Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

“We should not forget that without fossil fuels, Putin would not have the leverage or the finances to have attacked Ukraine,” said UK’s Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson. What’s the role of fossil fuels in the future? Europe Energy Talks, Frankfurt.

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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. Given that 45% of Europe is dependent on gas for heating, this is clearly an emergency situation. The ingredients of Europe’s winter of discontent.

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 16, 2024

Blockades have been taking place at oil and gas terminals, refineries and ports in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, in protest at the continued exploitation of North Sea fossil fuel deposits. Continue reading.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 4, 2022

Doug Parr, policy director for Greenpeace UK, told DeSmog: “We’ve long known that the oil and gas industry has strong connections right at the top of politics and this appears to extend to the Russian industry as well. Peers also have stakes in lesser-known fossil fuel companies. Moral Imperative’. Financial Interests.

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Business Green

APRIL 27, 2022

Over 500 environmental and civil society groups from across six continents have urged world leaders to renew international efforts to bring an end to both Russia's war in Ukraine and the world's dependence on fossil fuels in order to tackle the "cascade of emergencies" facing humanity.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 2, 2024

She wanted to see an interconnected on-and-offshore grid in Europe: she believes the North Sea could become a “powerhouse” and TenneT is an advocate for the creation of offshore bidding zones – separate price regions for offshore hubs in Europe. It’s about building an economic climate where we can all grow.”

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 26, 2023

This net zero scepticism has quickly entered the upper echelons of Westminster politics, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak saying that policies to achieve the UK’s legally binding climate targets shouldn’t “hassle” households and should be “proportionate and pragmatic”. It claims to have the support of 140 MPs and “key media”.

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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 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 the need to address affordability and security of supply intensifies, many countries may divert back to what they perceive as the more stable option - coal, oil and gas - and we are seeing that in parts of Europe.

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Business Green

APRIL 22, 2021

Solar and wind power could push fossil fuels out of the electricity sector by the mid-2030s and out of the energy supply system altogether by 2050, as clean energy costs continue to plummet and governments pursue policies designed to ditch fossil fuels for cheap, home-grown renewables. per cent of daily sunshine.".

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 11, 2024

This article explores the visible impacts of ongoing climate change, outlines potential treatments, and examines the crucial role politics plays in combating this global issue. Europe’s 2003 Heatwave The summer of 2003 saw a devastating heatwave in Europe, resulting in over 70,000 excess deaths across the continent.

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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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GreenTechMedia

MAY 14, 2020

Europe’s Green Deal enjoys strong backing from many of the EU’s top political figures. On this episode of Political Climate , we bring you a conversation with EU Ambassador to the U.S. On this episode of Political Climate , we bring you a conversation with EU Ambassador to the U.S. Learn more at eavor.com.

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 12, 2024

UK, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Denmark have failed to align oil and gas policies with Paris pledges, say campaigners None of the big oil and gas producers surrounding the North Sea plan to stop drilling soon enough to meet the 1.5C (2.7F) global heating target, a report has found.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

But now Europe is poised to enact laws that would not only recognise the harms of chemical-intensive agriculture, but also to ensure that synthetic pesticide and fertiliser use is significantly reduced. Instead, the message – which echoes positions often used by the fossil fuel lobby – is that EU policy should optimise incentives.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

If the cost of carbon is factored into the price of hydrogen, green hydrogen could become more competitive compared to blue or grey hydrogen, which are produced using fossil fuels. Market Expansion: With the CBAM in place, there may be an increased demand for green hydrogen in Europe.

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Hey, Europe: You Can’t Get to 100% Renewables Without Demand Side Flexibility. 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.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 11, 2019

New European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled Europe's Green Deal on Wednesday, a package of 50 far-reaching policy ideas that are still missing many key details, calling it a "man on the moon moment" for Europe. This is Europe’s ‘man on the moon moment.’

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Business Green

JUNE 22, 2022

Confidence is rapidly growing that fully decarbonising the power system across the UK and Europe can be achieved at no additional cost by 2035. It therefore argues such a vision should be at the core of government's policy plans as they strive to deliver on their goal of building a net zero emission continent by mid-century.

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2022

Snap analysis explores how Europe could rapidly curb Russian oil and gas imports and tap into long term energy security and environmental gains. The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) has today published a new paper detailing how Europe could bring an end to imports of Russian Gas in direct response to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

At least 12 APPGs have oil and gas connections – from direct funding or services via think tanks, to administrative support by industry associations, or having fossil fuel companies as “external members”. They said the company does not operate fossil fuel power stations.

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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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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Read more news from CLOU Electrification of transportation The electrification of transportation was a captivating subject at Enlit Paris, as industry experts explored the transition from fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric mobility.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 25, 2024

He said the fight against global warming was “the most important story of our political time” and delivering successful action to combat climate change also “means a free world order”. Climate action ‘not a plaything’ Climate action should not be “a plaything for politicians – our political generation needs to find a solution.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 29, 2024

A fossil fuel funded think tank with close ties to the Hungarian government hosted a meeting of climate science critics in Brussels last Thursday (23 May), to challenge the EU “consensus” on the environment. Panellists from across Europe and the U.S. MCC is chaired by Balázs Orbán, who is Viktor Orbán’s political director.

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2022

Sanctions against Russian goods, oligarchs, and services have multiplied in the week since the Kremlin launched its unprovoked attack on Ukraine, but questions have remained as to when and if the economic response to the invasion will be extended to cover the fossil fuel exports that bankroll much of Russia's economy.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 22, 2024

and other fossil fuel companies are urging the European Union to relax targets to boost climate-friendly “green” hydrogen, hoping to win greater support for projects to manufacture the fuel using natural gas. ADNOC is a major supplier of oil and gas to Europe. ExxonMobil Corp.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The firm, previously known as Danish Oil and Natural Gas, sold its upstream fossil fuels business to Ineos in 2017 and is phasing coal out of its generation mix by 2023. The company’s recent history has been dominated by the deployment of offshore wind in Europe and the build-out of an extensive global project pipeline.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

German, Italian and other companies have been scouring Africa for alternatives to Russian supplies in the wake of the February invasion of Ukraine, raising fears that new projects will lock Africa into long-term dependence on fossil fuels. We cannot be Europe’s gas station. Different path.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 29, 2022

The 2022 dialogues’ theme will take into account political and legislative agendas, as well as the national context of each hosting country. Renewables are a cheap, clean, and potentially endless source of energy and instead of funding the fossil fuel industry elsewhere, they create jobs here. I could not agree more.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2022

EU leaders are expected to announce a major acceleration of its offshore wind ambitions later today, with the unveiling of a plan to increase capacity across the continent 10-fold by 2050 as the bloc steps up efforts to curb its reliance on Russian fossil fuels. And thirdly, it will help decarbonise our economies.".

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Business Green

MARCH 29, 2023

Moreover, the technology results in more air pollution than EVs or fuel cell vehicles and environmental campaigners are fearful that allowing manufacturers to continue to produce ICE vehicles could leave the door open for the continued use of fossil fuels.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 22, 2020

As things stand, Europe's stimulus package “has no green strings attached — none,” said Patrick Graichen, executive director of the Agora Energiewende, think tank, speaking last week about the green recovery. Europe's overall recovery package is not as unequivocally green at this stage as many expected.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The dawn of electrified trucking: Routes to decarbonising commercial vehicles forecasts that by 2030, zero-emission vehicles (battery-electric or fuel cell) will account for a third of all trucks in Europe, North America and China, and 70 percent by 2035.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 30, 2021

What it really means is that while some greenhouse gas emissions will be cut, fossil fuels will continue to be burnt but will be ‘balanced’ or ‘offset’ with an ‘equivalent’ amount of so-called ‘carbon removal’. But their main goal is to maintain the industry’s core activity: drilling for and selling fossil fuels.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 12, 2022

Last week I was back in Brussels attending GRIDTech 2022, organised by Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) and Eurogas with the technical support of ENTSOG. How do we establish a secure, affordable and sustainable energy system for Europe and how do we keep delivering on climate and energy goals at the same time? Makes sense.

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Business Green

JUNE 18, 2020

While many are hearing the need to align immediate spending packages with longer-term goals, the idea of a green recovery is being met with political opposition from many quarters. Investing in clean industrial innovation can help to renew Europe's industrial base and secure its future competitiveness. per cent, with an expected 8.7

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