DeSmogBlog

MAY 22, 2024

You need to remove policy hurdles such as in the Renewable Energy Directive, so that you can faster scale the hydrogen economy in Europe, and use that to build out the infrastructure”, Simon Herbert, ExxonMobil’s vice-president of low carbon solutions, told the World Hydrogen 2024 conference in Rotterdam last week.

Hydrogen 115

Hydrogen Policy Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 115

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Widely known as “laughing gas”, used for its anesthetic effects, nitrous oxide (N2O) is also regarded as the third most important long-lived greenhouse gas, after carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane. TgN y-1 (approximately 10% of the global total) between 2000–2005 and 2010–2015.

Climate change 124

Climate change Ozone Methane Asia 124

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 21, 2022

It’s mind-blowing that JBS can continue to make climate claims to investors, even as the company massively increases its emissions,” said Shefali Sharma, Europe director for the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), a nonprofit advocacy organisation, which calculated the estimates. In 2021 alone, JBS processed 26.8

Methane 98

Methane Agriculture Carbon Climate change 98

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Experts dispute this climate-friendly branding, however, given the problem of methane leakages through the production and transportation process, and doubts about the efficacy of CCS. When taking into account methane its climate footprint is “more than 20 percent greater than burning natural gas or coal for heat”, they found.

Fossil fuels 98

Fossil fuels Hydrogen Europe Natural gas 98

DeSmogBlog

JULY 10, 2024

Currently, the vast majority of hydrogen (96 percent) made globally is “grey” – created from methane, a highly potent planet-warming greenhouse gas, responsible for nearly a third of global heating. McCarthy was the shadow environment and farming secretary from 2015 to 2016, and the shadow minister for green transport from 2020-2021.

Climate change 140

Climate change Hydrogen Government Transportation 140

DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 17, 2023

The task force was established by the state’s House of Representatives last November to explore prospects for shipping regionally produced shale gas to Europe in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. LNG companies shipped to Europe at soaring premiums. Texas and Louisiana produced record amounts of shale gas last year, which U.S.

Natural gas 98

Natural gas Fossil fuels Energy Energy 98

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.

Law 95

Law Fossil fuels Methane Politics 95

Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In the second special Enlit Europe 2023 edition, Nimbus and Globy – the new hydrogen and electricity smart meters, a new fast network deployment partnership and digitalising smart secondary substations are on the week’s technology radar. Following adoption in Europe, the next target is to have the solution adopted globally.

Building Energy Monitoring 59

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Technology 59

DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 22, 2024

The world’s foremost climate science body, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has said that “immediate and deep emissions reductions” are needed “across all sectors” to limit global warming to 1.5C – the global target established by the 2015 Paris Agreement. Meat and dairy companies are climate killers.

Pollution 145

Pollution Business Energy Monitoring Fossil fuels Building Energy Monitoring 145

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Analysis by DeSmog found that more than two thirds of some 300 partners are located in the United States or Europe. Climate scientists say that unsustainable meat and dairy consumption poses one of the biggest threats to the world’s hopes of meeting the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement to avoid catastrophic climate change.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Africa Methane Climate change 98

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The use of these chemicals also damages the environment in other ways; much of the fertilizer used in the world today is the product of methane gas, a fossil fuel, while the wide-scale use of pesticides has been linked to the damage of ecosystems and vital populations of pollinators. COPA-COGECA, has however, criticized the EU’s July study.

Building Energy Monitoring 98

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Home Energy Monitoring 98

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 1, 2024

From 2015 to 2023, he was a director of the Global Warming Policy Foundation , the UK’s leading climate science denial group. He added that “peer-reviewed scientific research states that the rapid [global] warming is substantially due to the methane, nitrous oxide, and fossil fuel emissions we produce.”

Climate change 113

Climate change Fossil fuels Global warming Carbon-neutral 113

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Already, politicians and major corporations, including oil and gas producers, are hard at work promoting the idea that the 2015 Paris Agreement’s goals can be met if the financial world coalesces around “net-zero” climate initiatives. Yet somehow, that’s consistent with their net-zero plans, which I think says a lot about net-zero.”.

Carbon-negative 98

Carbon-negative Climate change Pollution Fossil fuels 98

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 21, 2023

But leakage of methane — a powerful climate pollutant — during operations to frack, transport and store the gas means that importing LNG can generate up to 10 times the carbon emissions as an equivalent quantity of pipeline gas, according to analysis by Norwegian research company Rystad Energy. on March 29.

Building Energy Monitoring 96

Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Fossil fuels Energy Monitor 96

AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Konopatov’s pod-like concept car was created as part of the Volkswagen Group Future Center Europe, a Potsdam, Germany-based initiative for developing mobility concepts of the future. The vast majority of hydrogen today is produced by the high-carbon process of steam methane reforming.

Plastics 36

Plastics Hydrogen Pollution Recycling 36

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This story is part of a DeSmog series on the influence wielded by the gas lobby in Europe and was developed with the support of Journalismfund.eu. The analysis concluded that Europe would import an additional 35 million tonnes of carbon emissions if it replaced all its Russian pipeline gas by the end of next year, compared to 2021.

Natural gas 98

Natural gas Fossil fuels Hydrogen Government 98

Business Green

JULY 17, 2020

The annual demand could reach 19,120,458,891 tons by then, representing a tenfold increase from 2015 to 2050. A few tech companies are working to grow clean hydrogen in Europe and Asia and, lately, California. And it could be cheaper than producing hydrogen from natural gas.

Demand 69

Demand Hydrogen Technology Energy 69

Business Green

JANUARY 21, 2022

The mine was expected to produce enough lithium to power over one million electric vehicles, making it one of Europe's biggest lithium mines by output, in addition to a host of other materials for various applications. million petrol cars, despite having been fitted with the pioneering technology.

Lithium 74

Lithium Fossil fuels Carbon-neutral Hydrogen 74

Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Over the last decade, Bloomberg Philanthropies has helped shut down two-thirds of coal-fired power plants in the US and half in Europe - and that work continues. Just as we have been succeeding in the US and Europe, with the help of strong partners on the ground, we are determined to succeed globally.".

Climate change 45

Climate change Europe Fossil fuels Methane 45

AGreenLiving

JULY 15, 2020

The annual demand could reach 19,120,458,891 tons by then, representing a tenfold increase from 2015 to 2050. A few tech companies are working to grow clean hydrogen in Europe and Asia and, lately, California. Combined with a push for decarbonization, these economics could drive demand, project energy experts.

Demand 28

Demand Hydrogen Technology Energy 28

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Europe As the annual United Nations climate conference — known as COP28 — kicked off in Dubai on Nov. This is only the second time that a court has imposed a binding emissions reduction target on a country, — following the historic 2015 Urgenda ruling in the Netherlands. It does feel like a significant moment.”

Fossil fuels 132

Fossil fuels Law Government Climate change 132

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 22, 2021

A growing group of environmentalists, politicians, communities, and even the industry’s own workers have become increasingly critical of the fossil fuel industry, and see room for action under the Biden administration, though most attention has been placed on hot-button topics like climate change and methane emissions.

Waste 98

Waste Waste Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 98

DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

That analysis factors in the potential emissions of CO2 and methane, a powerful climate pollutant, associated with the production, transport, and end-use of the natural gas. NextDecade did not respond to multiple requests for comment. “Carbon capture is like trying to put a Band-Aid on a bullet hole.”

Carbon 98

Carbon Natural gas Fossil fuels Pollution 98

Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2020

An NDC - Nationally Determined Contribution - is the pledge countries originally put forward for the 2015 UN climate change summit in Paris, setting tougher targets for reducing emissions in the years to 2030, which are due to be upgraded by the end of this year. The reason for the upgrade? That is simple.

Climate change 83

Climate change Pollution Government Methane 83

Grist

MARCH 6, 2024

has also become the world’s leading exporter of natural gas , building out extensive infrastructure to convert the fuel into a form that’s easier to store and transport — liquefied natural gas, or LNG — and ship it to markets in Europe. Over the past decade, the U.S.

Natural gas 106

Natural gas Organic Pollution Fossil fuels 106

Climate Tech VC

JULY 24, 2023

✈️ Twelve Founded : 2015 Total funding : $199M Innovation : Twelve’s technology turns CO2 into the building blocks for a range of materials, chemicals, and fuels, including SAFs made from CO2, water, and electricity.

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 52

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In near continuous operation since the mid-90s, and the largest CCS project yet conceived in the North Sea and Europe, Sleipner has a capacity to sequester almost a million tonnes of CO2 annually. Quest CCS Operator: Shell PLC, 2015 – present Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Stated maximum capacity during operations: 1.3

Fossil fuels 145

Fossil fuels Carbon Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 145

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Despite a slight reduction in overall emissions last year, Ireland is still “well off track” in meeting its EU and national climate targets for 2030, according to its Environmental Protection Agency – in large part due to the methane from Ireland’s unchecked dairy production. The agriculture sector was responsible for over a third (37.8

Agriculture 145

Agriculture Policy Methane Soil 145

GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Ardern is being watched closely : Her administration has been criticized for being lenient on reducing biogenic methane from agricultural production — notably dairy cattle and sheep — which accounts for almost half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions and roughly 6.6 percent of its GDP. LinkedIn | Twitter.

Sustainability 546

Sustainability Plastics Organic Retail 546

Business Green

APRIL 28, 2020

Back when the UN Sustainable Development Goals were finalised in 2015, the philosophy underpinning SDG 17, the final Sustainable Development Goal, was very much in the ascendancy. It's interesting to discuss SDG17 at the moment," reflects Hans Daems, group public affairs officer at Hitachi Europe.

Building Energy Monitoring 80

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability 80

Unsustainable

MAY 1, 2019

While CO 2 may be the greatest contributor to climate change, other gases such as methane and nitrous oxide are also responsible for creating the greenhouse effect, therefore, solutions must also focus on the reduction of these gases. The severity of those impacts is tied directly to the amount of carbon dioxide we release.”

Climate change 40

Climate change Fossil fuels Global warming Pollution 40

Business Green

APRIL 9, 2021

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) also provided a worrying update on methane emissions, revealing that levels of methane in the atmosphere rose by record levels in 2020 with scientists unclear on the cause. It's going to change allocation of capital.

Biodiversity 61

Biodiversity Methane Government Investment 61

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Heaton-Harris, while Europe minister earlier this year, said in an official video that the world needed to “go further and faster if we are to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change”. In 2015, she said fracking was “good for UK economy, self sufficient energy needs & environment”. They are all choosing growth.

Climate change 97

Climate change Fossil fuels Government Policy 97

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 8, 2025

and Europe, Australia, and the US, including US Republican House leader Mike Johnson , and Tony Abbott , the former Conservative Australian Prime Minister. .” Jason Kenney, Alberta’s ex-premier and one of Poilievre’s colleagues in Stephen Harper ‘s cabinet, is also on the ARC board.

52

52

Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2021

is by highlighting how every tenth of a degree or warming matters, for instance to limit the damage to Australia's Great Barrier reef from warming waters, restrict creeping desertification in Africa, or avert worsening floods in Europe and severe wildfires in California. "No As such Peters argues that a better way of talking about the 1.5C

Building Energy Monitoring 101

Building Energy Monitoring Fossil fuels Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 101

DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2021

Phil Kirk, President and CEO (Europe) and former CEO of Chrysaor, is on the board of Oil and Gas UK (OGUK), the most prominent oil and gas industry group in the UK, alongside representatives from three fellow North Sea producers: Repsol Sinopec, CNOOC International, and Neptune Energy.

Fossil fuels 98

Fossil fuels Climate change Government Policy 98