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The post Fossil fuel wind-down appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Mar. 24 – You know the ground has shifted when nationalization of the oil industry is considered “a moderate proposal” as The New Republic put it. The market has already written down the oil majors as growth stocks and values them mostly as cash cows. The government could snap up the four biggest U.S. paywall Climate Finance Signals MORE
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The Guardian has today become the first major global news organisation to announce a ban on advertising from oil and gas companies, despite the fossil fuels industry's role as a major advertiser and the media outlet admitting it faces a "precarious" financial future. The newspaper said the block on advertising amounts to an "outright ban" on the media group taking money from companies that extract fossil fuels. MORE
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“Those kind of The post Decapitalizing the fossil fuel industry (podcast) appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Dec. 21 – The failure of the COP25 global climate conference in Madrid left climate-finance practitioners seeking a path forward in the absence of effective political and policy leadership. “The The climate emergency is real and the financial casualties are piling up,” said Brian Walsh, head of impact for the fintech company Liquidnet. MORE
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202 So the EIB's confirmation last month that it would effectively end support for fossil fuels garnered widespread attention — as much for the signal it sends as for the additional impact the bank can make with the freed-up funds. billion) in fossil fuel energy projects, though nearly two decades have passed since the bank last funded any fossil fuel extraction. COPENHAGEN — With an annual outlay in the energy sector of €15 billion ($16.6 MORE
The tower, which will be the tallest building on campus, will feature a suite of energy-saving and energy-generating technologies, including geothermal wells, state-of-the-art shading systems and triple-glazed windows MORE
billion endowment from fossil fuels. In an op-ed in the LA Times, UC chief investment officer and treasurer Jagdeep Singh Bachher and UC Board of The post UC to shed “risky” fossil fuels from $83 billion of funds appeared first on ImpactAlpha. paywall Smarter Money Signals Long-termism climate-finance fossil-fuels divestment higher-education cleantechUniversity of California students have waged a long-running campaign to divest the school’s $13.4 MORE
2020: Fossil fuels are dead, long live the sun. In this strangest of all years, as the death toll mounts from a disease caused by human incursions into once intact ecosystems, we’re observing another death — the demise of fossil fuels. MORE
to scrub fossil fuels from cleaning products. More than 46 percent of Unilever's cleaning and laundry products' carbon footprint is incurred by chemicals made from fossil fuel-produced carbon, most of which are used in surfactants. . MORE
In the first half of 2020, renewables (solar, wind, hydro and biomass) beat out fossil fuels on the European grid for the first time. They didn’t only beat out coal -- they beat out all fossil fuels put together. MORE
As oil markets fluctuate wildly, how can the world economy still be running on a commodity that not only wreaks havoc on the planet when extracted and burned, but is unpredictable and volatile MORE
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Solar technology’s pricing continues to trend downward, but the cost to go solar is still prohibitive for a large swath of Americans. MORE
If you think we’re doing a good job of curbing fossil fuel use, you're mistaken. Oil production is exploding in America. Growth in coal in the developing world shows no sign of slowing, and gas has kicked into high gear most everywhere. Renewables are increasing slower. Nuclear and hydro are flat MORE
329 Data shows the green economy grew by over $60 billion per year between 2013 and 2016. Clean Economy Energy & Climate Policy & Politics Renewable Energy MORE
The media group will no longer accept advertising from oil and gas companies, despite acknowledging decision will have implications for its revenues. Corporate Strategy media oil Oil & Gas MORE
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Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel and industry are expected to drop by 7% in 2020, new analysis shows, as economies around the world feel the effects of Covid-19 lockdowns MORE
A new study indicates that emissions from coal and oil power plants are associated with increased premature births. The rate of premature births dropped by 30% after these plants were shuttered in California with the most significant declines among African American and Asian women MORE
164 More than 60 civil society leaders including MPs, climate experts, faith leaders and local councillors have signed an open letter accusing the Pensions Minister Guy Opperman of backing continued investment in fossil fuels. MORE
If this region is to wean itself off fossil fuels, it must drop subsidies to allow renewables to flourish, experts said at Singapore International Energy Week MORE
It’s official: in the first half of 2020, for the first time, Europe generated more electricity from renewable sources than from fossil fuels. Energy /energy Business /business Energy /energy Innovation /innovation Green Tech /green-tech Editors' Pick editors-pick business business MORE
From leading the market 20 years ago the big fossil fuels companies are plunging in value, as investors turn to renewables MORE
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IPG’s Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology is designed to support EV charging in high-use and remote locations by using fossil fuels for grid-independent power generation. MORE
The DNC has removed a pledge to end fossil fuel subsidies from its ledger of party demands MORE
In a first for the United Kingdom, wind turbines, solar panels and other renewable energy sources have generated more electricity than their fossil fuel counterparts of coal and natural gas MORE
The transition away from fossil fuels isn’t a nice-to-have. And that means disrupting entire classes of employment and communities that depend on fossil fuel extraction — in other words, helping people find work in another sector. We’ll talk with Sandeep about his analysis of the strategies for transitioning fossil fuel workers in economies around the world. MORE
Global fossil fuel and overall energy consumption are still rising. But the new focus on them shows that the end is near. Energy & Climate oil MORE
Source: The Guadian, October 13, 2019 Renewable energy sources provided more electricity to UK homes and businesses than fossil fuels for the first time over the last quarter, according to new research. The renewables record was set in the third quarter of this year after its share of the electricity mix rose to 40%. It is […]. Industry News MORE
A new study of 3,000 power companies across the globe has found that only a handful have been cutting their fossil fuel capacity over the last two decades. Even utilities with aggressive renewables programs still have large portfolios of fossil fuel assets. MORE
Pressure on creatives: PR, advertising firms targeted by fossil fuel divestment movement. And energy providers the world over are rushing to slash their reliance on fossil fuels as the clean energy transition gathers pace. . MORE
Sweden’s government has appointed a commission of inquiry to offer proposals on when and how sales of new fossil fuel cars, and fossil fuels themselves, should be phased out. The commission is to propose a year by which fossil fuels should be phased out in Sweden, and the measures needed for this to happen in the most cost-effective manner possible. MORE
The signposts are clear: the fossil fuel industry is in long-term decline as demand shifts to clean energy. Fossil fuel producers, however, continue to invest $5 trillion a year in new production despite falling demand and calls to limit emissions and planetary warming. The post The fossil fuel industry’s $100 trillion blindspot appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, June 4 – Negative oil prices. Asset write-downs. Low-cost renewables. MORE
The retirement contributions of New York state workers will no longer be invested in fossil fuels MORE
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Source: Seattle Office of Economic Development, Jan 23, 2020 The Office of Economic Development (OED) is implementing an Inclusive Economy Agenda. This mission rests on three OED competencies to serve underserved populations: building self sufficiency and improving access to employment, family-wage job and wealth creation, and capacity-building for neighborhood resilience in the face of displacement. […]. Member News Opportunities Public Policy MORE
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