DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

An in-depth article by the website Carbon Brief argues that the fuel is unlikely to be taken up universally, particularly as “the volume required to satisfy all the possible applications for low-carbon hydrogen would likely far exceed the amount available, even if production is significantly scaled up.”. Credit: Gaia Lamperti.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The chemicals, called phthalates, are typically added to plastics like food packaging, shopping bags, and shower curtains to make them more flexible. Still, the federal government lacks strong rules for phthalates in common items like food packaging, and the chemicals remain ubiquitous.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Analysis claims UK continues to plough billions of pounds into fossil fuel sector despite government's ambitions of being a world leader on climate action. The UK government has provided global leadership on commitments to combat climate change," he said. "Yet

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 7, 2021

Experts estimate that if mankind continues at its current rates of energy usage, deforestation, excessive reliance on fossil fuels , and other activities, the world as we know it will continue to suffer as the years go on. It Shows Responsibility and Humanity. It Can Inspire Others. Retailers Are Becoming More Demanding.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The government has unveiled a £9.1bn package of support for households to help ease the burden of the looming hike in energy bills, as the Chancellor Rishi Sunak today confirmed the UK's reliance on fossil fuels and gas heating was broadly responsible for the ongoing crisis.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 31, 2023

Hydrogen from renewable sources is widely considered to be one of the most important low carbon fuels that will increasingly phase out fossil fuels. This latest government funding is part of a broader £21 million package to support innovation in hydrogen BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) technologies in the UK.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 22, 2020

The EU’s trillion-euro coronavirus recovery package may not support big renewable energy projects in the way that was expected. trillion) recovery package. SolarPower Europe's Beauvais thinks the expected favorable financing conditions of an EU-sponsored, national government-backed tender could ramp up interest.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

After a day of high drama governments sign off on a precedent-setting text that calls on countries to accelerate efforts to phase-out unabated coal power and strengthen decarbonisation plans to deliver on 1.5C This is not a perfect package, but it is a possible package," said the Costa Rican head of delegation.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2022

New Climate Transparency report reveals fossil fuel production subsidies surged to highest levels on record in 2021. G20 government support for producing and consuming fossil fuels reached a record high in 2021, despite publiuc commitments to end inefficient fossil fuel subsidies and accelerate the clean energy transition.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 19, 2024

Veronica Wignall from campaign group Ad Free Cities said the promotion of meat and dairy to Gen Z resembled “a playbook strategy from the fossil fuel industry”. In 2023, DeSmog found that over 100 influencers had been paid to promote fossil fuel firms since 2017, reaching billions of people.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The University of Cambridge has committed to divest from all direct and indirect investments in fossil fuels by 2030, as the institution works towards its goal of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2038.

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2021

The idea of only using sustainable packaging – eliminating waste, low carbon footprint, recyclable or compostable - seems easy enough, yet the reality for many businesses is more complex and dependent on the industry they work in. A lot of plastic is produced from fossil fuels. The plastic choice. Reducing waste.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Despite lockdown generating a steep decline in fossil fuel production, COVID-19 recovery plans risk accelerating it beyond pre-COVID levels, a UN-backed study warns. The world's governments must draw down fossil fuel production by six per cent a year through to 2030 to move into line with a 1.5C

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

From the general public, all the way up to the government, we’re all under threat of a global crisis. Many businesses and governments put profits and short-term gains over the long-term health of our planet. Solar, geothermal and wind power, all offer a cleaner alternative to traditional fossil fuels.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Announced today, the new package offers customers access to discounted EV charge points and installations, in addition to any associated home solar panels and battery storage. Octopus Energy is so excited that NatWest has committed to promoting sustainable practices and will be joining us on this mission to green our roads," he said.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The UK could reach a 60 per cent renewable power system by 2025 were it to shift Covid-19 energy sector recovery funds from fossil fuels to green power, report concludes. The current road could lock-in unnecessary fossil fuels, create 60 per cent fewer jobs and miss the UK's net-zero target," he explained.

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2020

The government has today unveiled a wide ranging package of proposals aimed at accelerating the much-needed decarbonisation of the UK's heating systems, setting out plans to replace the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme for homes and businesses over the coming years.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2021

Fossil fuel firms are increasingly eyeing up plans for blue hydrogen production, but think tank E3G fears the nascent sector risks locking in a new generation of high carbon infrastructure and jobs.

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2020

In its latest forecast today, BNEF said fossil fuel car sales likely already peaked in 2017. It was inevitable that the pandemic would severely impact demand for cars of all stripes in 2020, but it looks like fossil fuel car sales are unlikely to enjoy the kind of fast tracked recovery that the EV sector could yet navigate.

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Business Green

JULY 9, 2021

Reports reveal the government is actively considering carbon dividend plans that would help lower income households cope with any increase in energy bills. Tim Lord, senior fellow at the Tony Blair Institute, also pointed out that the way the government chose to implement the policy would be critical to its success.

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Business Green

MAY 13, 2022

Government confirms plans to begin phasing out new fossil fuel trucks from 2035 before ending sales completely by 2040. The government said ending the sale of new, non-zero emission HGVs before 2040 was "vital if we are to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and achieve net zero".

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 18, 2024

The Inflation Reduction Act is a $369 billion package of grants and subsidies by the U.S. government to spur green technology investment. Truss writes that “we should cancel” the United Nations annual COP climate summit, and falsely claims that electric vehicles are worse for the environment than those powered by fossil fuels. “In

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Business Green

JULY 20, 2020

MPs from across the political divide have called on the government to harness its Covid-19 recovery plans to accelerate the transition to net zero, today setting out a 10-point programme of policy recommendations "the government needs to urgently adopt to get the UK on track".

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Business Green

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The government will today present its new Energy Prices Bill to Parliament, confirming sweeping plans to cap energy prices for households and businesses and unveiling controversial proposals to limit the profits being generated by renewables and nuclear operators. The government said the move would "ensure consumers?pay?a

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2022

Most significant piece of energy legislation in a decade' set to be overshadowed by latest wave of resignations from Johnson government. Announcing the Bill, Kwarteng hailed the sweeping package of new policy measures as "the biggest reform of our energy system in a decade". "To

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Business Green

JANUARY 14, 2021

A new report from McKinsey predicts global fossil fuel demand 'will never return to its pre-pandemic growth curve', but warns the world is still on track to badly miss its climate goals.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 19, 2020

We’re facing an oil shock amid a pandemic, supply chains are still in disarray, economic gears are grinding to a near halt, and countries are scrambling to put stimulus packages in place. Could clean energy have the advantage over fossil energy from investors and governments? How will this shape the energy system?

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Period of national mourning has overshadowed government’s sweeping new energy support package, but experts remain convinced more targeted long-term plan is needed. The government's new energy strategy appears to rest on four pillars.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Gas price cap passes parliament, electricity futures prices plunge and Greens hail "the end of gas" with a package designed to take the fossil fuel out of homes. The post Electricity prices plunge as Greens hail cap and “beginning of the end of gas” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2023

Funding to develop alternatives to carbon intensive red diesel fuel comes as Grant Shapps touts ambition to turn UK into 'scale-up capital of Europe' The government is making £32.5m pot from the first phase of the competition last year.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2021

Covid-19 recovery packages unveiled by nations around the world are failing to deliver the levels of sustainable investment needed to cap global temperature increases at safe levels, IEA warns. It has also called on all nations to ramp up investment and policies that can deliver global climate goals and prevent runaway climate change.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2021

Strategy to set out a number of new targets for the decarbonisation of industry, as government confirms details of nine projects to be awarded funding through Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge - but opposition warns plans lack necessary ambition.

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Business Green

MARCH 24, 2021

But Ministers insist end to financial support for overseas fossil fuel energy projects, £16bn transition plan for North Sea, and climate compatibility test for new projects can put UK on track to net zero emissions. We will not leave oil and gas workers behind in the United Kingdom's irreversible shift away from fossil fuels.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

The government will tomorrow publish its long-awaited Energy Security Strategy, promising that the sweeping new plan will 'supercharge' clean energy deployment and put the UK on track to source 95 per cent of its power from domestic low carbon sources by 2030.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The government has confirmed the details for its controversial tax raid on clean power generators which will come into effect from next month, publishing a technical note setting out how the new Electricity Generator Levy will work. "The And it confirmed the benchmark price would be indexed to CPI inflation from April 2024. "The

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2022

Just over £19m of funding has been unlocked to support the development of low carbon heat networks in Bristol, Liverpool, London, and Worthing, the government announced last week. funding package announced on 29 December.

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Business Green

MARCH 29, 2023

The new rules will bring opportunities for cutting-edge technologies and create the momentum for industry to invest in a fossil-free future," said Romina Pourmokhtari, climate minister for Sweden, which is currently president of the EU Council.

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