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Mapped: The Tory Network of Climate Denial and Fossil Fuel Funding

DeSmogBlog

Since then, the Conservative government has made a series of U-turns on its own net zero policies, attacked Labour’s green spending plans, and doubled down on its support for new fossil fuel projects, approving more than 100 new North Sea oil and gas licences. This comes as DeSmog and Democracy for Sale reveal that £6.8 percent (£1.8

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Conservative Party Received 40 Percent of its Donations from Fossil Fuel Interests in First Week of Campaign

DeSmogBlog

million from fossil fuel interests, climate science deniers, and highly polluting industries. million since 2001. Until April 2024, Farmer held shares in the fossil fuel giants Shell and BP, each worth more than £100,000. The equivalent figure for Reform was £2.3

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Uruguay’s green power revolution: rapid shift to wind shows the world how it’s done

The Guardian: Energy

It was the 2000s, and fossil fuel prices were rising worldwide. Stung by the 2008 oil price spike, Uruguay now produces up to 98% of its electricity from renewables. Can other countries follow suit?

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Scientists from 57 countries want to end siloed decision-making on climate and biodiversity

Grist

As global temperatures rise from the burning of fossil fuels, researchers and policymakers have proposed solutions like installing renewable energy, replacing gasoline-powered cars with electric ones, and developing technology to suck carbon out of the air.

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Exxon’s models predicting climate change were spot on — 40 years ago

Grist

Rising emissions posed a threat to Exxon’s business — selling fossil fuels — so the oil giant took the lead on understanding what was called the “CO2 problem.”. At the time, Exxon was pouring $900,000 a year into researching the effects of burning fossil fuels.

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Bearing and seal maker shares net-zero manufacturing journey

Envirotec Magazine

While this is a lot of carbon, it is much lower than it was in 2001 – when we started monitoring our emissions. Here, hydrogen replaces fossil fuels used in conventional reduction processes. SKF first reported its own emissions in 2001 – and has steadily reduced them since then. SKF’s global emissions are around 1.8

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Conservatives Have Taken £7.2 Million from Climate Denial Group Funders and Directors

DeSmogBlog

As recently as July, Record wrote a column for The Telegraph claiming it was “debatable in detail” if fossil fuels cause dangerous levels of global warming. The Tories have also received £620,000 since 2001 from Lord Jon Moynihan, another GWPF donor. to “drill baby drill” for more fossil fuels.