Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2022

And the political challenge of building public support for what is set to be the biggest and fastest industrial revolution in history. They are the materials that make our buildings, the components inside our technologies, the fuels that provide our energy, and even the food we eat.

Fossil fuels 69

Fossil fuels Demand Lithium Carbon 69

The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

She didn’t foresee, however, the high energy bills that would result from cranking up the gas heater when her apartment would turn into an icebox in the winter. She hired a contractor to test the apartment’s energy efficiency. She was drawn to its affordability and space. “It It was a great work-from-home spot,” Spears said.

Fossil fuels 114

Fossil fuels Law Electricity Pollution 114

Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

The global economy could face many more years of energy market turbulence if governments do not take steps to turbocharge their clean energy and technology investments, the IEA has warned. The stakes for nations that fail to unhitch themselves from gas markets are incredibly high, according to the global energy think tank.

Natural gas 75

Natural gas Energy Energy Fossil fuels 75

AutoGrid

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Europe has inspired the world with its ambitious renewables integration, smart energy trading, and grid balancing. An important new study from Smart Energy Europe (SmartEn) makes the case for increased DSF in Europe to meet aggressive climate action targets. GHG emissions would drop by 8 percent or approximately 37.5

Europe 52

Europe Demand Fossil fuels Wind power 52

Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In a relatively short amount of time, this paradigm has been upended by the growth of affordable renewable energy, both utility-scale and distributed, that does not burn any fuel, and the political, regulatory, and corporate drive to cut emissions. This new era of power has only begun but is already quickly evolving.

Electricity 89

Electricity Energy Energy Natural gas 89

Green Market Oracle

JUNE 3, 2020

Although COVID-19 has decimated the energy sector it will disproportionately enfeeble the fossil fuel industry and embolden renewable energy. We can achieve decarbonization by electrifying the energy, transportation, manufacturing and industry. However, Matt also expressed concern that we will miss the opportunity.

Fossil fuels 105

Fossil fuels Transportation Hydrogen Government 105

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Denmark set the same goal — phase out new fossil fuel vehicle sales in 2030 — and world-leader Norway plans to make the switch in 2025. Electric vehicles will begin to cost the same as their fossil fuel counterparts between 2025 and 2029, depending on the vehicle type. isn’t the only one.

Electric vehicle 36

Electric vehicle Electricity Fossil fuels Lithium 36

GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 9, 2019

One of the primary reasons Germany cannot use all of the renewable energy it produces is because the nation’s fleet of coal and nuclear plants is still needed to ensure power system resilience when the wind slows or clouds cover the sun. “Other scenarios allow for storage, hydro, nuclear and renewable fuels.”

Carbon-neutral 184

Carbon-neutral Methane Natural gas Carbon-negative 184

Business Green

JULY 31, 2020

It is technologically and economically feasible for us to achieve this - and the Supreme Court has now affirmed that there is no legal basis for a lack of political will," she added. The process, which relies on sea water and lithium as fuel, is carbon free and its only biproduct is helium, an inert, non-toxic gas.

Government 71

Government Hydrogen Carbon Fossil fuels 71

Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

For while EVs offer huge potential to drive down carbon emissions and other pollutants from road traffic compared to their conventional fossil fuel rivals, the batteries and electronics they require have led to surging demand for minerals and metals that can have considerable environmental footprints.

Carbon-neutral 49

Carbon-neutral Electricity Automotive Fossil fuels 49

Andrew Winston

JANUARY 7, 2024

Banks are also making more money from loans and underwriting to clean energy than to fossil fuels. One memorable headline read, “ Morgan Stanley Doubles Down on ESG Despite the Politics.” For example, Mexico has been making renewables projects much harder and pushing fossil fuels. Great news all around.

Sustainability 148

Sustainability Fossil fuels Law Climate change 148

Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

The technologies and solutions required to combat the climate crisis are ready, available and increasingly affordable, the report notes, highlighting the drastic cost reductions seen in solar, wind, and lithium-ion battery production over the last decade or so.

Climate change 36

Climate change Carbon-negative Global warming Resilience 36

Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Fresh analysis from Carbon Tracker warns the challenges of shifting from a carbon-heavy economy will be borne disproportionately by some poorer fossil fuel producer states - and that could have repercussions for everyone. How will they react as their main revenue streams are curtailed?

Fossil fuels 52

Fossil fuels Politics Carbon Demand 52

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. The company has since whipsawed between its wholesale-energy legacy of fossil fuels and greener horizons.

Sustainability 520

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 520

GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 8, 2021

Whether it’s politically possible for the U.S. to meet the study’s assumptions of doubling its transmission network capacity and creating new interregional and cross-country links to shift clean energy from where it’s most efficiently generated to where it’s needed remains an open question.

Carbon-neutral 130

Carbon-neutral Carbon North America Electricity 130

Business Green

MARCH 9, 2023

The Committee's overarching conclusion is both clear as day and extremely pertinent at the current geopolitical juncture: a net zero energy system is technologically, financially, and politically achievable within the 2035 timeframe, but the government simply cannot afford to waste anymore time in building it.

Hydrogen 54

Hydrogen Power grid Carbon-negative Government 54

R-Squared Energy

MARCH 16, 2021

Over the past decade, no major energy source has grown faster than solar power. According to the 2020 BP Statistical Review of World Energy, installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity has grown at an average annual rate of over 42% over the past 10 years, translating into a doubling of global capacity every 1.7 energy infrastructure.

Energy 60

Energy Energy Carbon-neutral Government 60

Business Green

JULY 30, 2021

Indonesia, one of the world's most prolific thermal coal producers, has submitted an updated climate plan to the United Nations that suggests it intends to rely on the fossil fuel for power well beyond mid-century. Rio Tinto ready to drop $2.4bn on Serbian lithium project. Indonesia submits updated 2030 climate plan.

Biodiversity 86

Biodiversity Carbon-neutral Lithium Hydrogen 86

Grist

MARCH 17, 2023

government frets over shortages of the metals and minerals needed to transition off fossil fuels, it also lacks the basic geological knowledge needed to say where many of those resources are. While the U.S. Geologists Chunzeng Wang and Preston Bass in the field near Pennington Mountain.

Government 73

Government Lithium Waste Waste 73

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

” The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. The company has since whipsawed between its wholesale-energy legacy of fossil fuels and greener horizons.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 28

Energy Innovation

JANUARY 17, 2020

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. The global energy system of the future will look drastically different than it does today.

Energy 59

Energy Energy Policy Politics 59

ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Given the challenges of energy transition, Europe is optimally positioned to lead this movement by implementing political and economic policies that will incentivize oil and gas companies to leave fossil fuels behind and make the transition to deep geothermal. billion metric tons of CO2 each year from fossil fuels.

Europe 105

Europe Fossil fuels Climate change Politics 105

Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Battery plant speed bumps As the broader energy transition can attest, it's not a simple matter of retraining workers. Most newly announced US battery plants are formed as joint ventures between US automakers and Asian battery giants, like LG Energy Solutions, SK On, and CATL. Energy Ventures, and Swisscom Ventures.

Batteries 61

Batteries Investment North America Climate change 61

Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 16, 2024

The current Haber Bosch process relies on fossil fuels (~ 70% natural gas, 30% coal) and emits 2.4   Ammonia demand for fertilizer and other existing uses by IEA scenario (Source: IEA ) Shipping fuel: Maritime shipping, which accounts for 3% of CO2 emissions, is betting big on ammonia. of global emissions. 

Building Energy Monitoring 115

Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 115

Business Green

MAY 27, 2022

As the website Teslarati noted , the report "revealed that the company is making huge strides in its efforts to help accelerate the world's shift to sustainable energy" through both its vehicle and solar-and-storage businesses. He noted that lithium, cobalt and nickel supply chains have human capital issues.

Carbon-negative 39

Carbon-negative Recycling Recycling Fossil fuels 39

Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Don’t agree on the assessment or the different pathways to get rid of fossil fuels? This is a review of an article from the Financial Times , which first appeared in February 2020 just before the fossil fuel industry had its worst year ever. Comment down below. The article was called ‘can the world kick its oil habit?’.

Building Energy Monitoring 78

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Fossil fuels 78

GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Duke Energy’s third-quarter earnings report on Thursday revealed success in managing the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on its multistate utility operations. Historically, energy policy in North Carolina has moved in a bipartisan way," she said. Duke’s long-range plans and looming home-state political decisions.

Solar Energy Monitor 130

Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 130

Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 22, 2022

The Senate Democrats’ heroic rescue and rebranding of President Joe Biden ’s proposed Build Back Better Act is ripped from the pages of a political thriller. Importantly, the IRA also clearly names fossil fuels as largely responsible for recent inflation-related affordability concerns for many Americans.

North America 62

North America Batteries Politics Carbon 62

Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 4, 2021

An interview about the future of fossil fuels with Daniel Yergin, combined with perspectives from Mr. Sustainability At the start of 2021, an interview with Daniel Yergin appeared in the Financieel Dagblad. My intention is not to argue or discuss one of the greatest thinkers in the energy sectors of the 20th century.

Fossil fuels 78

Fossil fuels Politics Demand Carbon-neutral 78

Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 4, 2021

An interview about the future of fossil fuels with Daniel Yergin, combined with perspectives from Mr. Sustainability At the start of 2021, an interview with Daniel Yergin appeared in the Financieel Dagblad. My intention is not to argue or discuss one of the greatest thinkers in the energy sectors of the 20th century.

Fossil fuels 78

Fossil fuels Politics Demand Carbon-neutral 78

Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Summary - Oil fueled the 20th century—its cars, its wars, its economy and its geopolitics. Now the world is in the midst of an energy shock that is speeding up the shift to a new order. Now the world is in the midst of an energy shock that is speeding up the shift to a new order. Oil has also created political instability.

Fossil fuels 78

Fossil fuels Politics Climate change Lithium 78

Grist

MARCH 12, 2021

When Edward Bartell first learned that a lithium mine might be moving into his remote corner of northern Nevada, the longtime cattle rancher wasn’t upset. “I He knew that lithium is a key metal used in batteries for electric vehicles and the power grid, and he knew the United States is going to need a lot of it to transition off fossil fuels.

Lithium 132

Lithium Electricity Law Fossil fuels 132

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 20, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has shrunk economies significantly, with two opposing impacts: a serious decline in greenhouse gas emissions, which is good for the planet in the short term, and a serious decline in new project development of all types, including green energy and public transit — which is not so good for the planet.

Batteries 130

Batteries Fossil fuels Electricity Wind power 130

Andrew Winston

JANUARY 4, 2023

And no, the fusion energy breakthrough will not save us all). The legislation includes hundreds of billions of spending on climate priorities, with tax credits for clean energy, incentives for EVs, and funding for clean tech manufacturing. energy production.”. It puts the U.S.

Sustainability 88

Sustainability Fossil fuels Climate change Policy 88

CleanTechnica

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A reader sent in a note the other day that looked interesting. The reader works in the solar industry and, [continued] The post Would You Buy a Battery for Your House from the Koch Brothers? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Batteries 0

Batteries Fossil fuels Lithium Politics 0

CleanTechnica

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

As Europe and the rest of the world continues to reduce its use of fossil fuels on the path to net zero, […]. Some EU governments want to slow down the introduction of standards that would ensure batteries are low carbon, made with ethically sourced metals, and are fully recycled at the end of their life.

Europe 0

Europe Batteries Ethics Fossil fuels 0

CleanTechnica

OCTOBER 31, 2021

T&E and Amnesty team up to campaign for improvements in EU battery legislation to ensure ethical sourcing of minerals for EV batteries.

Fossil fuels 0

Fossil fuels Ethics Batteries Energy 0