Charged

JUNE 28, 2022

However, many may be surprised to learn that a substantial amount of this grant money has been used to subsidize fossil fuel-burning vehicles, in preference to EVs, and to promote the consumption of natural gas. One of the agency’s biggest grant programs spent more than 90% of funds on diesel and natural gas incentives.

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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. “The future for the gas industry, in terms of power, will shift to peakers," Watson said.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The UK government announced backing for 11 new projects to produce green hydrogen from electrolysis, on 14 December, in addition to giving a tentative green light to hydrogen blending in existing gas distribution networks.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

A new database cataloging the world’s oil and gas reserves reveals extensive data on the global fossil fuel industry for the first time. The Global Registry of Fossil Fuels, launched by Carbon Tracker and Global Energy Monitor, is the first public and free-to-use database of fossil fuel production, reserves, and emissions.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 31, 2022

A fossil fuel executive recently told Fortune , “Appalachia is the elephant in the room,” referring to the claim that demand for natural gas is rising, while supply in Appalachia and the United States is falling. But what he gets wrong is that the future does not entail further dependence on fossil fuels.

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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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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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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. The Big Shift Global report called on the World Bank to definitively rule out support, both direct and indirect, for fossil fuel projects, which it has yet to do.

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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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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 6, 2019

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. Since 2013 the EIB has invested €13.4 billion ($14.9

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Planet Pulse

JANUARY 11, 2024

In this week’s issue : We kick off our energy series with the top dog: fossil fuels Orange rivers in Alaska A river mystery in Colombia Feature Story: Energy: Fossil Fuels If you’re reading this then you owe gratitude to fossil fuels. But fossil fuel companies aren’t quite shaking in their boots yet.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 31, 2020

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. Much of the new renewable capacity being built around the world is being offset by new coal and gas capacity, leaving the global generation mix more or less how it was in 2000.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 9, 2022

Net zero energy goals for heating need to be owned and delivered by regional and local governments, according to a new report led by the University of Birmingham. In addition, the report emphasises the need to balance these on-the-ground local decisions with long-term policy decisions from Government.

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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”. When taking into account methane its climate footprint is “more than 20 percent greater than burning natural gas or coal for heat”, they found. Hydrogen Europe.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The report, commissioned by MCS Charitable Foundation, projects that hydrogen would cost 70-90% more than gas on average. The authors of the report conclude that hydrogen will be a much more expensive heating fuel than natural gas and thus it would be better to prioritise other technologies to decarbonise domestic heating, like heat pumps.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 25, 2023

For the last several months, one of the nation’s largest pipeline operators has gone from one local government meeting on the Navajo Nation to another, outlining plans for what could end up being the country’s longest hydrogen pipeline. Chapter houses are a form of local Navajo government similar to city councils.) “I

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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

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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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

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

COP27 has just ended and while the agreement to develop a loss and damage fund is a real victory for vulnerable nations already devastated by climate change impacts, UN climate talks once again failed to address the root cause of these impacts: fossil fuel production. For women, fossil fuel impacts are even more devastating.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Danish energy company Ørsted has sold off its LNG unit but will hang on to its gas trading business. 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.

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 28, 2020

It is a primary source of data for numerous companies, government agencies, and non-government organizations. Natural gas contributed the second largest increment with 36% of the increase. Natural gas consumption rose by 2% in 2019 as the share of natural gas in primary energy consumption rose to a record high of 24.2%.

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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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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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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. government while the Brexit noise dominates and department staff are overloaded. Policy vacuum.

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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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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. A few high-profile defeats for the fossil fuel industry stand out. But the industry’s blitz is not yet over. ” – Emily Moore.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 18, 2021

Fossil fuel companies could face legal challenges over their misleading advertising, after a DeSmog investigation uncovered the extent of their “greenwashing” Environmental lawyers ClientEarth have put companies on notice with the publication of the Greenwashing Files. ExxonMobil – “Powering Progress”.

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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. Subscribe here. Surge protection.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

“Voice of Energy” is a new ad campaign and website featuring photos of diverse and well-dressed young people, explainers making the case for natural gas while downplaying its massive contribution to climate change, and videos urging viewers to join in an effort to “protect” the fossil fuel against laws restricting new gas hookups in buildings.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Indigenous delegates said they had been amazed at the “wilful ignorance” they encountered when demanding global banks cease financing new fossil fuel projects on their ancestral lands in what is today North America. The scheme would supercool fracked gas from the Permian Basin for export as liquefied natural gas (LNG).

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Nearly two thirds of social media posts put out by six major European fossil fuel and energy companies since the end of 2019 present a “green” image of the company, despite the majority of their business activity remaining in fossil fuels, reveals new analysis by Desmog.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2020

A major rollout of green hydrogen technologies could offset up to one third of global greenhouse gas emissions produced by fossil fuels and industry by 2050, according to a new report today by BloombergNEF (BNEF). Moreover, hydrogen's low density makes it considerably harder to store than fossil fuels.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Cities and utilities across the United States are starting to reject natural gas — and not just for environmental reasons. San Jose, the tenth largest city in the country, recently joined a string of cities banning gas utility connections for new homes and buildings.

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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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Charged

JANUARY 21, 2021

Some envision the lightest element as a medium to store energy from intermittent renewable sources, and others see it as a way for fossil fuel producers to find a market for natural gas reserves that otherwise risk becoming stranded assets. Source: Government of Canada.

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 14, 2022

Canada’s oil and gas patch is partying like it’s 2008, though most Canadian drivers are not enjoying the festive mood. Commercial rents in downtown Calgary are on the rise, and long-thought dead fossil-fuel export projects have zombified. There is not likely to be another rebound in the oil and gas sector after this one.

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