DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 14, 2019

Pollution of the powerful but short-lived greenhouse gas methane also climbed in 2018, showing an increase “higher than the average growth rate over the past decade,” the report adds. Tags: Robert Howarth methane fracking venting flaring Permian Basin Bakken Shale and around the world. One big culprit: shale drilling and fracking.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 10, 2020

They love to talk about how dependent African economic growth is on fossil fuels, never about how they've destroyed water sources and wetlands and murdered protesters there). They claim that it risks leaving marginalized communities out in the cold and stalls development in Africa.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

All these proposals fall under the purview of the European Green Deal, first approved in 2020, whose goal is to achieve incremental sustainable growth so that Europe becomes the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Green Deal legislation has proven most adaptable to the times.

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Business Green

JANUARY 11, 2022

As such, it said that once EVs achieve price-tag parity with petrol and diesel vehicles, drivers would rapidly switch towards electric mobility, leaving the electric car market poised for exponential growth in the coming years. EV sales in the UK are now expected to double in 2022 , on the back of the record year experienced in 2021.

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2022

A government grant scheme offering businesses thousands of pounds off the price tag of electric vans and trucks has been extended by a further two years, in a move Ministers expect to support the purchase of tens of thousands of greener vehicles.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 6, 2024

A new report by Eurelectric and consultancy EY highlights this strong growth but warns that maintaining – and increasing – momentum depends greatly on “a more interconnected ecosystem where data can be freely exchanged among emobility players to ensure strategic infrastructure planning, cost savings, flexibility and improved charging”.

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Business Green

JUNE 10, 2022

The company said the strong growth was largely thanks to a rise in mobile users, through its range of browser apps. It uses satellite technology, geo-tagging, photographic evidence, and field visits to monitor the impact of its reforestation projects.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Big growth for solar and storage, possible role for offshore wind. Unsurprisingly, the six scenarios yield significantly different projections of renewable energy and energy storage growth over the next 15 years. Solar growth by 2035 stalls at 8,650 megawatts under Duke’s base case, but rises to 12.3

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Business Green

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The average price tag on an electric vehicle (EV) could shoot up by £2,800 in the UK in the event of a 'no-deal' Brexit, with resulting tariffs imposed on battery imports likely to effectively cancel out consumer savings from the government's plug-in car grants scheme, Britain's car industry has warned.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

In the shorter term, meanwhile, Wood Mackenzie predicts EV sales in China, Europe and the US will hit seven million a year by 2025, before doubling to 15 million a year by 2030 as price tags drop due to economies of scale, cheaper battery technology, and impending bans on fossil fuel vehicle sales.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

It’s a great advertising tag line, but there are no free rides; someone always pays somewhere. Utilities such as Duke Energy are getting engaged as well, forecasting major growth in demand for electricity, whether that's for charging battery electric vehicles or for producing fuels such as hydrogen for fuel cell electric vehicles.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

It placed the price tag at up to 10.5 Researchers are only now beginning to anticipate the indirect impacts in the form of lower asset values, weakened future economic growth and uncertainty-induced instability in financial markets,” it said. economy throughout this century, especially in the absence of increased adaptation efforts.”

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Planet Pulse

JANUARY 11, 2024

All of yesterday’s growth and fun came with a steep price tag. Data from USGS/NASA, processing by Planet • Smoke from burning oil wells in Kuwait • July 1, 1991 We don’t need to tell you that 2023 being declared the hottest year on record and the fossil fuel industry’s continual growth isn’t a coincidence.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 10, 2021

TAG), the largest natural gas transporter in Brazil. British Commonwealth] government’s Climate Solutions and Clean Growth Advisory Council. Last year CDPQ bought Transportadora Associada de Gás S.A.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Despite such growth, fully electric car sales still account for just five per cent of the UK total. Meanwhile, price comparisons between high-end executive cars in electric and ICE continue to be skewed by the far higher price tag on battery-powered models such as the Tesla Model S.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

Each aircraft comes with a price tag of around $4m, it said. It is aiming to raise $394m from the float to support further growth, valuing the firm at $2.2bn or $10 per share, it said.

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2021

Moreover, figures argued the price tag on low carbon heating systems would only start to fall once installations gather momentum across the country, and that a more stretching timeline for decarbonisation could spur much-needed innovation in the sector. "One investment in low carbon boiler manufacturer Tepeo.

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Business Green

JANUARY 14, 2022

Unlike green or sustainable bonds, funds raised through sustainability-linked bonds are not tagged to a specific use for the proceeds with the funds raised able to be used for general corporate purposes. Ahmed noted that raising funds to deliver projects that would enable the firm's to meet its 2050 net zero ambition remained a challenge. "We

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Business Green

MAY 20, 2021

Over a third of respondents - 38 per cent - said they were unlikely to buy an EV in the next five years, with 59 per cent citing costly price tags, while 38 per cent raised concerns about short battery life and range anxiety, and 36 per cent worried about having nowhere to charge up their EV close to home.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Sharing the findings on Twitter , BNEF's head of sustainable materials Julia Attwood described the estimated $278bn price tag for decarbonising a sector responsible for some seven per cent of global emissions was a "bargain". The steel industry cannot afford to wait for the 2040s to start its transition," she warned.

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2023

As such, Volkswagen said it was well positioned to drive profitable growth in key markets worldwide, as it announced plans to invest €180bn from now until 2027 "in the most attractive profit pools and regions", with more than two-thirds of that funding - €120bn - geared towards its electrification and digitisation plans.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

While nature doesn’t come with a clearly labeled price tag, sustainability innovation understands that there is great economic value in preserving ecosystems, natural resources, biodiversity, and cultures and communities around the world. Operating in most major U.S.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Much of that growth in value was driven by an increase in nature-based solutions and prices of carbon credits rising about 60 percent in 2021, according to the analysis. At the end of summer, Ecosystems Marketplace released its State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2022 - impressively titled "The Art of Integrity."

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Truss's first speech as PM touts vision for 'aspiration nation' characterised by tax cuts and business-led growth, but leaves out any mention of net zero, nature, or the climate crisis. I will cut taxes to reward hard work and boost business-led growth and investments," she said. "I

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Since then, the initiative's progress has rapidly accelerated, mirroring the growth of the wider global market for EVs thanks to increasing investment, more supportive policies, and greater corporate and consumer appetite for electric mobility. And particularly astonishing is the rapidity of that growth.

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Business Green

MAY 23, 2021

Difficulties around resource intensive budget tagging and project identification could also be avoided. Over time, as the achievement of sustainability goals can be more measurably tied to sustainable growth, fiscal stability, and financial performance, financial markets may 'reward' countries meeting ambitious targets with lower-cost debt.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 17, 2021

But while Neom’s $500 billion price tag prompts questions about whether it will go ahead exactly as planned, the hydrogen effort doesn’t depend on the megacity’s overall success. This is still far ahead in the future, but goes to show that there is a lot of confidence in the growth of hydrogen. …

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

An AI-driven platform can automatically upload, tag, organise and analyse multiple data types and sources. Image Credit: Zeitview Andrew Maximow leads the Utility US Sales team for Zeitview and has a career spanning over 20 years in fast-growth technology domains, progressively moving from engineering to leadership roles.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 8, 2023

The effects of the climate crisis could cost Canadians some $700 per year by 2025—a price tag that is expected to double or triple by 2050. Already, provinces with the cleanest grids typically pay the least for electricity. In addition, clean electricity projects themselves are benefitting Canada’s economy.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The UK has an opportunity to bring down bills and spur economic growth by focusing on its world-leading clean power sector. The drive for net zero offers a huge opportunity to increase prosperity and create jobs right across the country. We want to see all political parties put it at the heart of their economic strategies.".

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Business Green

AUGUST 25, 2021

After demonstrating extraordinary growth throughout an undeniably tumultuous decade, the solar industry is now ready to truly shine, acccording to Chris Hewett, chief executive of Solar Energy UK. In the Energy White Paper, we committed to driving sustained growth in solar energy across the next decade to 2030.?".

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 12, 2022

In recent months, Cheniere Energy, the largest LNG exporter in the United States, has begun providing emissions data , which it calls “carbon emissions tags,” or CE tags, for its gas. The tags quantify the greenhouse gas emissions of a given LNG cargo, with the aim of easing buyers’ concerns. But there are problems here as well.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The plan is to be reviewed next Spring, but the government indicated the price freeze could stay in place for up to two years with the price tag expected to reach up to £150bn. As a result, domestic energy bills should stay at around current levels through this winter.

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Bidgely

JANUARY 5, 2022

That said, the price tag associated with building new EV infrastructure from the ground up and the aggressive timelines by which it is supposed to happen creates a challenging high-risk, high-reward environment for power businesses.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 5, 2024

But let’s chit-chat about something that often tags along with investing: dividends. Evaluate the company’s growth prospects. Companies committed to sustainability and ethical practices might have better access to capital, which can fuel growth and dividend payouts. Let’s dig in.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 17, 2021

But while Neom’s $500 billion price tag prompts questions about whether it will go ahead exactly as planned, the hydrogen effort doesn’t depend on the megacity’s overall success. This is still far ahead in the future, but goes to show that there is a lot of confidence in the growth of hydrogen. …

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

Building a widely shared understanding of what high integrity means for carbon crediting programs and categories of carbon credits is a pre-condition for the development and growth of a viable and vibrant VCM.

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