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How the Fossil Fuel Industry Buys Goodwill

DeSmogBlog

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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Fossil Fuel Firms Use Permitting Loopholes to Fast-Track LNG Export Projects Near Black Communities

DeSmogBlog

Now, Ivor van Heerden , the former deputy director of Louisiana State University’s Hurricane Center, is concerned about the disastrous and potentially lethal consequences of a hurricane hitting a liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal under construction south of New Orleans. But more than three-fourths of the U.S-produced

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For a livable future, 60% of oil and gas must stay in the ground

Grist

To achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, countries will likely need to set hard limits on the extraction of fossil fuels in addition to supporting the deployment of clean energy. The researchers set out to estimate how much of the world’s fossil fuel reserves must remain in the ground in order to limit global warming to 1.5

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Global gas squeeze highlights need for security of supply – report

Smart Energy International

The International Energy Agency (IEA) says global natural gas consumption rebounded by 4.6% in 2021, more than double the decline seen in the gas market in 2020. Last year closed with record high spot prices for gas in Europe and Asia, as the natural gas supply remained constricted. Have you read?

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Heard of “Net-Zero Oil” or “Carbon Negative” Bioenergy? In 2023 You Will

DeSmogBlog

Critics of the push say carbon capture technology is still unproven, methane leakage could add untold greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere, and transport complications all make blue hydrogen a much dirtier fuel than the name implies. This has the potential to cut off one area of growth for the fossil fuel industry.

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Interview – Harnessing the potential of geothermal to scale up by 2030

ThinkGeoEnergy

As a society, we routinely burn fossil fuels at about 1000°C to heat our homes at about 22°C. In part, incentives are needed because the impacts of fossil fuels are often not accounted for when considering the power price. What can SLB or GeothermEx contribute to attaining this goal of scaling up?

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Ahead of COP26, Top Biden Appointees Pushing Natural Gas Are Undermining His Climate Credibility

DeSmogBlog

rejoined the Paris climate agreement, new federal oil and gas leases were paused, fossil fuel subsidies were to be eliminated, a new governmental working group devoted to advancing projects that reduce emissions and greenhouse gases was formed, and pledges to achieve a “carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035” and put the U.S.