DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The findings underscore concerns over the role of the fossil fuel industry at the negotiations, known as COP27, which have become a focal point for deals to exploit African natural gas. These talks are supposed to be about moving us away from fossil fuels, phasing them out,” Sabido told DeSmog.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Global advertising and public relations company WPP has more contracts with fossil fuel clients than any of its rivals, despite the group’s pledge to reach net zero emissions by 2030, according to a report by campaign group Clean Creatives. Omnicom followed with 39 contracts; Interpublic Group had 25; and Publicis Groupe had 11. “The

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

gigawatt natural gas power plant in the U.K. have been shelved by the developer Drax, highlighting the challenging economics of converting coal-fired power to a cleaner, but still fossil-fuel-fired, alternative. Without support, hydrogen and gas with carbon capture both require a leap of faith, he said.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

billion into fossil fuel projects around the world since the Paris Climate Agreement was signed in 2015, undercutting global efforts to combat the worsening climate crisis. But the actions are not matching the words,” Kyle Ash, policy director at the Bank Information Center, told DeSmog. The World Bank Group has funneled $14.8

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

These spaces provide governments with a pop-up station for the fortnight to promote their energy vision to delegates and host talks and other networking events. Dmg events, which is headquartered in Dubai, organises an array of events for the oil and gas industry. Dmg events hosts energy clubs for Adnoc and for Saudi Arabia.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 6, 2019

COPENHAGEN — With an annual outlay in the energy sector of €15 billion ($16.6 That’s around €120 billion ($133 billion) of public and private investment in the energy sector that stems from the EIB’s choices. The EIB's role, in effect, is to bankroll the EU's policy goals. billion ($14.9

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Can carbon-free hydrogen augment, or even replace, the fossil natural gas running through pipelines to fuel furnaces, boilers, stoves and other building applications today? Natural gas utilities around the world are seeking real-world answers to these kinds of questions.

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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.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

It’s not an energy transition – it’s a supply increase with an emissions drop. That was the main message from industry at the North American Gas Forum in Washington, D.C. As one of the few NGO representatives in the room, I learned a lot from hearing what the industry sees next for the energy transition.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

From the world’s biggest soccer championship to soccer training for kids , from major universities to music festivals and art galleries to — if you can name it, fossil fuel companies have probably sponsored it. Aramco has partnered with Spain’s Laguna de El Hito Nature Reserve to conserve bird species.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Interest in new hydrogen projects remains strong but economic headwinds “will challenge the resolve of developers”, says a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The group says timely rollout of policy support is needed to deliver on investments. of total hydrogen demand.

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 4, 2020

Last week the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported something extraordinary. There are two interrelated reasons for this: The collapse of coal consumption over the past decade, which was fueled by the rise of cheaper alternatives. The brief was based on the EIA’s Monthly Energy Review. energy consumption.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Photo by VCG via Getty Images By 2030, transportation and electricity around the world will be far greener than it is today, according to the latest forecast from the International Energy Agency. The IEA was established to help safeguard global energy supplies after the 1970s oil crisis. degrees of global warming this century.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 2, 2020

Earlier this year, Pacific Gas & Electric faced pushback from environmental and solar and energy storage industry groups to a plan to deploy natural gas generators to back up communities facing multi-day fire-prevention blackouts. Natural gas vs. diesel vs. solar-storage.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Replacing gas with hydrogen for home heating would result in huge energy bill rises for households over the next three decades, a report by energy analysts Cornwall Insight appears to find. The report, commissioned by MCS Charitable Foundation, projects that hydrogen would cost 70-90% more than gas on average.

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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”. Juliet Philips, senior policy advisor at the thinktank E3G, described it as “a bit of a red herring as a low-carbon solution”. Credit: Gaia Lamperti. Hydrogen Europe.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A national industry group representing gas producers is quietly paying for digital advertisements urging Canadians to “speak up” to their elected officials against laws addressing climate change and public health, DeSmog can reveal. DeSmog sent questions to Voice of Energy’s media email but didn’t receive a response. Let’s protect it.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 9, 2022

This week, Energy Innovation launched the Oregon Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) , our newest state-specific, open-source, peer-reviewed, and nonpartisan model that estimates the environmental, economic, and public health impacts of hundreds of climate and energy policies. By Shelley Wenzel.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Innovative waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies offer a promising solution to this challenge, transforming how urban centers handle waste and generate energy. Continue exploring how advanced technologies transform urban environments into sustainable models by converting waste into valuable energy sources.

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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. Fossil Fuel Rationing. Burning them accounts for 89% of human-derived CO?

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 23, 2021

EIA and IEA are out with projections for emissions and fossil fuel consumption. On our current policy trajectory, there is no peak in sight, according to EIA By 2050, we will likely see a 50% increase in energy consumption. That means emissions could rise through 2050, absent massive changes to policy.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 22, 2021

Former UK Energy Minister and original COP26 President Claire O’Neill has been cleared to take up a role at a business consultancy known for running “astroturf” campaigns for fossil fuel companies, despite warnings from the body that approves such appointments. Oil and Gas Industry Groups.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2021

As global efforts to ramp up the hydrogen industry gain support with big government subsidies, new research casts increasing doubt on the climate credentials of the main recipient of that support, so-called “blue” hydrogen, which is extracted from natural gas and paired with carbon capture technology.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 23, 2022

New large-scale fossil fuel projects have become mostly unworkable in the Pacific Northwest, with dozens canceled over the past decade due to fierce opposition from local communities. As Moore notes, the proposals came in waves, largely the result of whims in energy markets and changes in federal policy that allowed for more exports.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on February 2 proposed including nuclear energy and natural gas in its plans for building a climate-friendly future, dividing member countries and drawing outcry from environmentalists as “greenwashing.” Germany, Europe’s largest economy, demanded that gas be part of the plan.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The City of Eugene, Oregon, initiated a process on November 17 that could lead to a ban on new natural gas hookups in residential and commercial buildings, following in the footsteps of dozens of other cities around the country. NW Natural could not be reached for comment at the time of publication.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 19, 2021

government’s recently released hydrogen strategy—a thoughtful plan to create and use clean hydrogen—contains an implicit acknowledgement: the world is moving away from fossil fuels and toward low-carbon alternatives. isn’t the only jurisdiction to see clean hydrogen as the new natural gas. s natural gas industry?

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 26, 2021

We are hurtling towards the coldest quadrant of the year, and with that in mind, many people are beginning to think about the cost of their fuel consumption over the winter period. At the center of the crisis is a perfect storm that has destabilized the price of gas. All three of these ‘routes to market’ have hit stumbling blocks.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Renewable energy sources generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the U.K. Fossil fuels’ share of the electricity mix was 10 times larger than renewables’ a decade ago, Carbon Brief's data shows. The growth of renewable energy capacity in the U.K. Policy vacuum.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2020

But roughly $150bn of subsidies, carbon pricing and more supportive policies may be needed for green hydrogen to reach full decarbonisation potential, finds analyst. kg in most parts of the world within the next three decades, a cost roughly equivalent to today's natural gas prices in Brazil, China, India, Germany, and Scandinavia.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 14, 2021

EIA and IEA are out with projections for emissions and fossil fuel consumption. On our current policy trajectory, there is no peak in sight, according to EIA By 2050, we will likely see a 50% increase in energy consumption. That means emissions could rise through 2050, absent massive changes to policy.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

I live in South Louisiana on the front lines of the climate crisis and cover the fossil fuel industry and impacts related to the warming planet, so facing gaslighting is a regular occurrence for me. So it resonated with me that Merriam-Webster dictionary chose “gaslighting” as the word of the year.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The IEA has released its annual review of Hungary’s energy policy, stating that energy efficiency needs to be central in the coming years for the European country to reach its net zero targets, The Hungary 2022 Energy Policy Review states how Hungary has significantly increased its climate ambitions since the last review.

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Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Feb 2, 2023 OTTAWA — In Alberta and Ontario, wind can now produce electricity at lower costs than natural-gas-fired power—with even more reductions on the horizon, according to a new report from Clean Energy Canada, which was informed by research commissioned from Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors.

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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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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A high-resolution atlas of energy consumption across the EU down to the 1kmx1km scale has been produced by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre. Policymakers and infrastructure planners] will be able to see on a map what fuels are being used and where, in unprecedented geographical detail. Have you read?

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Grist

JULY 15, 2021

We talk so much about the supreme challenge of reducing emissions — something that already requires transitioning our entire economy away from the burning of fossil fuels, adapting to existing climate threats, and doing all that in a way that at the very least doesn’t add to the burdens of already marginalized communities.

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