality by keeping the gas heater off and purchasing a portable heat pump, an increasingly popular device that uses electricity to move heat in and out of the home. I’d love an all-electric apartment unit, but most housing in the city was built over 50 years ago.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

And, in the United States, political gridlock chopped the heart out of Congress’ most ambitious clean energy plan. . Would make electricity more dependable. The Wild Horse wind and solar farm east of Ellensburg, Washington on Whiskey Dick Mountain generates electricity for suburban Seattle utility Puget Sound Energy.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 9, 2022

NW Natural, a gas utility based in Oregon, is seeking to raise gas bills on its customers in order to pay for millions in executive bonuses, higher returns to shareholders, and a larger advertising budget. NW Natural ads promote low-cost natural gas, but do not disclose that the utility is seeking rate increases.

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Grist

DECEMBER 8, 2021

When InvestigateWest launched the Getting to Zero: Decarbonizing Cascadia series in January 2021, the latest official data showed that emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases had risen steadily from 2012 to 2018, and the region wasn’t on track to make big cuts this decade. “We Ensuring a cleaner and reliable grid.

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

He summarized his critique on Twitter : “We do not have the luxury of consigning technologies to the dustbin because they (or the companies that own them) fail a socio-political purity test.”. However, producing hydrogen from methane has a substantial advantage over capturing the carbon emitted from coal combustion.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 21, 2022

Another effort at misleading the public into thinking it was a grassroots effort, the API-funded Energy Nation campaigned against taxes on the natural gas industry, which was flourishing under the fracking boom. However, studies, including from the gas industry, show it is expensive and impractical at a large scale.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The fuel comes in a variety of “colours”, depending on how it is produced, with almost all hydrogen currently created using fossil gas and termed “grey”. Experts dispute this climate-friendly branding, however, given the problem of methane leakages through the production and transportation process, and doubts about the efficacy of CCS.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Under this concept, the EU by 2030 would have in place 40 gigawatts of domestic renewable hydrogen electrolyzer capacity and import a further 40 GW from electrolyzers in neighboring areas, among them the deserts of North Africa, via revamped versions of the natural-gas pipelines that already connect to Europe.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

It has confused the public about climate science, bought the eternal gratitude of one of America’s two main political parties, and repeatedly out-maneuvered regulatory efforts. Don’t Call It Methane, It’s ‘Natural’ Gas. Except that methane gas isn’t clean.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2020

Gas powered equipment may be a source of carbon monoxide; carbon dioxide enrichment systems may be utilised; air conditioning systems can potentially leak refrigerants, and propane or natural gas furnaces may be employed for heating purposes. Developing market example: car parking facilities.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Of course, fear-mongering is as old as politics itself, but developments in the reach and power of social media, paired with a chaotic informational environment where disinformation runs amok, have made it easier for climate deniers to tap into the average person’s uncertainties. THREAD — Alex Epstein (@AlexEpstein) February 16, 2021.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 1, 2021

Today, most process heating in the United States is fueled by natural gas, which can be plugged into many technologies and which already enjoys a robust infrastructure. Still, costs are falling quickly and experts anticipate wide-scale adoption of electric appliances for industrial applications in the coming decade. Biomethane.

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2021

They also claim any boiler primed to run on low carbon hydrogen but installed initially to run off methane would require "no more than one hour's labour" to convert it to run on hydrogen, should higher volumes of H2 get blended into the gas grid or even replace methane altogether in future.

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Clean Energy Trust

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

This month, we’re talking about partnerships between automakers and electric vehicle charging companies, the recent rolling blackouts in California, and why cleantech investing today may fare better than a decade ago. Credit: GM Authority Automakers Paying for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure?—?Fool’s Well, yes and no.

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2022

The EU currently sources 40 per cent of its gas supplies from Russia, and consumers from Berlin to Bourdeau are dependent on imported gas for their heating and electricity. It adds that the EU could economically increase liquified natural gas imports from countries outside of Russia by some 20 BCM.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

There, he met with OPUC staff in person and exchanged emails with Lori Koho, then OPUC’s senior official overseeing natural gas utilities. He hoped that his list of complaints would show “how the unethical culture [at NW Natural] goes all the way to the top,” as one of his emails to Koho explains.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 1, 2023

But the United States’ biggest polluters and their political allies are pushing back — just as they have resisted every other landmark shift in the 60-year history of federal air pollution control. This not-so-fast rhetoric is nothing new. Statement of Philip Sporn, vice chairman, National Coal Policy Conference, 1967.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 16, 2024

Deepening political polarization, fueled by social media, has helped transform renewable energy into a culture-war issue—and extended the reach of its most ardent opponents. Droz, who once worked at General Electric and describes himself as an “independent physicist,” has links to some of the key organs of the Right.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 9, 2022

Biden couched his support for more oil and gas in the short-term with the need to accelerate the clean energy transition. But transforming our economy to run on electric vehicles, powered by clean energy, will mean that no one will have to worry about gas prices. Loosening environmental regulations won’t lower prices.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 22, 2023

O&G is going to continue to consolidate their own industry and those that are related (methane, CCUS, software stacks) will get eaten up. If we get dollars out, get customers savings, do some ribbon cuttings, and prove America can do/build awesome things and lead on technology then partisan politics won't matter. Shanu : No.

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Business Green

JUNE 13, 2022

And here, energy efficiency will play a key role, alongside renewables and other clean technologies ranging from hydrogen to electric cars.". Fixing methane leakage is much easier and more cost effective than building a new gas field," he said. Under Birol's leadership, the IEA has undergone something of a transformation.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Concerns over climate change have skyrocketed up the cultural and political agenda in the West, helped in part by the wrecking ball Donald Trump has aimed at environmental regulations, policy, and governance during his first term in office. It's that simple, folks. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 1, 2020. This change is irreversible.

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Unsustainable

MAY 1, 2019

coal first and then later oil and natural gas?to While CO 2 may be the greatest contributor to climate change, other gases such as methane and nitrous oxide are also responsible for creating the greenhouse effect, therefore, solutions must also focus on the reduction of these gases.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

At this ag-ed powerhouse, popular courses include Food Systems and Intro to Sustainable Agriculture, and researchers are working to enhance carbon sequestration through crushed-rock soil amendments and devising seaweed-based cattle feed amendments to slash dairy cows’ methane emissions. within the next five to 10 years.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

Second Life Batteries Get Serious (Panel Discussion): The ecosystem enabling organizations to tap used electric car batteries for stationary grid storage continues to mature and grow. Automakers that make electric vehicles are starting to take the market seriously, and utilities are deploying pilot projects to test results.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Ardern is being watched closely : Her administration has been criticized for being lenient on reducing biogenic methane from agricultural production — notably dairy cattle and sheep — which accounts for almost half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and roughly 6.6 percent of its GDP.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The gas meter on the side of a home or business represents the final toll station on a complex legal and economic network designed to deliver reliable, affordable, and safe energy to communities. Paper mills are energy-intensive operations, using large quantities of natural gas to dry paper.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 17, 2018

A recent report by the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) evaluates the worker-support costs of six different policy package combinations and the workers who receive them. The worker-support program requires $50 million after four years, replenished annually with “additional moneys from the fund if necessary” and no annual maximum.

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CleanTechnica

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If anything in your value stream uses fossil fuels, and you are competing with organizations which don't have fossil fuels in their value streams, you are going to be losing business fast in the coming years.

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CleanTechnica

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

By Alex Grant, Principal, Jade Cove Partners, San Francisco, USA, & Paul Martin, Chemical Process Development Expert, Toronto, Canada Exxon first correctly identified combustion of their hydrocarbon products as the cause of future catastrophic climate change as early as 1977.¹

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Plenty of exciting and positive things happened in the energy space throughout the year. Here we list our top eleven (in no particular order).

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