DeSmogBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

billion supporting the fossil fuel and petrochemical industry. Taxpayer handouts to Canada’s wealthiest companies means that less money is available for the types of investments that could actually help people across the country who are deciding between food and energy bills,” she said.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Over the past month and a half month, California lawmakers have enacted a pair of climate disclosure bills and endorsed a global call to end the fossil fuel era. billion invested in Chevron, BP, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and Shell, a new analysis from Stand.earth and Climate Safe Pensions Network has found. “It

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

Major hospital systems and medical institutions in the United States are betraying their oath to “first do no harm” through their investments in the fossil fuel sector, warns a new report from a campaign advocating for fossil fuel divestment in healthcare. private hospital systems.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 27, 2023

public pension funds would have been about 13 percent higher had they divested from fossil fuel holdings ten years ago – equivalent to around $21 million in earnings. without the fossil fuel holdings. without the fossil fuel holdings. billion at the end of 2022, they would have been worth $424.6

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Renew Economy

MAY 25, 2023

Investment in solar to overtakes oil for first time as world accelerates switch to renewables and fossil fuel companies pocket their super profits. The post Solar investment overtakes oil for first time as renewables chase down fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

University of Oxford endowment fund increased investment in fossil fuels between 2021 and 2022, campaigners claim

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Major investment funds available to UK consumers are marketing themselves as “sustainable” and “ethical” while financing fossil fuel companies, research has found. The fund with the most fossil fuel-linked holdings in its portfolio was iShares Dow Jones Global Sustainability Screened. Fuelling the Fire’.

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The Guardian: Energy

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Record levels of investment in clean energy (solar has been called the cheapest source of electricity in history by the International Energy Agency) and a decline in coal-powered generation means less and less of the world’s power will come from fossil fuels between now and 2050, the analysis from Rhodium shows.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 22, 2021

Despite promises, G20 nations continue to invest in fossil fuels amid the climate crisis.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 30, 2023

Bloomberg New energy Finance says investment in low carbon energy has hit a new high – and for the first time reached parity with capital invested in fossil fuels. The post Clean energy investment tops $US1 trillion, sits neck and neck with fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 6, 2019

billion), the European Investment Bank is one of the sector’s biggest lenders. And for every euro the EIB puts into a project or business, around seven more are invested by the private sector. According to the International Energy Agency, global renewables investment in 2018 amounted to $300 billion. billion ($14.9

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Forbes Green Tech

MARCH 19, 2021

New research proves massively increased return for investment in renewables over fossil fuels. trillion annual investment in low carbon energy, this can only be a positive for achieving climate goals. With 2050 targets requiring $4.4

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Fatih Birol, head of International Energy Agency, says countries planning expansion are ‘misjudging market trends’ Countries and companies planning to expand their fossil fuel production are taking “very unhealthy and unwise economic risks” as their investments may not be profitable, the world’s foremost energy adviser has warned.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

A new report makes the case that if Scotland is to successfully end its contribution to climate change by 2045, there has to be a significant increase in public spending to help move homes and other buildings away from a reliance on fossil fuel heating.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The retirement contributions of New York state workers will no longer be invested in fossil fuels.

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Business Green

JUNE 28, 2023

Pensions sector accused of 'aiding and abetting' fossil fuel expansion, as fresh research reveals average UK pension holder has £3,000 invested in fossil fuels

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Business Green

JUNE 17, 2022

University of Oxford academics argue investments in fossil fuels in response to energy crunch will have a smaller economic and energy security impact than those in energy efficiency and clean energy infrastructure. Gas investment can be significantly slower.". Energy efficiency and green energy measures are much faster.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

According to Saudi Aramco’s podcast, the fossil fuel industry is innovating new climate solutions, and BP’s podcast proclaims more of the same. Darren Woods, the CEO of Exxon, celebrates the potential of carbon capture to dramatically reduce global emissions. and Europe.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Tufton Street Links Politicians fronting the PopCon group have a history of working with anti-green think tanks and supporting more fossil fuel extraction. billion invested in fossil fuels via his investment fund Marshall Wace. billion invested in fossil fuels via his investment fund Marshall Wace.

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Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2023

BNEF reports that global investment in the clean energy transition rose 30 per cent last year to record levels Global investment in the clean energy transition soared to record levels last year, surpassing $1tr as the sector matched the level of investment in fossil fuels for the first time.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2021

New report from Friends of the Earth reveals none of the major UK pension schemes have plans to divest from fossil fuels. UK pension funds have invested an estimated £128bn in fossil fuels, according to a new report published today by environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth. Polluted Pensions?

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 14, 2023

⚡ Plugged In: Investing in an inclusive economy (live on LinkedIn). The post The Brief: Plugged In to the inclusive economy, fossil fuel doom loop, Canada’s employee ownership trusts, recapitalizing Copia in Kenya, Voices of impact management appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Greetings, Agents of Impact!

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 4, 2024

Three-quarters of prizes at the UK’s top sustainable advertising awards went to agencies who work for the fossil fuel industry, a DeSmog analysis has revealed. billion investment in the UK’s green energy transition. Both agencies are owned by the London-based global media group WPP. Credit: Sam Whitham.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Bank bosses due to attend a green investment summit tomorrow head institutions which have provided over £700 billion of financing for the fossil fuel industry since the 2015 Paris Agreement, including £129 billion in 2020 alone. . JPMorgan financed £230 billion in fossil fuels between 2016 and 2020.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2022

“Investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure is moral and economic madness,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released part of its latest report on Monday. The IPCC’s call to action was urgent. “We The extinction of a million species of plants and animals.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

ImpactAlpha, February 24 – The IMAS Foundation, launched by Ikea’s founder, is committing €250 million to a fossil fuel-free public equities fund developed by. The post Ikea-backed foundation invests in fossil fuel-free equities and green steel appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 3, 2023

While Alberta moves full speed ahead on approving new fossil fuel projects, it inexplicably has put the brakes on developing renewable energy projects. Alberta has world-class renewable energy resources and has already established itself as a leader in Canada, attracting new investment and new jobs to the province.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Exclusive: Sultan Al Jaber says Adnoc has to meet demand for fossil fuels, and hails ‘unprecedented’ Cop deal The president of the Cop28 climate summit will continue with his oil company’s record investment in oil and gas production , despite coordinating a global deal to “transition away” from fossil fuels.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Environmental law non-profit writes to pension fund executives warning their bond investments' exposure to fossil fuels could amount to a breach of their fiduciary duty

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Climate change” describes only the result of fossil fuel-based greenhouse gases. A term like “fossil fueled-destruction” would name the cause as well as the effect. The fossil fuel industry hid for decades what it knew about the impacts of its products. The writer Stevie Chedid calls it “warning weather.”

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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. TotalEnergies will sponsor the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The findings underscore concerns over the role of the fossil fuel industry at the negotiations, known as COP27, which have become a focal point for deals to exploit African natural gas. These talks are supposed to be about moving us away from fossil fuels, phasing them out,” Sabido told DeSmog. Conflict of interest.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The boss of the Environment Agency has declared that coal and oil are "no longer safe bets" for investors, warning that banks that failed to divest from fossil fuels would be left behind by the market. He said investors that continued to invest in fossil fuels were exposing themselves to major financial risks.

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Financial Times: Energy

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

University’s exposure has risen despite landmark 2020 commitment to divestment

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Business Green

MARCH 19, 2021

Study from IEA and Imperial highlights decade of clear evidence that renewables firms are performing better than fossil fuel-focused businesses. Our research demonstrates that all over the world renewable power has outperformed fossil fuels," he said.

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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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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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