The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Families and businesses know from the cost of living crisis that our dependence on fossil fuel markets controlled by dictators such as Putin left the UK vulnerable and exposed to energy price spikes, as well as the escalating costs of climate breakdown.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 17, 2025

Spearheaded by global green hydrogen player Yamna, alongside renewable fuel specialist Sempen, this project aims to produce 1 million tons of green ammonia annually by 2030. The final investment decision (FID) for this green ammonia project is expected between 2027 and 2028, setting the stage for production to ramp up in 2030.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 27, 2025

Forrest says if Fortescue can stop burning fossil fuels by 2030, the rest of the world should follow by 2040, even if detractors call it woke. The post Forrest says no reason world can’t stop burning fossil fuels by 2040, hints at hydrogen breakthrough appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Andrew Forrest unveils detailed plans to eliminate gas and diesel at his giant iron ore operations by 2030. When will companies stop burning fossil fuels," he said. The post “Net zero is a con:” Forrest outlines how Fortescue mines will eliminate fossil fuels by end of decade appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

New modelling shows fuel tax credits paid to the mining sector will cost the economy a cumulative $37bn out to 2030. The post How Australia’s largest fossil fuel subsidy could decarbonise mining appeared first on RenewEconomy. This money should be reinvested in decarbonisation.

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The Guardian: Energy

APRIL 28, 2024

Levy on oil and gas majors in richest countries would help worst-affected nations tackle climate crisis, says report A new tax on fossil fuel companies based in the world’s richest countries could raise hundreds of billions of dollars to help the most vulnerable nations cope with the escalating climate crisis, according to a report.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The California Air Resources Board has approved an update to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) that will make it more difficult for biofuel producers to generate regulatory credits, and seems likely to result in the largest share of credits going to support electricity for EV charging. Source: Bloomberg

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Food systems are responsible for at least 15 percent of all global fossil fuel consumption, according to a major report launched ahead of the COP28 climate summit. Its authors found that even if governments delivered on their 2030 climate pledges, by 2037 food-related fossil fuel use alone would blow the remaining portion of the 1.5C

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

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. The CPS has supported the expansion of fossil fuel exploration.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Policies such as California's Advanced Clean Truck rule are forcing organizations in the state to phase in zero-emission trucks and phase out fossil fuel-based ones. Progressive cities, many in Europe, are building zones in downtown centers that are banning fossil-fuel vehicles and incentivizing zero-emission models.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The bank, currently Europe's second largest financier of fossil fuels, has committed to reaching net-zero across its supply chain and operations by 2030, before reaching net-zero across its customer portfolio 20 years later.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Sources say the oil and gas major is scrapping plans to ramp up renewable capacity 20-fold by 2030, returning instead to a focus on fossil fuels. The post BP to abandon renewable targets, divest assets in shift back to fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Major fossil fuel firms have committed tens of millions in finance to UK universities since 2022, DeSmog can reveal. Previous reporting from openDemocracy and the Guardian found that, between 2017 and December 2021, £89 million had been given to UK universities from some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Global advertising and public relations company WPP has more contracts with fossil fuel clients than any of its rivals, despite the group’s pledge to reach net zero emissions by 2030, according to a report by campaign group Clean Creatives. A poster produced by campaign group Clean Creatives.

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The beginning of the end for fossil fuels? This text is a step forward on our path towards phasing out fossil fuels, but is not the historic decision we hoped for.” More than 100 countries came to the table pushing for an official agreement to “phase out fossil fuels.”

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

These include the controversial energy company Drax , the fossil fuel lobby group Offshore Energies UK , and the gas company Cadent. OEUK is the “leading representative body” for the country’s oil and gas industry, while its members include some of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies, such as Shell, ExxonMobil, and Equinor.

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GreenBiz

JULY 9, 2020

Its goal is to integrate the financial sector’s attempts at going green, including green business investments, exclusionary policies for certain fossil fuels and the industry’s ESG policies, into one complete strategy. . Wells Fargo has pledged to lend or invest $200 billion to sustainable businesses and projects by 2030.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 14, 2024

Labour’s Alex Sobel, who is its candidate for Leeds Central and Headingley, said: “Labour has committed to a just transition from oil and gas with no new licenses for oil and gas fields and restoring the 2030 date to ban sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles. The equivalent figure for Reform was £2.3 million since 2001.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

The report projects a rapid shift in the global energy mix, with the share of renewables in global power generation expected to double in the next 15 years while total fossil fuel demand is projected to peak before 2030, depending on the scenario. C by 2100, and reaching a 1.5°C C pathway is increasingly challenging.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Over the past month and a half month, California lawmakers have enacted a pair of climate disclosure bills and endorsed a global call to end the fossil fuel era. Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) introduced legislation requiring both funds to divest from the 200 largest fossil fuel companies by the 2030s — holdings worth about $15 billion.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 3, 2021

The fossil fuels used to power the company's vehicle and airline fleets contribute to 92 percent of FedEx's carbon footprint, according to its most recent sustainability report. That fuel also accounts for 6 percent of its annual operating budget. By 2030, 100 percent of those new purchases will be ZEVs. .

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2024

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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GreenBiz

MAY 18, 2022

Dependence on imported fossil fuels can never deliver the energy security we need – nor does it allow us to address global climate change. And while renewables are scaling up rapidly, the annual buildout rates are still insufficient to overcome dependence on fossil fuels. Countries are facing an energy and climate crisis.

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GreenBiz

JULY 8, 2020

Amazon has pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, and says it will make sure half of Amazon shipments are net-zero by 2030. But the business of biofuels is a bit messier and — for bio jet fuel — at an earlier stage than procuring solar and wind energy or even purchasing electric vehicles. . Pull Quote. Sponsored Article.

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As more and more British Columbians ditch pricey fossil fuels in favour of electricity, low-cost wind power will be key to meeting power demand in a cost-effective way. Between todays updated call for power and the completion of the Site C hydro dam, B.C. Affordable, clean energy and a safer climate are well within B.C.s

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The Guardian: Energy

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Goal of increasing renewable energy generation 20-fold to be ditched, shareholders to be told this week BP is expected to ditch a target to ramp up renewable energy generation by 2030 as part of a shift back towards fossil fuels when it presents its strategy to investors this week.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The research itself is also likely to provoke renewed criticism of the OCGI's priorities, given it focuses on CCS technologies that would in effect prolong the use of fossil fuels to power ships, rather than on alternative, low or zero carbon shipping fuels that could transition the sector away from fossil fuels altogether.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 6, 2025

This project, which will use high-voltage subsea cables to transmit energy to Singapore, underscores PacificLights commitment to diversifying energy sources beyond traditional fossil fuels. GW by 2030. Singapore plans to launch at least nine hydrogen-ready plants by 2030. and reach up to 11.8

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 17, 2022

The ambitious proposal was included in the REPowerEU plan , which detailed a vast number of changes designed to curb reliance on Russian fossil fuels by 2027, and thus catalysing Europe’s transition to renewable energy. In doing so, we could see an acceleration in the transition to net-zero.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Acknowledging the cost-of-living crisis was a consequence of an over-reliance on fossil fuels, placing the UK economy and consumers at the mercy of international markets,Ms Fahnbulleh said, As a government, we are committed to deliver home grown green power. This is the only way to deliver energy, economic and climate security.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

World must spend at least $A18 trillion on renewables and the grid to meet climate targets, and most can come from scrapping fossil fuel plans. The post World must spend $A18 trillion in renewables and grids by 2030 to meet climate targets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

MAY 11, 2021

IBM said it would reach that milestone in 2030. Such commitments often are coupled with an interim goal of cutting emissions in half by, say, 2030. Corporate signatories to the Climate Pledge have committed to net zero by 2040. The bar continues to move.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

Shell’s declared plan had been to reduce the “carbon intensity” of its products by 20% by 2030, with a view to reaching net zero by 2050. It could therefore be said that this a ruling that Shell must reduce its fossil fuel production, as comments from Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) pointed out.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2025

Energy Minister Miatta Fahnbulleh MP also recently commented that: Anaerobic digestion and biomethane allows us to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. While the UK is forging ahead with renewable, sustainable electricity supply, less than 1% of the gas consumed by homes and businesses is green gas.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 18, 2025

The Tory leader, who has received recent donations from fossil fuel interests and climate science deniers, made her speech at the Havas Village in Kings Cross, London, and was introduced by H/Advisors CEO Neil Bennett. By abandoning net zero by 2050, Badenoch has sold out the interests of the British people to the fossil fuel industry.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

These investors have bought “green-labelled” bonds issued by Eni, Italy ‘s largest – and the world’s 13th largest – fossil fuel company. As the activist group Reclaim Finance describes the scam : “the bond market has become a safe haven for easy access to fossil fuel finance.”

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GreenBiz

JULY 30, 2020

Moving away from fossil fuels for this heat production was the first step and the first big obstacle for Diageo. . The biggest challenge was to maintain that process integrity, but also move on from traditional fossil fuels.". Energy & Climate. Decarbonization. Building Electrification. Manufacturing.

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