DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 21, 2022

On Wednesday, a group of more than 450 scientists called on advertising agencies to cut off their fossil fuel clients and to end their ties with an ongoing misinformation campaign that has time and again killed progress on addressing the climate crisis. And as this letter makes clear, they have had enough. ” Arena said.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 10, 2022

But climate campaigners warn the impact of methane leaks could negate any benefits from the as-yet unproven technology. Toogood’s appointment was criticised by campaigners who argue that fossil fuel companies are lobbying governments to embrace blue hydrogen to guarantee future demand for natural gas. Blue Hydrogen Interest.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Brausch for The Verge Homeowners who want to reduce their carbon footprint by getting rid of polluting appliances have the US government’s full support. The pollution from using a gas heater was also a major concern. Illustration by Nico H. Not so with apartment dwellers. It was a great work-from-home spot,” Spears said.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2022

By far the most politically contentious aspect of the new emissions budgets involves Ireland’s livestock-dominated agriculture sector, which currently accounts for 37.5 After the painful financial crash of 2008/9, the political atmosphere in Ireland ahead of the lifting of quotas was febrile.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2023

Greenpeace Italy and Re:Common have alleged in their climate lawsuit — Italy’s first — that despite knowing at least as early as 1970 that burning fossil fuels posed a serious climate risk, Eni went on to promote “natural” –- or methane – gas as a safe energy source for decades. the spokesperson stated.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

. | Sean Gallup/Getty Images Tens of thousands of negotiators, activists, and corporate execs have descended upon Dubai to wrangle over the future of fossil fuels. They want the biggest, heaviest-polluting nations to do something about it. The future of fossil fuels Let’s start with some backstory on COP28.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Animal agriculture is the largest emitter of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide when measured over a 20 year period. Scientists say that unless swift action is taken, methane from agriculture alone will take us beyond a 1.5C It’s really about production at the end of the day.”

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Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Wastewater from overburdened urban septic systems and air pollution from burning fossil fuels contribute to nitrogen pollution, but often runoff of the synthetic fertilizers used in industrialized agriculture is the primary culprit. Interested in learning more about sustainable food production?

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

From tackling deforestation to curbing methane emissions, the various multilateral commitments are focused on areas where they can have real impact. The fossil fuel problem is being named. The counter to all of this is that 1.5C is barely alive. Action has come too late and the transformation that is now required to too big.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2023

Echoing a trend seen among fossil fuel incumbents the world over, Germany’s pipeline operators are casting themselves as gatekeepers to climate solutions. Unlike natural gas, which is comprised mostly of methane, a powerful climate pollutant, hydrogen does not emit planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) when burned.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Secretary General António Guterres asked nations to arrive at the session with concrete commitments for phasing out fossil fuels, observing in his opening remarks that “humanity has opened the gates of hell.” But the event was overshadowed by the major polluters who didn’t attend. In the U.S., The Juliana v.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

And, in the United States, political gridlock chopped the heart out of Congress’ most ambitious clean energy plan. . Renewable solar and wind power now typically costs less than fossil-fuel alternatives. That’s looking more doable as renewable-energy prices drop, providing an alternative to fossil fuels.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The initiative, also known as the “Protect Washington Act”, imposes a steadily increasing carbon pollution fee on most fossil fuel uses and directs revenue toward projects to reduce carbon emissions, as well as investments in forests, water, community preparedness, and support to displaced workers and people with lower incomes.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Dubbed the Glasgow Climate Pact, the agreement crucially puts pressure on countries to come foward next year with updated climate plans, promises more funding for climate adaptation, and for the first time ever includes explicit references to the need to drive down coal and phase out fossil fuel subsidies. degree goal alive.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2022

And yet, so complete is their disconnect from the real world that these zombie arguments continue to stumble across the political landscape desperately looking for an issue, any issue, to attack. per cent gain, almost entirely as a result of higher fossil fuel prices. Soaring energy bills? Blame net zero. Net zero's fault.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Climate campaigners, however, see the new piers and pipelines as ominous signs that the gas lobby has finally achieved a long-standing goal to lock Germany into the $100 billion global LNG market – threatening to keep Europe’s biggest economy hooked on fossil fuels for decades to come. “A It’s fossil fuel madness.”.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Revelations about high-level and systemic failures of oversight — both private and public — come at a time when historic federal investments in renewable energy are threatening a constellation of fossil fuel interests and political coalitions vying to preserve profits as the U.S. economy is increasingly rocked by climate chaos.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 6, 2021

With power demand expected to triple by 2040 as India’s population continues to achieve upward mobility, fossil fuels are poised to see continued growth even as the clean energy market thrives. And to what extent can they mitigate the increase in fossil fuel use? Solar ticks every one of those boxes.”

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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. Polluters have been put on notice. Here, we've picked out 10 key takeaways for business leaders from the Glasgow Climate Pact and COP26 Summit: 1.

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2021

That's why technologies that can reuse carbon dioxide to avoid fossil fuel use - or even better, lock it away in long-lived products like cement - are essential. This includes filtering out unwanted pollutants in the flue gas before using the carbon dioxide in carbonated beverages or plastics.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 9, 2022

For example, last year NW Natural paid for digital advertising that suggested that indoor air pollution from cooking occurs regardless of whether the stove is gas or electric. “No Meanwhile, NW Natural also ran an ad campaign to promote “renewable natural gas,” or RNG, which is methane captured from landfills and animal feedlots.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

On my lastest flight surveying fossil fuel industry sites in southwest Louisiana at the end of September, I photographed liquified natural gas (LNG) export facilities, signs of drought, fire-scarred stretches of marsh, and a salt dome site at risk of collapsing. He pointed out that the U.S.’s He said no, but the fires are worrisome.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

Methane, a greenhouse gas which is belched out in high volumes by cattle, has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to cut global heating. In this context, the meat industry is increasingly viewed as a sector where greenhouse gas emissions cuts can and should be made, just like the fossil fuel industry.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Like many corporations, the global COVID-19 pandemic and lack of usual in-person events meant they had to get creative about how to shape the political debate and find new allies to support their agendas. The idea of ‘green fertilizers’ to market the company’s products as less polluting, however, is seen by some as corporate greenwashing.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

I think what the cancellation shows is that people have had enough of fossil fuel infrastructure being forced upon them,” said Lorne Stockman, research co-director with Oil Change International. “It It doesn’t surprise me that communities are standing up to these projects and occasionally winning.” Navigator’s $3.5

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Coal is by far, the worst of our fossil fuel dependencies. ” Each year, hundreds of thousands of people die due to coal pollution. For one thing, two of the world’s biggest polluters, China and the US, have agreed to cooperate more with the global community over the next few decades. Immediate responses.

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2023

Because countries tend to impose higher tariffs on relatively clean finished goods, but lower tariffs on often more-polluting inputs and intermediates, trade policy skews in favour of dirtier product - resulting in an implicit subsidy for CO2 production of $550bn to $800bn per year," she said. per cent while increasing global income by 0.65

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

The alarm bells are deafening, and the evidence is irrefutable: greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel burning and deforestation are choking our planet and putting billions of people at immediate risk. Without deep carbon pollution cuts now, the 1.5-degree We need immediate action on energy.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 17, 2023

1, 2020 rules adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) came into effect that substantially decreased the amount of sulfur allowed in maritime fuels with the goal of cutting sulfur oxide emissions from ships by 77%. Regulatory rewind: On Jan.1, EEXI reflects the energy efficiency of ship design. Ease of Adoption: Easiest.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 29, 2021

In his spare time, David Levy, owner of Petrotechnologies, a company that makes specialty parts for the oil and gas industry, monitors the fossil fuel industry across southwest Louisiana from the sky. In fact, methane is up to 86 times more potent than carbon dioxide in the first 20 years after entering the atmosphere.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 12, 2024

Robert Noyes, a campaigner at Fossil Free Parliament warned against “cosy dinners and the easy access they buy”. He told DeSmog: “What the fossil fuel lobby wants, the fossil fuel lobby gets.” Offshore gas fields worldwide are major sources of emissions of methane, a powerful, short-lived greenhouse gas.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Black and Hispanic Americans are exposed to 63 percent and 56 percent more pollution than they create. Given the state of Congress today, and our more general state of political polarization, it may be hard to resist the eye-roll — but resisting it is more important than ever. Massachusetts v. In 2001’s Whitman v.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Slowly, slowly, fossil fuel interests are taking over our institutions,” Jolyon Maugham of the Good Law Project told DeSmog. Alice Harrison, head of fossil fuels campaigning at Global Witness, said: “it seems the new chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Environment is also a big fan of coal.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The administration believes expanding LNG infrastructure could lock in fossil fuel dependence and hinder progress toward climate goals. After all, Biden has pledged to cut climate pollution in half by 2030, but the oil and gas industry continues to break production records during his administration.

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Green Market Oracle

JANUARY 3, 2020

Once upon a time there were two political leaders who exacerbated the suffering of their citizens and ignored their pleas for help. They flout climate science to defend their interests in fossil fuels which are known to cause climate change. with some states outlawing protests against the fossil fuel industry.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Polluting packaging agents build up to foul habitats and ecological systems, creating unstable environments which threaten human well-being and security. Indirectly, changes in ecosystem services affect livelihoods, income, and local migration and, on occasion, may even cause or exacerbate political conflict.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Black and Hispanic Americans are exposed to 63 percent and 56 percent more pollution than they create. Given the state of Congress today, and our more general state of political polarization, it may be hard to resist the eye-roll — but resisting it is more important than ever. In 2001’s Whitman v.

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