Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 22, 2021

For Europe, 2020 represented a historic year for renewable energy sources. In the European Union, the rate of electricity generation from renewable energy sources amounted to 38%, ahead of fossil fuels (37%), and nuclear energy (25%). Plans for the coming years show that the energy ambitions of Eastern Europe are still untapped.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Russia has sent dozens of executives from the country’s vast fossil fuel industry to COP27, including two sanctioned oligarchs with significant interests in coal. Green MP Caroline Lucas said: “Russian coal billionaires with close ties to Putin should be nowhere near the COP27 climate conference. conference this year, however.

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2021

Global demand for electricity is also growing faster than renewables capacity post-pandemic, opening the door to more fossil fuel energy in many parts of the world. As the economy rebounds after the pandemic, we've seen a surge in electrical generation from fossil fuels," he said. "To per cent this year and by 2.5

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In hydro-heavy markets such as South China and Brazil, climate change can impact hydropower supply and strain the system. Europe’s reliance on gas sourced from Russia and of China on coal sourced from outside the country resulted in increases in power prices in the two regions in 2021 and in power outages.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 12, 2019

On Wednesday the European Commission presented a sweeping 50-point plan centered around achieving net zero status in Europe by 2050. “Oil and gas exporters to Europe, including Russian gas and U.S. Algeria for instance is exporting a lot of gas to Europe. ” Electrification.

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R-Squared Energy

JULY 26, 2021

Small declines were also reported in coal, natural gas, and nuclear consumption, while renewables and hydropower recorded gains. The remainder of global energy consumption came from coal (27.2%), natural gas (24.7%), hydropower (6.9%), renewables (5.7%), and nuclear power (4.3%). Europe contributed 0.7 Natural Gas.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In July 2022, a joint venture between Daimler Truck, TRATON GROUP, and the Volvo Group called Milence was formed, aiming to deploy 1,700 DC public charge points (including CCS and MCS) in Europe by 2027. MCS can also draw power from various sources, including renewable energy such as wind, solar, and hydropower.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

and hydropower employed around 1.95 In Europe, which had 1.3 For comparison, in the fossil fuel sectors women make up around 21 per cent of the workforce. Global Wind Energy Council chief executive Ben Backwell, meanwhile, urged policymakers to reconsider their support to the fossil fuel sector.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2022

One WMO official even warned climate impacts pose as big a threat to the global energy security as Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, which has driven up energy prices worldwide and prompted a scramble in Europe for alternative supplies of fossil gas. "I We need a complete transformation of the global energy system.".

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

It argued that investments in renewables, energy efficiency, and smart grid solutions should be at the heart of any response to the crisis, noting how these green investments will enable nations to drastically reduce their reliance on polluting and volatile fossil fuel markets.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2020

Yet a return to business as usual marked by continued large-scale investments in fossil fuel infrastructure would only result in further volatility and economic disruption, while failing to deliver on the medium and long-term goals set out in the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development agenda, it argued.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

That is 40 per cent less expensive than the average for an equivalent system in the US, and 26 per cent cheaper than in Europe. Many of these economic headwinds are also impacting the fossil fuel technologies that clean technologies seek to displace, and often even more acutely.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2022

However, the IEA also warned that renewable power's growth is on track to lose momentum in 2023, predicting that global additions to the clean power fleet will plateau as solar power's continued acceleration is offset by "little change" in wind additions and a 40 per cent decline in hydropower expansion.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

By transitioning to a 100% renewable energy grid with a sustainable hydropower backbone, we can curb the worst effects of climate change. comes from fossil fuels that in turn account for 32% of the country’s total carbon emissions. How hydropower balances a renewable energy grid.

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Business Green

JULY 3, 2020

Shell and BP are writing down assets while a raft of US fracking firms are entering bankruptcy protection – change is coming to the fossil fuel industry faster than anyone expected. The stranded asset hypothesis just got real. Yet another oil major is writing down the value of its assets," he said.

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Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

The strategy - aimed at tackling and adapting to climate change and halting the decline of plant and animal species - sets out a 10-year vision which it estimates could provide multi-billion euro benefits to Europe's economy and support hundreds of thousands of jobs. — Patricia Espinosa C. PEspinosaC) May 20, 2020.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

The Commission’s funding will drive market adoption of renewable marine energy in the bid to replace carbon-emitting fossil fuels. This technology has the potential to generate gigawatts of clean energy from river and tidal currents.

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2022

The remarkably rapid march of renewable power could see it become the backbone of much of the global electricity system by as soon as the end of this decade - but concerted policy action is still needed to deliver a successful transition away from fossil fuels towards a system dominated by solar, wind and hydro power.

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Business Green

MARCH 6, 2023

Carbon Brief said the decline in greenhouse gases was largely due to increases in power generation from renewables such as wind and solar, combined with declines in the use of fossil fuels across the economy. Coal demand for power generation fell 15 per cent in 2022, reaching its lowest level for 266 years, according to the analysis.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Further expansion of renewables, heat pumps, energy efficiency measures, and biomethane production next year is "vital" if Europe is to effectively respond to looming gas supply shortages next year precipitated by Russia's on-going war on Ukraine.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 14, 2019

But it is looking to step up its participation considerably as a way of replacing fossil fuel exports with an alternative created with the country's plentiful renewable energy resources. Norway has vast potential to create hydrogen from hydropower and is pioneering the use of fuel cells in ferries.

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Business Green

AUGUST 16, 2022

And so, the organisation's projection of "little change" in wind deployment next year does not bode well, nor does its prediction that ever-rising solar capacity will not be able to "fully compensate" for lower hydropower and flatlining wind additions. In 20 years in the supply chain environment, I have never seen a situation like this.".

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

On behalf of environmental group RePlanet, energy specialist Joris van Dorp offers a deep analysis of the key messages in Europe’s policy. It was a strong call to action in response to the multiple threats and opportunities faced by Europe. Making up for the loss of Russian fossil fuel supply is a mammoth task.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

Wind farms delivered their highest ever contribution to Europe's power mix as conventional coal and gas energy fell to a record low in Britain, according to new analysis from EnnAppSys.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2021

We can continue to leverage the carbon pollution-free energy provided by existing sources like nuclear and hydropower. Finally, it removes tax subsidies for fossil fuels, which today cost taxpayers roughly $4 billion a year and incentivize the use of higher-emission fuels.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 6, 2022

of the global electricity generation, making it the third-largest renewable energy technology (behind hydropower and wind respectively). Although this is dwarfed by the carbon footprint of coal (109gCO 2e /kWh) – and other fossil fuel energies- these emissions remain concerning in an industry built to tackle climate change.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Specialising in metal futures and options, the LME also operates a global warehouse network of more than 600 storage facilities, and boasts the distinction of being the last physical trading floor in Europe.

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Business Green

JANUARY 3, 2021

Shifting from fossil fuels to electricity is climate-friendly, but serious cooks don't think much of electric stoves. To curb climate change, many experts have called for a massive shift from fossil fuels to electricity. Will induction cooking finally catch on as an alternative?

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 13, 2021

However, while on the surface it may appear to be a positive shift towards lowering the greenhouse gas impact of their projects, the rhetoric about carbon-neutral LNG is mostly hollow, in another attempt to greenwash new fossil fuel projects into existence. Premier John Horgan (left) announce plans to use hydropower at B.C.’s

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

According to the International Renewable Energy Agency ( IRENA ), renewable power is increasingly cheaper than any new electricity capacity based on fossil fuels. This will have tremendous implications for the Fossils (the oil and gas industry), as well as the car industry. That is correct: you can create fuel out of thin air.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

The compronmise agreement sees the Greens back Labour's proposals for a 'Safeguard Mechanism', which promises to regulate emissions from Australia's 215 biggest polluting coal and gas facilities without outright banning new fossil fuel projects.

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The City Fix

JANUARY 24, 2024

Last year shattered global heat records. The world witnessed the effects of rising temperatures in the form of devastating wildfires, severe flooding, extreme heatwaves and more. Poor countries and communities who have contributed the least to causing the climate crisis.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2022

Washington and Brussels team up in support of wide-ranging plan to diversify Europe's sources of LNG, ramp up renewables development, plug methane leaks, and boost energy efficiency. China latest mega-hydropower plant comes online. At an altitude of 3,000 metres it is the highest hydropower project in China.

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Green Market Oracle

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

I have explained how investors, insurers and banks are abandoning fossil fuels. Early in 2020 the Guardian become the first major news organization to refuse ads from fossil fuel companies. Global climate action could also get a boost from Europe. China will also reevaluate its energy mix this year.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The time is therefore now to plan an orderly wind-down of fossil fuel assets and manage the impact on the global economy rather than try to sustain the unsustainable. The worst year for oil ever Oil fueled the 20th century. Many of us now believe it is not a matter of if, but when we will transition away from fossil fuels.

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2022

EURACTIV reported that it has seen a leaked draft version of the plan, which had been due to be released this week but has been hastily revised in response to Russia's invasion, the resulting threat to the bloc's energy security, and the growing calls for sanctions on the Kremlin to be extended to cover Russia's fossil fuel exports.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

An update last year from Benchmark Materials Intelligence group noted that 148 of the 200 lithium-ion battery mega factories planned around the world were in China, with Europe and North America boasting just 21 and 11, respectively.

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