DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) was high on the agenda at New York Climate Week last week, where critics of the technology raised concerns it would be used to extend the life of the fossil fuel industry. oil firms have led in the development of ever more efficient EOR-CCS technologies.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand? One novel spin on emerging hydrogen fuel options is "clean hydrogen" made from trash. . Today, more than 95 percent of hydrogen is fossil-based and does not rely on renewables. Other technologies are in the mix, such as battery electric vehicles. Arlene Karidis.

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Energy Innovation

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

By Olivia Ashmoore This week, Energy Innovation Policy & Technology LLC® and RMI published 48 state Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) models. The free, open-source, peer-reviewed, and nonpartisan EPS model empowers users to analyze the effects of hundreds of climate policies. climate goals. With the release of the U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

“Blue” hydrogen is also derived from natural gas but combined with the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS), and is being heavily promoted by the gas industry as a “bridge” fuel to a low-emission future. Juliet Philips, senior policy advisor at the thinktank E3G, described it as “a bit of a red herring as a low-carbon solution”.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

From President Biden to methane pledges, BusinessGreen explores the biggest developments on the fifth full day of the pivotal climate talks in Sharm EL Sheikh. Biden's address also set out his administration's plans to crackdown on methane leaks in the US' fossil fuel industry.

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EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Rhodium reported that “absent a new policy push” the U.S. All the rulemaking we’ve been tracking regarding EPA’s emission standards for oil and gas methane, fossil fuel power plants, vehicles, and transmission are all important drivers for accelerating progress. This means U.S.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Reducing methane is in the hands of a small number of large multinational corporations, which have the resources to act, writes Changing Markets Foundation's Nusa Urbancic. Methane has typically been ignored in climate policy. It also ignores the huge potential of methane emission reductions in the agricultural sector.

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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. It’s fracked methane.”.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Innovative waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies offer a promising solution to this challenge, transforming how urban centers handle waste and generate energy. A pivotal component in these technologies’ efficiency is implementing robust emissions and odor control systems, such as h2s removal systems.

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Elemental Excelerator

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Elemental’s Policy Lab team unpacked the major national, subnational, and private sector commitments that emerged from COP 26 for climate technology innovation in the United States and beyond. Elemental is proud to back many companies that are developing technologies that will be critical to meet this commitment.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The European Union has clearly laid out its position: Climate neutrality, the Council of the EU stated last month, will require “a global phase-out of unabated fossil fuels and a peak in their consumption in this decade.” But more stands between COP28 and concrete steps forward for our climate.

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Business Green

JANUARY 26, 2023

That is the upbeat conclusion of new research published this week by the Inevitable Policy Response (IPR), an initiative that has been tracking significant climate policy developments on a quarterly basis since the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow in November 2021.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The oil industry has launched an all-out pressure campaign to kill an attempt by Congressional Democrats to tax methane – an extremely powerful greenhouse gas – for the first time. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, which is considering the methane fee as part of the $3.5 Congress Eyes Methane Fee.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Green Alliance argues UK has made 'little headway' on pledge made at COP26 to slash methane emisisons by 30 per cent by 2030. For example, soaring fossil gas prices mean that plugging methane leaks from oil and gas sites could deliver a significant boost in profits for fossil fuel firms.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 9, 2022

This week, Energy Innovation launched the Oregon Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) , our newest state-specific, open-source, peer-reviewed, and nonpartisan model that estimates the environmental, economic, and public health impacts of hundreds of climate and energy policies. By Shelley Wenzel. Business As Usual Scenario.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

IEA warns that methane emissions from the global energy sector fell only fractionally last year, despite projects to cut methane leaks providing hugely attractive returns on investment By rights methane emissions from the fossil fuel industry should be one of the easiest climate problems to fix.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

Hazer Group produces fuel-cell grade hydrogen from methane, with high-quality graphite as a by-product rather than CO2. Green hydrogen – and how the water sector can engage with this ‘green, clean fuel source’ – was the focus of a recent webinar hosted by water technology firm Isle on 20 May. Capturing carbon.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2021

UN backs green hydrogen as it publishes seven principles designed to guide policymakers and business leaders approach to scaling the low carbon fuel. energy sector pathway". energy sector pathway".

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Fossil fuels get named and shamed. For the first time in 25 years of UN climate talks, coal and fossil fuel subsidies have been singled out in an official document. Research published by Climate Action Tracker warned the sum total of policies and actions being taken by governments would deliver roughly 2.4C

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The report, which looks to a 2030 energy system in which clean tech plays a significantly greater role than today, states how sheltering consumers from volatile fuel prices in 2022 cost governments $900 billion in emergency support. ” The energy world will look very different by 2030, even under today's policy settings ?

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2023

But despite growing calls from campaigners and some investors for BlackRock to divest from fossil fuel firms, Fink stressed that BlackRock would be working with fossil fuel companies such as those in natural gas sector, provided that they take steps to mitigate their methane emissions.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 9, 2023

But the groups have unearthed a 1970 report by Eni’s Isvet research centre that warned of the “catastrophic” risk the build-up of carbon dioxide (CO2) caused by burning fossil fuels could pose to the climate. Methane is the clean energy of the future,” ran a 1986 promotion in Eni’s company magazine Ecos.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 13, 2021

But agency calls on policymakers to ramp up green policies and investments, noting that existing decarbonisation pledges still leave the world on track for dangerously escalating climate impacts. The world's hugely encouraging clean energy momentum is running up against the stubborn incumbency of fossil fuels in our energy systems," he said.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Carbon neutral refers to a policy of not increasing carbon emissions and of achieving carbon reduction through offsets. Projects can range from local planting of trees to the funding of projects that empower families in developing countries to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

The inflation reduction act clean energy transition: Supporting businesses navigate rising fossil fuel energy costs The inflation reduction act clean energy transition comes at a time where rising fossil fuel energy costs are hitting businesses hard. Under the policies of the Action Plan, the government will provide $1.55

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2023

Green Alliance estimates proposed coking coal mine in Cumbria could emit as much methane each year as 120,000 cows. However, the UK, along with scores of countries around the world, is committed to collectively reducing emissions of the greenhouse gas by 30 per cent between 2020 and 2030 as part of the Global Methane Pledge.

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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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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

All-party parliamentary groups have no formal role in Parliament but can often act as an influential forum for debate, and also produce reports, and make policy recommendations. Slowly, slowly, fossil fuel interests are taking over our institutions,” Jolyon Maugham of the Good Law Project told DeSmog.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

More recently, the transport sector began to move away from fossil fuels. Still, the innovation in technologies, strategies and policies is remarkable. This week, Future Meat Technologies, an Israeli startup, announced it can produce a cultured chicken breast for $7.50. Electricity generation was an early focus.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel. As we seek alternatives to fossil fuels, biomass holds significant potential due to its sustainability. Syngas can be subsequently burned to generate electricity or processed into transportation fuels.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 3, 2024

Exploring the world of carbon capture technology opens up a pathway to understanding how advanced science is being utilized to combat the pressing issue of climate change. Post-combustion capture The core principle of carbon capture technology is simple yet incredibly sophisticated.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

A trade group comprising European suppliers of waste-to-energy technology, ESWET welcomed a recent opportunity to contribute to the EU Emissions Trading System’s revision (EU ETS). It is likely to trigger more landfilling of non-recyclable waste and more use of fossil fuels. A Fortum waste-to-energy plant in Brista, Sweden.

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Business Green

JUNE 13, 2022

National policies to promote the conservation of energy and restraint of demand. And here, energy efficiency will play a key role, alongside renewables and other clean technologies ranging from hydrogen to electric cars.". Top of the list of priorities set out in a communiqué issued at the close of the three day meeting ?

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Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2020

European Commission unveils flurry of major policy plans as it seeks to help deliver on 2050 net zero goal, but green groups warn bolder action is still required. However, green groups were today quick to warn that the Strategy did not go far enough, pointing to the omission of any plan to phase out fossil fuels for heating and cooling. "A

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 2, 2024

Steam-methane reforming and electrolysis are the two most common methods used. Advanced high-pressure storage technologies like composite materials or metal hydrides ensure greater energy density. However, solid-state technology addresses the issue and also enables more efficient transportation over longer distances.

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The final wording of the COP28 agreement – which required consensus among all nations and the chair – codified a commitment to transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems. To anyone paying attention to global oil and gas demand future forecasts, even under existing policies , the COP28 agreement should not be a surprise.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 19, 2023

In the roughly 15-minute prepared speech Smith made several misleading statements, in addition to taking a potshot at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s apparent hostility to the fossil fuel sector. The pipeline brings Alberta crude oil and refined petroleum products to Canada’s West Coast.

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