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UK COP29 ‘Partners’ Include Firm With Hundreds of Fossil Fuel Clients

DeSmogBlog

However, AVEVA has boasted on its website that its software has also been used to help fossil fuel companies to extract more oil and gas. The CLG’s UK members include the tech giant Amazon – a major polluter that created more CO2 equivalent emissions than Switzerland in 2022 – as well as AVEVA, and Heathrow Airport.

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WisdomTree Hit with $4 Million Penalty for Misleading Investors on Fossil Fuel Holdings

DeSmogBlog

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week fired a shot over the bow at Wall Street companies that promise to help investors avoid putting their money into fossil fuels and tobacco — but steer funds towards those companies anyway. based fund simply for falsely marketing itself as fossil-free. A total of 82.8%

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U.S. Extends Massive Leads In Natural Gas Production And LNG Exports

R-Squared Energy

In three previous articles, I discussed: Overall highlights Trends in global carbon dioxide emissions Global production and consumption of petroleum Today I will discuss trends in natural gas production and consumption. Global gas production remained steady compared to 2022, with the U.S. Top 10 Gas Consumers in 2023.

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UK’s £22 Billion Carbon Capture Pledge Follows Surge in Lobbying by Fossil Fuel Industry, Records Show

DeSmogBlog

The UK government’s move to award £22 billion in subsidies to carbon capture projects followed a sharp increase in lobbying by the fossil fuel industry, DeSmog can reveal. Meanwhile, lobby group the Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) — which represents dozens of fossil fuel companies — attended 20 meetings, and Equinor 16.

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2022 in Photos: Gaslighting by the Fossil Fuel Industry and Its Supporters

DeSmogBlog

Photos I shot in 2022 for DeSmog capture damage from extreme weather events and the continued expansion of the fossil fuel industry — the dominant industry causing global warming. Tanker at the dock at Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, on April 12, 2022.

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Fossil Fuel Firms Flock to Conservative Party Conference

DeSmogBlog

They include the Spectator magazine and groups based in and around Westminster’s Tufton Street , home to a network of opaquely funded, free market think tanks with a history of criticising climate action and pushing for more fossil fuel exploration. French gas giant EDF and German-owned energy firm E.ON

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Northern Michiganders are getting off propane — and on to natural gas

Grist

DTE Gas Company , a subsidiary of Michigan’s largest utility, is expanding its natural gas network to the area, giving over 1,000 homes and businesses the choice to switch to natural gas. Natural gas is more climate-friendly than the propane and wood used in much of the region, according to DTE.